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Sara Slattery and Sara Hall lead the 3000 early on. The top two runners in each race would qualify to represent the U.S. at the World Indoor Championships in March. |
Three Sara(h)s lead the way. R-L: Sara Hall, Sara Slattery, and Sarah Schwald. |
All of the women in the 3000 field competed at the USA Cross Country Championships in New York City one week earlier, and six of them earned spots on the World Championship team. |
Sarah Schwald is now a member of the Boulder Performance Training Group and is coached by Brad Hudson. |
The early pace was relatively relaxed, which kept the whole field together. |
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This was a home meet for Amy Mortimer, who lives just down the road in West Roxbury. |
Sara Hall, Sarah Schwald, and Amy Mortimer run at the front of the pack. |
Sara Slattery |
Sarah Schwald |
Schwald moves up to the front. |
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Schwald and Hall. |
Carrie Tollefson stayed right behind Hall on the rail, running the shortest distance possible, for much of the race. |
Hall also stayed on the rail, but she took responsibility for setting the pace. |
Schwald and Slattery. |
R-L: Sara Hall, Carrie Tollefson, Sarah Schwald, and Sara Slattery. |
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Slattery and Tollefson move out in an effort to move up. |
Tollefson and Schwald move up and the race to the finish begins. |
Carrie Tollefson takes over the lead. |
Christina Doherty drops back a bit. |
Erin Nehus of the Indiana Invaders. |
