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Natalie Gingerich hands off to Allison McCabe for the anchor leg. |
Laura Hayden anchors for the Greater Boston Track Club's "A" team, which finished second in 12:07.04. |
Jen Busse anchored the Greater Boston Track Club's "B" team, which finished third in 12:15.94. |
Allison McCabe anchors for the Central Park Track Club. |
The Central Park Track Club won the distance medley relay in 11:53.19. |
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Nikeya Green gets ready for the 800 meter final. |
Krista Ferrara of the Farm Team. |
Frances Santin of the Santa Monica Track Club. |
L-R: Alice Schmidt, Santin, Green, Mishael Bertrand, and Ferrara. Hazel Clark was a last minute scratch, so there were only five women in the final. |
L-R: Schmidt, Santin, Green (leading), and Ferrara. |
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On the second lap, Alice Schmidt and Frances Santin, the two favorites, took over the lead. |
Santin ran the 400 hurdles for Cal State Northridge, but she now sticks to the flat races, where she has had a great deal of success. |
Mishael Bertrand finished fourth in 2:05.66. |
Approaching the 600 meter point, Alice Schmidt leads... |
...and Frances Santin runs in second. |
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Krista Ferrara finished third in 2:04.51. |
Nikeya Green finished fifth in 2:05.91. |
Alice Schmidt increased her lead on the final lap and broke the tape in 2:01.93. |
Schmidt was thrilled to earn not only her first USA title, but also her first professional win. Santin finished second in 2:03.51. |
Both Santin and Schmidt qualified to represent the U.S. at the World Indoor Championships in March. |
