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There were nine competitors in the field. |
Jen Toomey of nearby Salem, Massachusetts, takes the lead early on. |
Toomey had dominated both the 1,500 and 800 at last year's USA Championships... |
...but she was taking a much more low-key approach to the indoor season this year and only decided to compete here at the last minute. |
Arkansas graduate Christin Wurth and Mississippi State graduate Tiffany McWilliams follow Toomey. |
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Treniere Clement (right) and Jenelle Deatherage tangle up a bit but stay on their feet. |
300 meters in, Jen Toomey continues to lead. |
L-R: Tiffany McWilliams, Mary Jayne Harrelson, Jen Toomey, Heather Sagan, and Christin Wurth. |
Toomey later said that she was surprised to find herself in the lead so early in the race. |
R-L: Harrelson, Jenelle Deatherage, and Treniere Clement. |
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Alisa Harvey doubles back from running the 800 rounds earlier in the day. |
After a sensational indoor campaign in 2004, Jen Toomey tore cartilege in her knee... |
...leading up to the U.S. Olympic Trials. After that, she suffered a groin injury from overcompensating. |
Harrelson continues to lead Deatherage and Clement. |
Deatherage has been training with Team USA Minnesota since the fall of 2003. |
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Alisa Harvey, who will turn 40 in September, has been competing at a high level since the mid 1980s. |
Former NCAA champion Tiffany McWilliams leads another former NCAA champion, Mary Jayne Harrelson. |
Treniere Clement leads Jenelle Deatherage. |
Georgetown graduate Treniere Clement used up her NCAA eligibility last spring. |
Another former NCAA champion, Heather Sagan Zealand. |