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Erin Donohue won the first prelim in 4:45.13 and Arianna Lambie finished right behind in 4:45.15. |
Shannon Rowbury took third in 4:45.32... |
...and Mary Kamau of Idaho came up to take fourth in 4:45.33. |
The top five from this prelim wound up advancing to Saturday's final. |
Lindsey Egerdahl rallied to take fifth in 4:46.44 and advanced to the final. |
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Desiraye Osburn finished seventh in 4:53.04. |
Lambie (along with Donohue and Rowbury) looked like one of the favorites for the final. |
BYU true freshman Heidi Magill gets ready for the second mile prelim. |
Mississippi State junior Jennifer McPherson. |
Heidi Magill and Michigan's Lindsey Gallo look relaxed before the start of the race. |
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L-R: Rachel Ellison, Jemissa Hess, Jessica Eldridge, Ioana Parusheva, and Anne Shadle. |
At 200 meters, R-L: McPherson, Magill, Shadle, and Gallo. |
The top three runners would automatically advance to the final, and the time to beat (the fourth place time) from the first heat was 4:45.33. |
McPherson continues to lead. |
Nebraska's Anne Shadle and Michigan's Lindsey Gallo. |
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McPherson, BYU's Magill, and Nebraska's Shadle run in the front of the pack. |
Everyone in the field stays in contact with the leaders. |
Michigan's Lindsey Gallo makes a move for the lead. |
Anne Shadle runs in fourth place. |
Jemissa Hess, who wound up fifth in 4:45.87 leads Rachel Ellison, who wound up seventh in 4:47.75. |
