Amy Rudolph ran in third place.
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And Carrie Tollefson ran in fourth.
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With one lap to go, Flanagan was still out front, Fleshman continued to run in second, and Rudolph was in third.
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Flanagan won her first U.S. national title on the track in 15:10.96 and qualified for the World Championship team. Lauren Fleshman finished second in 15:16.80 and will be on the team if she can get the "A" standard within the qualifying window.
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Sara Bei, now running for Asics, finished a solid sixth in 15:24.74 in her first race as a professional runner.
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