This race was a breakthrough one for Plank. She became the first Iona runner ever to qualify for the World Junior team.
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Buffalo Chips teammates Caprice Bradshaw (left) and Cecily Lemmon.
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Heading to the finish, McKayla Plank of Iona held a slight lead over Nicole Blood (mostly obscured).
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This race was a breakthrough one for Plank. She became the first Iona runner ever to qualify for the World Junior team.
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Plank was unable to hold onto her lead, though, and Nicole Blood passed her just before the tape. Plank finished second in 20:46.
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New York's Nicole Blood won in 20:45. Later that day, she caught a plane to California, where she will finish out her final semester of high school. Her stepfather's job was relocated to the Simi Valley area.
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