There were only five girls in the junior 3,000m steeplechase. L-R: Marie Lawrence, Lindsay Allen, Hilary McClendon, Amanda Thornberry, and Shelby Brice.
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The five runners ran together early in the race. And yes, Marie Lawrence is blowing a bubble with her gum as she goes over the water barrier.
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Lindsay Allen (right), a freshman at Stanford, eventually assumed the lead and set the pace.
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Marie Lawrence and Hilary McClendon went with Allen and the three ran together for several laps.
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Allen pulled away from Lawrence at the end and won the race in 10:37.94. Marie Lawrence, a high school runner from Nevada, finished second in 10:40.95.
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