Annie St. Geme was in fifth place with about two tenths of a mile to go, but she staggered up the homestretch and finish a still-good 13th in 17:54.
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Danielle Tauro, who finished fifth in the Northeast Regional, finished a surprising sixth (17:41) nationally. Tauro is a junior at Southern Regional High School in New Jersey.
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Hanna Grinaker (right) of Minnesota finished seventh in 17:46 and Kauren Tarver of California put in a great kick to finished fifth in 17:40.
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Yankton, South Dakota's Betsy Bies finished 10th in 17:50.
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Aurora Scott, a sophomore from Virginia, led the South team with a ninth place (17:49) finish.
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