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be going to nationals after missing out by one spot a year ago.
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Lindsey
Ferguson of Saratoga finished fifth in 18:16.2 and would make her
second trip to nationals.
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Katie
DiCamillo, a senior at Holy Trinity (NY) High School, finished eighth
in 18:23.2...
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became a first-time national qualifier.
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Chantelle
Dron looked like she had a top-eight finish sewn up with less than
a half mile to go, but she slipped to...
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...ninth,
crossing the line in 18:30.0. Dron had to wait a week to learn that
she had qualified for nationals, thanks to a new rule.
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Because
Nicole Blood and Hannah Davidson were the top two Northeast finishers
at the following week's Nike Team Nationals...
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...that
allowed the ninth and tenth place finishers from the Northeast Regional
to slip into nationals. Above: Caitlin Lane...
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...a
freshman at Saratoga Springs (NY) High School, used a good kick
to move up to sixth (18:18.3). Lane's qualification...
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...meant
that Saratoga had put four girls in the top six and would have a
record four qualifiers for nationals in the same year.
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2002
national qualifier Laura Cummings was in ninth place with less than
a half mile...
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go, but she put in a strong kick to finish seventh in 18:19.0 and
earn a return trip to...
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...San
Diego. Cummings is a senior at Bay Shore (NY) High School. The top
eight...
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...finishers
were all from New York. Above: Brittany Sedberry, a 2003 national
qualifier...
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...finished
10th here in 18:33.0 and had to wait a week to learn that she would
be going to nationals.
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Sedberry
is a junior at Ocean City (NJ) High School.
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Jen
Clausen, a 2003 Foot Locker finalist, missed qualifying by less
than two...
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...seconds
this time around. She finished 11th in 18:34.9.
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Cassie
Hintz of Stillwater, Maine, finished 15th in 18:47.8.
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Hintz
was a state cross country champion in Maine.
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