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Aislinn
Ryan leads the way just past the half mile mark.
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Marie
Lawrence runs in fourth place, just ahead of Zoe Nelson.
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Lawrence
(#41) was the runner up here last year, after leading late in the
race.
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R-L,
starting with #11, Nicole Blood, Brie Felnagle, Brittany Tinsley,
Melissa Dewey, and Lindsey Ferguson.
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Saratoga
teammates Ferguson and Blood run close together.
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Dewey
(#24) leads another Saratoga runner, #13 Hannah Davidson.
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Davidson
leads #43 Alma Escobar and #25 Kate Niehaus.
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Niehaus
is part of an elite group, as a three-time national qualifier.
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#46
Kauren Tarver, one of only five freshmen in the 40-runner field.
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Tarver
leads #26 Brooke Upshaw.
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R-L:
Tori Tyler, Upshaw, Katelyn Kaltenbach, and Allison Eckert.
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Last
year's champion Kaltenbach had been injured early in the season
and just getting here was a major accomplishment.
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Chantelle
Dron was diagnosed with anemia about a month before nationals...
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...but
still managed to get here. She also qualified for nationals in 2002.
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Nichole
Lister barely missed qualifying for nationals in 2003 but qualified
with room to spare in 2004.
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At
the time of the race, Lister had already committed to Boston College.
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L-R:
Brittany Sedberry, Katie DiCamillo, and Elizabeth Yetzer.
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This
was DiCamillo and Yetzer's first time at nationals.
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New
Jersey's Sedberry leads New York's Caitlin Lane.
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#23
Carmen Mims leads #45 Lauren Saylor.
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