Race
favorite Kim Smith gets ready to run.
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Kassi
Andersen, who missed the season after getting hit by a truck, was
on hand to watch her team.
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Providence's
Mary Cullen was rumored to be struggling with injuries but hoped
to help her team here.
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Notre
Dame's Lauren King was back after dealing with injuries early in
the season.
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Stanford
freshman Katie Harrington (a native of Carmel, Indiana) attended
the meet as a spectator.
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#1
ranked Stanford was hit hard by an injury to Sara Bei, who was there
to watch the meet.
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After
struggling a bit in college, Maria Cicero of Boston College was
looking strong again.
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Anna
Masinelli of Arizona State warms up.
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Illinois
coach Karen Harvey uses tape to secure one of her runners' shoes.
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Kim
Smith again.
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Notre
Dame's Molly Huddle.
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Huddle
again.
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Michigan
State's Danette Doetzel.
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Sara
Slattery was running her last cross country race for Colorado...
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...as
was Renee Metivier.
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Lauren
Fleshman (left) with Sara Bei.
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Fleshman
was a three-time NCAA champion in the 5,000m.
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Teresa
McWalters missed much of her freshman XC season to injury but was
back running strong this season.
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Wake
Forest sophomore Michelle Sikes.
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The
start.
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