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Runners
head out on the 6,000m course.
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The
women's course is two nearly-identical loops of a large field...
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...and
not as hilly as the men's course.
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Around
2.5K, Kim Smith was out front on her own, as expected.
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Smith
had won each of her three previous NCAA titles with the same tactic.
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Colorado's
Renee Metivier gave chase but couldn't quite keep pace with Smith.
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Metivier
and Smith were both running for teams who were hoping to knock off
#1 Stanford.
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Laura
Turner and Carol Henry lead Danette Doetzel, Alicia Craig, and others.
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#325
Cassie Hunt leads #82 Angela Homan.
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Providence's
Fiona Crombie had looked strong all season long.
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Boston
College's Maria Cicero.
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Kentucky's
Allison Grace.
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Michigan
State's Caitlin Kelly.
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Illinois'
Jaime Turilli.
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Colorado's
Liza Pasciuto went out relatively conservatively and moved up.
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Wichita
State's Desiraye Osborne.
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Notre
Dame's Lauren King.
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At
approximately 4.5K, Kim Smith continued to lead.
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Smith
won her fourth NCAA title (but her first cross country title).
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Colorado's
Renee Metivier runs in second place.
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