L-R:
Northeastern's Amy Hicks and Stephanie Morrison, and Holy Cross'
Elizabeth Desmond.
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R-L:
#399 Erin Blasidell, #704 Olivia Griffiths, #354 Allison Fergione,
#405 Robin Osborne, and #695 Ann Regan.
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Just
before the two-mile mark, Boston University's Andrea Walkonen -
a graduate of Conant HS in NH - leads the race.
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Lindsey
Scherf - a graduate of Scarsdale (NY) HS and a top runner since
a young age - runs a close second.
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R-L:
Lindsay Donaldson, Marisa Ryan, Jessica Manzer, Kristen Meyer, and
Katie Gwyther.
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Wesleyan
senior Courtney Quirin.
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Williams'
Caroline Cretti leads Wesleyan's Margaret Davis.
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Rhode
Island senior Cindy Smith.
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UMass
freshman Christina DeRosa.
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BU
freshman Chrstine Laakso, who is in just her second season of XC
running.
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With
about a half mile to go, Lindsey Scherf had a slight lead over...
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...Andrea
Walkonen, but the win was still up for grabs.
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R-L:
Jess Manzer, Lindsay Donaldson, Kristen Meyer, Katie Gwyther, and
Courtney Quirin.
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Lindsay
Donaldson runs in fourth place with about a half mile to go.
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Lindsey
Scherf maintained her lead down the homestretch and won the race
in 17:22.
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Scherf
lifted her Harvard team to a third-place finish.
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Andrea
Walkonen finished second in 17:23 and BU easily won the teamtitle,
putting fiverunners in the top 16.
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Middlebury's
Jess Manzer and Yale's Lindsay Donaldson run together down the homestretch.
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Manzer
got the edge, finishing third in 17:46.
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Donaldson
finished fourth overall (and was the third freshman!) in 17:47.
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