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In
one of the most bizarre steeplechase races ever, Briana Shook jumped
out to a large lead...
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...early
on, but on the second lap, when she was supposed to go over the
water barrier, she...
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...continued
around the track, skipping the barrier. Fortunately, the rest of
the field...
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...did
not follow her. Shook immediately realized her mistake, but knew
it was too late.
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Shook
opted to finish the race and push herself as hard as she could,
despite knowing that...
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...she
would later be disqualified.
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The
runners behind Shook realized her mistake, but were not completely
sure...
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...that
she would be disqualified.
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Recent
Nebraska graduate Ann Gaffigan runs in second and BYU's Kathryn
(Kassi) Andersen runs in third.
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Carrie
Messner (center) runs in the pack after the first time over the
water barrier.
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BYU's
Lisa Antonelli (right) and Jane Rudkin.
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Briana
Shook continues to lead the race.
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Though
these women were running for a national title, they were not running...
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...for
spots on the 2004 U.S. Olympic team. The women's steeplechase is
still...
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...not
an Olympic event. It will be contested at the World Championships
starting in...
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...2005
and the Olympic Games starting in 2008.
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Kassi
Andersen and Ann Gaffigan continue to lead the rest of the field.
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At
the previous month's NCAA Championships, Andersen finished fourth
and Gaffigan fifth.
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Purdue's
Amber Ferner had a breakthrough season this spring.
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Lisa
Antonelli is part of a strong crew of steeplechasers from BYU.
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