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Elva
Dryer runs in second and Kate O'Neill runs in third with two laps
to go in the Olympic Trials 10,000m final.
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Dryer
begins to open a slight gap on O'Neill.
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Deena
Kastor, leading the race, with one lap to go.
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Kastor
ended up winning the race by more than 200 meters.
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Melissa
White of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project was running in her
first Olympic Trials.
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White
finished 16th in 34:18.07.
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Laura
O'Neill and Melissa Gulli with two laps to go.
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Elva
Dryer pulls away from Kate O'Neill with one lap to go.
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Dryer,
32, didn't run her first 10,000 until May of 2003, but it was a
great...
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...success
as she ran 31:26.88 in her track 10,000 debut.
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Kate
O'Neill runs in third place with one lap to go.
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Kastor
easily won the race in 31:09.65. Her time was an...
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...Olympic
Trials and USA Championship record.
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She
held the previous standards of 31:51.05 (Trials)...
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...and
31:28.07 (USA Championship). Kastor showed that she'd be ready for
the Athens marathon.
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L-R:
Laura O'Neill, Jamie Krzyminski, and Melissa Gulli with one lap
to go.
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Elva
Dryer finished second in 31:58.14 and qualified for her second Olympic
team.
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Dryer
gets a hug from Kastor at the finish line.
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Kate
O'Neill easily held on to third place (32:07.25) and qualified for
her first Olympic team...
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...just
one year out of college. Above: O'Neill is greeted at the finish
line by Kastor...
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...and
Dryer.
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Katie
McGregor finished fourth in 32:33.87 and if she could run under
31:45.00 by August 9th, she would be on the team as well.
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Melissa
Gulli finished sixth in 33:03.03.
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Alicia
Craig finished fifth in 32:47.86, and would also have a chance to
chase the standard before August 9th. After a long season, she opted
not to, though.
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Laura
(left) and Kate O'Neill watch the scoreboard. Laura finished seventh
in 33:04.23.
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