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Amy
Rudolph moves up on the outside to put herself in a good position.
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Rudolph
with (R-L) Meseret Defar, Sentayehu Ejigu and Tirunesh Dibaba.
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Rachel
Sauder finished 13th in 9:20.34.
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With
one lap to go, Defar makes a move for the lead.
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Blake
Russell finished eighth in 9:08.86.
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Ireland's
Sinead Delahunty Evans lives in nearby West Newton and was coming
back after giving birth in June. She finished 9th in 9:12.27.
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Kansas
State graduate Korene Hinds finished seventh in 9:08.55.
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Carmen
Douma finished 11th in 9:14.93, Sarah Dupre-Healy passed her to
take 10th in 9:13.09.
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Defar
put in a strong kick to win in 8:57,22.
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Ejigu
finished second in 8:57.88, it was an Ethiopian sweep as Dibab finished
third in 8:58.75.
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Rudolph
finished fourth in 9:00.06.
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Flanagan
just missed going under 9:00, she finished fifth in 9:00.22, one
of the fastest collegiate times ever.
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Canadians
Dupre-Healy and Sarah Dillabaugh.
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The
start of the women's mile. It became apparent shortly after the
gun went off that Regina Jacobs (right) was on a mission.
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A
bonus of $25,000 was being offered for a world record, and Jacobs
was apparently going after it.
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Svetlana
Badrankova was the designated rabbit, but she looked like she could
barely keep up with Jacobs.
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Jenelle
Deatherage (left) and Collette Liss.
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Jacobs
reportedly passed through 400 meters in 61 seconds and 800 meters
in 2:06.
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Lyudmila
Vasilyeva leads Liss and Deatherage.
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Birhane
Hirpassa of Ethiopia finished 10th in 4:32.59.
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