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In
the Varsity II race, Brittany Sheffey of Belport (NY)...
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one of the fastest times of the day to win in 17:35.8.
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Lindsay
Sundell of Northport (NY)...
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...finished
second in 17:58.
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Melissa
Tempesta of Patchogue (NY) finished third in 18:09.
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Allison
Kieffer of West Islip (NY) finished fourth in 18:35.
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Attleboro,
Massachusetts' Megan Brousseau...
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fifth in 18:37.
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Annie
Carney of Hopewell Valley (NJ) finished sixth in 18:54.
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Liz
Bacon of Newton South (MA) finished ninth in 19:10.
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Jennifer
Filiberto of Northport (NY) finished 15th in 19:35.
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Saratoga
Springs' Nicole Blood, ninth at last year's Foot Locker Nationals,
gets ready for the championship race.
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Bay
Shore's Laura Cummings finished fourth at last year's Foot Locker
Cross Country Championships.
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Various
ceremonies and announcements kept the runners in the championship
race on the starting line for more than 20 minutes.
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Once
the race was finally underway, Cummings, Blood and Lincoln-Sudbury's
Lindsay Donaldson went to the front.
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The
three runners were well clear of the field just before the mile
mark.
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It
was no surprise to see Blood and Cummings up front, but Donaldson...
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...who's
running her first season of cross country, was a bit more of a surprise.
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Saratoga
Springs' Lindsey Ferguson runs in fourth place just before the mile.
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Bay
Shore's Lauren Schmidt.
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