Drake
Relays
Des Moines, IA
April 26-28, 2001
All photos
by Sam Grotewold/www.fast-women.com
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| The
first water jump of the first ever Drake Relays Women's Steeplechase
was a crowded affair. |
Liza
Ruckman of Rice. |
Because
of the crowds over the early jumps, several athletes went
down. |
Steeplechase
winner Marget Larson of Colorado State. |
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| Near-perfect
form over the barriers by Central Michigan's Desha Feldpausch. |
Kelly
Farris of Div.III St. Thomas in the 5000. |
Ball
State's Donna Harless in the 5000. |
5000
winner Gillian Palmer of Washington was also 4th in the 2000
UK Olympic Trials. |
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| Leah
Gilford of Div.II Augustana (SD) |
Sonja
Shedden of Central Florida in the 5000. |
Div.II
5000/10000 national champ Sylvia Chelimo of Gardner-Webb in
the 5000. |
Great
Britain's Michelle Brooks in the 5000. |
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| In
the HS Girls 3000, Kristin Hansen of Okoboji (IA) was the
early leader. |
HS
3000 winner Jeni Frudden of Iowa City West. |
Iowa
City High's Jennie Funk, runner up in the 3000. |
10,000
meter winner Kathy Kadziolka of Ball State. |
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| Division
III All-American Amy Edwards of Loras College in the 10,000. |
#2897
Susan Barth of Marquette leads Illinois State's Stacia Bestie
(#2747) and Park's Mikki Massey in the 10,000. |
Kim
Leal Colorado State runner in the 10,000. |
Missouri
Tiger Justa Dahl in the 10,000. |
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| Cat
Clifford of Oklahoma State in the 10,000. |
Rebekah
Christman of Arkansas State in the 10,000. |
Mikki
Massey of Park and Mary Livengood of Doane. |
Jessie
Kindsehi of South Dakota State. |
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| Victoria
Moses of Minnesota in the steeplechase. |
Kara
Newton of Baylor in the 10,000. |
Sarah
Arens of Iowa in the 5000. |
Paige
Higgins of Kansas leads #3415 Abby Hurst of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
and Truman State's Beth Luebbering (purple) in the 10,000. |
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| Luebbering
and Hurst. |
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