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Amber
Trotter, working hard.
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Natasha
Roetter of Massachusetts leads the next pack with Molly Huddle and
Erika Odlaug behind.
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More
than 1-1/2 miles into the race, Roetter is feeling good enough to
wave to a spectator.
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Roetter,
looking happy.
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Molly
Huddle, who had never run cross country before this season, runs
in third
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Erika
Odlaug was undefeated heading into this race and looked like the
one who may be able to challenge Trotter.
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L-R:
Tracey Brauksieck, Laura Stanley, Mindy Sullivan, Felicia Guliford
and Julie Allen.
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Valerie
Lauver of Texas, 19th here last year, runs near the front.
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Kara
Scanlin of Florida.
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Lindsay
Van Alstine of New Jersey has a slight lead over a big pack.
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#47
Zoe Nelson, #36 Megan Kaltenbach, #14 Laurel Burdick and #16 Kristina
Roth are among those picutred.
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Also
in there is #44 Jackie Zeigle and Nicole Bohnsack (peering out from
behind Zoe Nelson's head).
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Carly
Matthews runs alone.
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Jessica
Gall of Indiana.
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Jessica
Hellender of Florida.
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Brooke
Stewart, a repeat finalist and only a junior.
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Trotter
comes through just before the two-mile mark. She split 10:23 for
two, giving her a 30-second lead.
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The
TV cart stopped to wait here so that the other runners could get
some TV time too.
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Natasha
Roetter, running in second, has a decent lead just before two miles.
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Molly
Huddle runs in third, with Erika Odlaug in fourth.
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