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Ohio's
Sunni Olding has been generating a lot of publicity for her running
accomplishments this year.
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Amber
Smith of Michigan, fifth at last year's nationals, claimed her fourth-straight
Upper Peninsula DII state title this season.
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Nikki
Bohnsack was bothered by a sprained abdominal muscle this season
but finished eighth at the Michigan State meet.
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Bohnsack,
a two-time Foot Locker finalist, recently signed with Penn State.
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Katelyn
Kaltenbach, a junior from Aurora, Colorado, finished fifth in the
Midwest and seventh at Nationals a year ago.
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Katelyn's
sister Megan, now a freshman at UNC, won the Midwest title a year
ago.
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Indiana's
Katie Harrington had a slow start to the season after having knee
surgery in the summer.
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The
seeded race had 404 finishers and the temperature at race time was
reported as 24 degrees.
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L-R
up front: Amber Warren, Katelyn Kaltenbach, Racheal Marchand, Jenny
Morgan and Ramsey Kavan.
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Ali
Kelley of Colorado (left) with Sunni Olding.
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Kelley,
runner-up in the CO 3A State meet, eventually wound up in 52nd place.
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Amber
Smith finished second in this race and fifth at nationals a year
ago. She was looking to qualify for a third-straight year.
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L-R:
Sunni Olding, Ramsey Kavan and Jenny Morgan.
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L-R:
Olding, Morgan and Amber Smith lead.
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Morgan,
a sophomore from Ohio, led the race just before the mile mark, but
she eventually wound up a heart-breaking ninth.
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R-L:
Smith, Morgan, Kavan and Olding.
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Olding
looks around at her competitors while Morgan shows signs of fatigue.
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Olding,
a senior who has already signed with Notre Dame, finished tenth
at Foot Locker Nationals a year ago.
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Jenny
Morgan had collapsed at the Ohio State meet, suffering from an upper
respiratory infection.
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Olding
(left) and Kavan look strong in the lead just before the two-mile
mark. Katelyn Kaltenbach remains tucked in behind.
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