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Rebecca
Walter.
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Katherine
Bonugli of Missouri gets ready for the race.
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Defending
champion Michelle Carson of Michigan State.
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Kimberly
Smith of Providence was expected to have a strong season after running
well unattached last spring.
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Jamie
Krzyminski of Michigan State.
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Michelle
Carson does a stride.
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The
Baylor team warms up.
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Audrey
Giesler of Indiana with Kristin Whitezell behind her.
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Caroline
Bierbaum of Columbia (a transfer from Duke).
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The
weather was cooler than average for this year's race...
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Saturday's
high was only in the low 50s.
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Providence's
Kim Smith (L) and Mary Cullen lead early on.
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Smith
leads Missy Buttry of Wartburg (NCAA DIII) up a hill.
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Smith,
originally from New Zealand, is a junior at Providence.
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Buttry
dominated the NCAA DIII XC Championships last fall and probably
won't have much more competition this year.
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Providence
junior Mary Cullen.
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R-L:
Anna Masinelli, Amy Hastings and Lindsey Gallo.
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L-R:
Jen Kramer, Michelle Carson and Rachel Earney.
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Baylor's
Lisa Cornelius.
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Colorado
State's Jennifer Kintzley and Baylor's Erin Dixon.
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