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Coming
off the first turn of the elite 800m, Lauren Simmons...
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...a
designated pacesetter, leads Chantee Earl (left).
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L-R:
Yasheka Taylor, Vicky Fleshner and Paula McLaughlin.
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Simmons
paced Earl for about 600 meters (1:29.7) before dropping out.
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Once
Simmons dropped out, Earl was on her own, well ahead of the field.
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Earl
won the race in 2:01.49.
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Mishael
Bertrand (2nd, 2:03.44) leads Hope Sanders (2:03.48).
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McLaughlin
of the University of Toronto finished seventh in 2:07.85.
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Carrie
Tollefson (left) and Marie Davenport lead on the first lap of the
3,000m.
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Though
the hot and humid weather was bearable for the shorter races...
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...it
was far from optimal for racing anything over a mile.
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L-R:
Katie McGregor, Tollefson, Kim Smith, Davenport and Breeda Willis.
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McGregor
(leading) recently finished third in the 10,000m at the USA Championships.
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Team
USA Minnesota teammates Tollefson and McGregor lead.
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The
leaders passed through the first kilometer in 3:04.8.
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The
leaders passed through the first 1,600m in 4:55.2.
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Amber
Klein, a DII National Champion for Adams State.
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Nicole
Jefferson and Tollefson lead near the end of lap five.
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The
leaders passed through 2k in 6:07.7.
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On
the sixth lap, Breeda Willis and Marie Davenport, both of Ireland,
take over the lead.
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