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L-R:
Kate O'Neill, Lauren Fleshman, Ann Marie Brooks, Lisa Aguilera,
Kristin Price, Carol Henry, Katie Sabino, Ida Nilsson, Andreina
Byrd, Megan Coombs and Renee Metivier.
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#445
Metivier or Georgia Tech, the 2001 NCAA XC runner up, takes the
very early lead.
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Andreina
Byrd takes over the lead, she's followed by Metivier, Kansas State's
Amy Mortimer and Missouri's Ann Marie Brooks.
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The
lead pack also includes West Virgina's Megan Metcalfe and Northern
Arizona's Ida Nilsson.
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Amy
Mortimer, running in second, wound up fourth in 9:09.99, a KSU school
record by more than six seconds.
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Byrd
continues to lead and most of the runners in the field are still
in contention.
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Megan
Metcalfe, Lisa Aguilera and Kristin Price hang out near the front
of the pack.
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With
three laps to go, Lauren Fleshman has moved into the lead and is
looking strong.
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Ida
Nilsson latches on to Fleshman...
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...And
challenges her with one lap to go.
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Fleshman
hung on to win in 9:07.45.
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It
ws a close race behind Fleshman with Aguilera second (9:09.67),
Metccalfe third (9:09.95) and Mortimer fifth (9:09.99).
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Fleshman
now has two NCAA titles in her collection - this one and her 2001
outdoor 5,000m championship.
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