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NCAA
runner-up Rebecca Bennion goes over the water barrier
on her way to a win (10:14.34) in the first heat of
the women's steeplechase.
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Mollie
DeFrancesco of James Madison advanced to the final
by finishing 3rd (10:19.57) in the second heat.
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Kelly
MacDonald of Arizona State won heat two in 10:16.48.
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Heat
three - American Record holder Elizabeth Jackson leads.
Others pictured include #339 Heather Gibson #352 Sarah
Gray, #498 Laura Kruis, #586 Katie Sabino (winner
of the heat in 10:30.01), #162 Melissa Bouren, #125
Erin Aufderheide, #529 Chris Lundy, #736 Karen Steen
and #613 Kara Ormond.
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Race
favorite Jackson looked smooth in qualifying (3rd
in heat, 10:30.24).
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Collette
Liss of the Indiana Invaders leads Olympic finalist
Suzy Favor Hamilton in semifinal #1 of the 1,500m.
She finished second in 4:24.84 to advance to the final.
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With
just over 100m to go, Favor Hamilton is in control
of the race with Sally Glynn and Janet Trujillo right
behind. Glynn just missed qualifying while Mary Jayne
Harrelson and Trujillo came up for the 3rd and 4th
qualifying spots.
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Regina
Jacobs leads Stephanie Best in semifinal two. The
first four in each heat plus the next four fastest
times advanced to the final.
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Priscilla
Hein, another Indiana Invader, sets the pace (she
would finish 5th in 4:19.34 for the first time qualifier),
Sarah Schwald, winner of semi #2 in 4:18.34, follows.
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Heat
two was by far the faster of the two with all eight
runners in the heat advancing to the final. Here Shayne
Culpepper (3rd, 4:18.48) leads Kim McGreevy (6th,
4:20.40).
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Coming
off the "Bowerman turn" it's (l-r) Culpepper,
Jacobs, Best and Schwald.
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