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Girls Mile - Jackie Areson FL 4:50.13

text by Elliott Denman

Jackie Areson will head to the University of Tennessee with a world of new confidence. Her 4:50.13 triumph in sensational fashion - running down front-running Bria Wetsch in the final 150 meters - convinces her she can run with just about any other contemporary.

"Sure I was concerned about (Wetsch) being out there, I was concerned with everybody around me, but I've seen so many races that were decided on that last lap that it didn't bother me; I knew I had something left," said the Atlantic High of Delray Beach, Florida senior.

Wetsch, of Victoria, Minnesota's Holy Family School, took it out in 1:09.3, 2:21.8 and 3:37.2 and stayed on top of the nine-runner field until the start of the backstretch of the final 200-meter circuit. But, for Wetsch, who came in with 4:49.9 credentials, it wasn't to be. As she tired and faded. First Areson and then Colleen Wetherbee of South Yarmouth, Mass. sprinted by.

Wetherbee snared the silver in 4:51.22 as Wetsch landed third in 4:52.77. "My legs really tied up," said Wetsch. "I ran my best. It just wasn't my day."

Three others broke five minutes - Columbia, Maryland's Allison Smith (4:57.09), Jackson, NJ's Amanda Marino (4:57.45) and Saratoga, NY's Lindsey Ferguson (4:59.72.) Wetherbee, Smith and Marino are juniors, Areson, Wetsch and Ferguson seniors.

Top sophomore in the 26-runner, three-section field was Saratoga's Hannah Davidson, 14th over-all in 5:09.28. Sheridan High's Shelley Forbes (5:06.36) took the first section and Great Bridge's Kristy Tobin the second race (5:00.49.)

Areson
photo by Vic Sailer / PhotoRun
Girls 1 Mile Run

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 Section 1 at 11:20; Sections 2+3 at 12:00noon

    National: N 4:38.50  3/17/1972   Debbie Heald, Neff, La Mirada, CA         

        Meet: M 4:45.32  3/14/2004   Katelyn Kaltenbach, Smoky Hill, Aurora, CO

    Freshman: ( 4:40.10  1973        Mary Decker, Orange, CA                   

   Sophomore: R 4:46.13  3/14/2004   Nicole Blood, Saratoga, NY                

      Junior: J 4:38.50  3/17/1972   Debbie Heald, Neff, La Mirada, CA         

      Senior: $ 4:39.00  1978        Lynn Jennings, Bromfield, Harvard, MA     

    Name                    Year School                  Finals 

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Section  1  

  1 Forbes, Shelley           06 Sheridan HS,Sherida    5:06.36  

  2 Higgins, Emily            06 Cody Track,Deaver,     5:06.39  

  3 Christopher, Kaylyn       07 Preston HS,Kingwood    5:06.86  

  4 Sawyer, Allison           07 Hilton HS,Hilton, N    5:09.43  

  5 Ward, Katherine           07 State College HS,Po    5:16.54  

  6 Byrne, Kayley             06 Oakton HS,Oak Hill,    5:17.84  

  7 Dukes, Kortni             06 Scott HS,Ryland Hei    5:18.09  

  8 Travitz, Rachel           07 Cave Spring HS,Roan    5:23.08  

Section  2  

  1 Tobin, Kristy             07 Great Bridge HS,Che    5:00.49  

  2 Jorgensen, Rita           07 White Station,Memph    5:01.47  

  3 Drouin, Jackie            07 Collins Hill HS,Law    5:01.95  

  4 Spring, Cheryl            06 The Woodlands HS,Th    5:04.94  

  5 Amaro, Emilie             08 Cypress Bay HS,Coop    5:09.86  

  6 Walker, Marika            07 Blazin' Raiders,Gre    5:12.50  

  7 Hill, Kipling             06 Kinetic RC,Saratoga    5:13.35  

  8 Kershner, Katie           08 Adrenaline TC,Wilmi    5:15.36  

  9 Murphy, Keely             06 Northern HS,Owings,    5:24.99  

Section  3  

  1 Areson, Jackie            06 Atlantic HS,Delray     4:50.13  

  2 Wetherbee, Colleen        07 Dolphin TC,West Yar    4:51.22  

  3 Wetsch, Bria              06 Holy Family Cath,Ch    4:52.77  

  4 Smith, Alison             07 Mach Los TC,Columbi    4:57.09  

  5 Marino, Amada             07 Jackson Memorial,Ja    4:57.45  

  6 Ferguson, Lindsey         06 Kinetic RC,Greenfie    4:59.72  

  7 Davidson, Hannah          08 Kinetic RC,Saratoga    5:09.28  

  8 Glencer, Alexa            06 Greenhills Schoo,An    5:11.38  

  9 Morrison, Sarah           07 Chambersburg HS,Cha    5:16.31  

 

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