Kathryn Anderson 4:24.04
Anderson alone in the homestretch
Brigham Young freshman Kathryn Anderson held off the youth movement
of a sensational high school underclass trio -- freshman Chantelle
Dron NH, sophomore Shannon Bergstedt MN,
and junior Kristina Smith AK. Anderson won comfortably
in 4:24.04, with Bergstedt 2nd in 4:30.25 at the front of six runners
who hit the finish in a pack. Smith was 5th in 4:30.98 and Dron,
who ran 2nd much of the way, was 6th in 4:31.16. Starkville MS sr
Julia Cathcart finished a fine post season at 7th in 4:32.36 and
will now go to France to study for a year before returning to run
at William and Mary.
Lap 2 - Anderson leads but is closely pursued by a pack
that includes 3 Dron and 4 Bergstedt
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Dron loomed
large in the stretch of lap 3 (left) - note Dron and
Andersen are sharing lane 1. As they hit the first turn of the
bell lap (below), things got very crowded.
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After some
European style bumping, Dron was unable to get the lead and
Andersen held the rail.
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Women 1500 Meter Run
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World Junior: W 3:51.34 1997 Yinglai Lang (CHN)
American Jr.: A 4:09.10 1987 Suzy Favor
Meet: M 4:18.1h 1977 Lynn Jennings
WJr Qual.: ! 4:24.00
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Kathryn Andersen BYU 4:24.04
2 Shannon Bergstedt Hopkins HS 4:30.25
3 Brianna Carstensen Azusa Pacif. 4:30.91
4 Lindsey Egerdahl Washington 4:30.93
5 Kristina Smith Team Alaska 4:30.98
6 Chantelle Dron Lynx Elite 4:31.16
7 Julia Cathcart Starkville H 4:32.36
8 Megan Manthe Kansas 4:33.62
9 Alejandra Barrientos UCLA 4:33.79
10 Theresa Fath Wake Forest 4:35.14
11 Keira Carlstrom Oakton HS 4:35.92
12 Bridget Duffy St Mary's HS 4:39.86
Prelims
Startling performances by high school undergraduates. Manchester
Central NH freshman Chantelle Dron ran with top
seed Kathryn Anderson, a freshman at Brigham Young
University, to the wire, with Anderson 4:29.02 the fastest qualifier
and Dron 4:30.92 second fastest. Anchorage AK junior Kristina
Smith continued her fine post-season in third at 4:33.26.
In the other section, University of Washington freshman Lindsey
Egerdahl 4:33.46 needed the entire distance to catch Hopkins
MN sophomore Shannon Bergstedt 4:34.34 late..
Heat 1 - Andersen leads Maclise and
Dron at the bell
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Heat 2 - Bergstedt and Carlstrom led
until late
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Event 136 Women 1500 Meter Run
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12 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat plus Next 6 Best Times
World Junior: W 3:51.34 1997 Yinglai Lang (CHN)
American Jr.: A 4:09.10 1987 Suzy Favor
Meet: M 4:18.1h 1977 Lynn Jennings
WJr Qual.: ! 4:24.00
Name Year Team Prelims
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1 Kathryn Andersen BYU 4:29.02Q
2 Lindsey Egerdahl Washington 4:33.46Q
3 Chantelle Dron Lynx Elite 4:30.92Q
4 Shannon Bergstedt Hopkins HS 4:34.34Q
5 Kristina Smith Team Alaska 4:33.26Q
6 Keira Carlstrom Oakton HS 4:34.76Q
7 Bridget Duffy St Mary's HS 4:34.29q
8 Megan Manthe Kansas 4:34.60q
9 Theresa Fath Wake Forest 4:34.70q
10 Brianna Carstensen Azusa Pacif. 4:36.79q
11 Alejandra Barrientos UCLA 4:37.23q
12 Julia Cathcart Starkville H 4:37.49q
13 Cassie Hunt N. Putnam HS 4:37.73
14 Lindsey Maclise Cal 4:38.28
15 Jennifer McPherson Team Idaho 4:39.01
16 Amanda Thornberry Heritage TC 4:39.71
17 Lauren Graham Georgetown 4:39.77
18 Kelly McCarty Houston 4:39.90
19 Desiree Davila Arizona St. 4:40.61
20 Celeste Tyson RR McNeil HS 4:41.60
21 Lindsay Scottoline Penn State 4:42.67
22 Caroline Mullen Bronxville 4:42.78
23 Rachel Barber Jenks Amer. 4:43.22
24 Teresa McWalters Unattached 4:43.93
25 Sarah Damen Belmont U. 4:45.29
26 Rachel Nelson Valparaiso 4:45.85
27 Jennifer Davis W. Virginia 4:46.38
28 Chelsea Lenge Penn State 4:46.43
29 Elisabeth Goshu Unattached 4:46.97
30 Angela Talarico CSU-Northrid 4:47.03
31 Erin Demchko Pearl Riv HS 4:47.57
32 Erin O'Brien Wheaton Coll 4:47.88
33 Angela Pichardo Unattached 4:57.98
USA Junior Nationals Event Index
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