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Olbcr NIC rom~IIIC')tt nnd 1hc:1r n,11100~1 ti.mel lni:1\alk'J men blch CaUIJ.nn (26: I~ I), Neil SmllJI (26:·H.2). Cb.u-1te' Mdler r26:4Jj). l'r'C\'Ot Carbon (27:06.4,H. Wintctao,on1 Rtadcn U7:.Jl.3}. J.a~11m Ku rt, (28.2().2) 0114.I Yt()IIICJI Janel Falk (20:12.lJ. O'Cborah Mo)'ct t20:'.\S 4), Kell)' 8t'11n (20.4b.SJ, Mhlc)' Wi~b~r1 (20.52 ll, X.1ic ll;1wn (2.1;31.1) and Mid)tUc Pa.rk.et (1l:00.6J

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Ntc's natJonal cron<:0unlry contenders, front from lett: Mfc.helle Parker, Aah'i:; W~,t Janel Falk, Deborah Moyor 1nd Kelly Beon: mfddJe row AJekaand.ar Tomas, Winter Braden, Jamie Herman and KeUe Hawn : bectc row, Eric C.lllton, Nelf Small and Jason kun:r. .i1sd 1bcu !I.lie. i:um1nf 1n fourth lnr the mtll b:adl)' Oe111ng 1he chinu 10 i:ompcte •sa1n \J 1cip runnins leam,. ac,o"s lbc ct'un ll") i~ • gru.1 (lt)p('rt:Wllt)'. Chc-ntll, II ¥.:t\ J food ra&.'C'. ciuc: Ill my JOCd \lat. And I JIDI kit •l10Sli! lilrougboot I.be rncct lltid l!M.'.klly I cbdi,•tmc dunni: the. rat.it On 1he women', ~ilk ..nphonwre Hcttn:111, rim:.! lbt l'ictr 11.1 1bc rca1ontil miect 9-llh ran I hh rl:.L.e ;.1and 1n g w11h • time ol 19;46.0 In 1hc live ~ihmu·1a race ln tbc cave111U nmd,111, lhe V1li1JJ~ from R11:~,

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