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A
runner warms up for the Seeded Boys race.
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The
top eight runners in the seeded race would qualify
for the national meet...
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...which
would be held two weeks later in San Diego, California.
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In
the second mile, just before they headed into the
back woods, there was...
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...a
big pack leading the race. L-R: Chris Barnicle, Kevin
Tschirhart, Cory Thorne, and John Martinez.
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Barnicle
finished 10th in this race one year earlier and just
missed qualifying for nationals.
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Thorne
was a 2003 national finalist, and Tschirhart qualified
in 2002 as a sophomore.
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John
Martinez leads #1572, Ryan Sheridan.
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Because
the field is large and the trails are relatively narrow,
qualifying for nationals requires getting out quickly.
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All
of the boys this far up in the second mile were in
contention to qualify. Above: #2063 Carlos Jamieson
(we think) and #1684 Ayalew Taye.
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Levi
Miller, a senior from Belfast, Maine.
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#689
Geary Gubbins and #432 Michael Deren.
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#224
Dan Busby, a junior from New Paltz, New York.
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#1133
Sean McGinley, a senior from Souderton, Pennsylvania.
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An
unidentified runner.
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#91
Noel Bateman and #1437 Jesse Regnier.
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#370
Christopher Croff and #1095 Benjamin Massam.
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#1878
Sergiy Zubko and #2084, an unidentified runner.
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Chris
Barnicle, the Massachusetts state champion, pulled
away from the field...
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...to
win in 15:27.2 and earn his first trip to Foot Locker
nationals.
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