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#99
Brandon Bethke, #91 Ken Cormier, and #83 Mohamud Ige
move to the front in the first quarter mile.
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#73
Justin Harbor, #72 Scott MacPherson, and #62 Cory
Thorne.
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MacPherson
and Thorne both ran here in 2003 as well.
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#61
Chris Barnicle and #67 John Martinez were both first-time
qualifiers.
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Pennsylvania's
Craig Miller starts off near the back of the pack.
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Between
the half-mile and mile mark, the runners circled back
near the starting line with #82 Levi Miller...
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...and
#83 Mohamud Ige, both from the Midwest, leading the
way.
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Temperatures
at race time were warmer than ideal, especially for
those coming from colder climates.
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#78
Michael Eaton ran in third place, with #93 Diego Mercado
in fourth.
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Eaton
finished eighth at the South Regional, but was running
an aggressive race here.
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Diego
Mercado (right) and Scott MacPherson start out near
the front.
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The
entire field was tightly bunched during the first
mile.
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A
pair of regional champions, #61 Chris Barnicle and
#81...
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...Jeff
See. The runners from the Northeast wore black, the
South blue...
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...the
West green, and the Midwest maroon.
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#87
Daniel Roberts and #100 Robbie Baranyi.
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R-L:
#62 Cory Thorne, #98 Jake Schmitt, #94 Mark Matusak,
and #74 Andy Biladeau.
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Florida's
Andy Biladeau.
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#75
Jack Bolas and #85 Justin Switzer.
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L-R:
Benjamin Schulz, Sandy Roberts, Justin Harbor, and
John Black.
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