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Ryan
Gasper, a sophomore from Fort Atkinson, WI, wins the
freshman-sophomore
race in 16:37.
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Five
days after becoming the NCAA XC Champion, Jorge Torres
(the '97 and '98 Midwest winner and '98 National Champ.)
was in Kenosha as a spectator.
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The
start of the seeded race. Chris Solinsky (#1, in blue)
makes his way to the front.
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Christopher
Catton (#416) of Grand Blanc, Michigan runs alongside
Solinsky at the start.
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Around
the one-mile mark, Nef Araia of Indiana and Solinsky
of Wisconsin lead.
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Stephen
Pifer of Illinois will attend the University of Colorado
next year.
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Solinsky
won easily in 14:49. After finishing third at last
year's Nationals, Solinsky will be one of the favorites
in San Diego.
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Solinsky
finished second to eventual national champion Tim
Moore at last year's regional. Moore's winning time
last year was 15:15.
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Nef
Araia of Indianapolis, IN qualified for Nationals
for the second-straight year. He finished second in
15:08.
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Wesley
Smith of Hudson, OH finished third in 15:29 and will
make his first trip to Nationals.
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Garrett
Heath of Winona, MN finished fourth in 15:31 and will
also make his first appearance at Nationals.
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R-L:
Christian Wagner (5th, 15:41), David VanOrsdel (6th,
15:41) and Stephen Pifer (7th, 15:42).
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Joshua
Harper from West Plains, MO grabbed the 8th and final
qualifying spot (15:45).
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Chris
Solinsky has already announced that he will attend
the University of Wisconsin next year.
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Nef
Araia will join Stanford's national championhip team
next year.
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Solinsky
films a segment for the TV show that is scheduled
to air December 19th on Fox Sports Net.
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Top
L-R: Heath, Smith, Araia and Solinsky. Bottom L-R:
Harper, Pifer, VanOrsdel and Wagner.
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Chris
Solinsky with girls' champion Megan Kaltenbach.
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