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Through the first lap, Hidden Valley senior Jennifer Beury gets out in front in a lane one position as the hotly contested field runs four wide on the backstretch.
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A pack of four materializes early on with Beury, Tri Valley's (PA) Heather Iatauro, Christiansburg senior Kirsten Hagen, and Forest Park senior Beth Fahey.
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Beury falls off from the pack as Iatauro, Hagen, and Fahey now battle for the lead.
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Pennsylvanian Iatauro proves to be strong for the field as she nearly breaks the meet record set by Jennifer Boyd of Hickory at last year's meet (10:52.22) with her winning time of 10:53.97.
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Fahey comes up just short of breaking 11 minutes for the first time with a personal best time of 11:00.50 for runner-up honors.
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Hagen runs a huge personal best time of 11:06.98 for third place.
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Fahey's Forest Park teammate, sophomore Stefanie Slekis finishes up a solid run for fourth place with her time of 11:20.40.
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Beury rounds out the top five in very quick race with her time of 11:24.84.
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Race winner Iataoro is all smiles for a post-race shot.
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