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2009 Stanford Invitational |
Saturday, September 26, @Stanford Golf Course, Palo Alto, California |
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Photos by Tom Cushman/Hay Bale AC |
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| After leading a Chico pack early in the race, Dan Parker begins his acceleration through the field to end up third overall.
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| Senior Tom Dowdin attempts to stay close to his front running teammate.
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| Halfway through, Chas Burton begins to feel the heat
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| Inside the first mile finds Atkins(480) with a small lead over teammates Costa (481), Grant(482)
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| The upstart freshman Azure Grant finds himself matching strides with the sophomore veteran, Amanda Costa
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| Midway through the Division 2 girls race finds Chico junior Heather Waldorf moving her way through the field
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| Chico sophomore Kody Atkins closing fast on Los Altos senior Erin Hicks during the final sprint of the 2009 Stanford Invitational Division 2 girls race.
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| Near the midway point, finds Analy Nava holding her own
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| 50 meters to go and Amanda Costa closes to pass her teammate Azure Grant (and all the runners in between) and together both nip an unseen runner right before the line
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| Analy Nava solid performance as the team's no. 4 helped the Pathers win the girls D2 race
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| After passing the two runner in the background, Heather Waldorf passes five more runners in one amazing finish that cliched the victory over College Park
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| Lorena Reed closes out a tough race in hot conditions.
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| Chico's Zora Thomas is the Panther final finisher on the day
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| Panther Tom Dowdin makes in hurt, attempting to hold off runners from Rocklin, Wood in the home stretch
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| An uphill finish makes for a rough close for Chico senior Patrick Franco.
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| Damn its hot out here, how can these guy's finish so fast?
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| Chico's Shane Dominguez-Feather is caught in a dog fight as he approaches the line
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