Division II Nationals

[az2004]

i notice neely spence won the 5k in 16:35... about 15 second win..

steve spence, her dad, coaches her, but i think a move to division one to get better competition might help her

[az2004]

spence did relatively poorly in the recent d II xc meet..

is she healthy, sick??

anyone have any insight....she had a barringer like run saturday..

[26mi235]

Spence was running at the front in a two-woman race and then something happened and she finished 43rd. Not as dramatic as Barringer, but the drop off might have been as great because 43rd here is probably no better than 160 at DI.

[az2004]

thanks for that news...

i know the flu has hit some areas quite hard, and spence was running well early in the season...

couple weeks out with the flu can be tough at the end of a race..

[az2004]

Re: Division II Nationals

http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/l ... 2w3311.htm

looks like a meet record for spence....

Event 7 Women 5000 Meter Run
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Saturday 3/13/2010 - 5:35 PM
Meet: 16:16.77 3/10/2007 Mandi Zemba, Grand Valley
Name Year School Seed
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1 453 Neely Spence SO Shippensburg 16:13.01
2 441 Tanya Zeferjahn SR Queens (N.C. 16:13.70
3 495 Sarah Porter JR Western Wash 16:47.07
4 420 Kimi Shank SR Missouri Sou 16:47.34
5 403 Brenae Edwards JR Mansfield 16:49.18
6 347 Christina Muir JR Ferris State 16:51.11
7 457 Laura Brustolon SR So. Conn. St 16:52.79
8 440 Meagan Nedlo SR Queens (N.C. 16:54.67
9 489 Lauren Kleppin SO Western Stat 16:55.12
10 340 Marie Patton SO Colorado Min 16:57.10
11 365 Megan Maceratini JR Grand Valley 16:57.69
12 434 Angela Adams SO NW Missouri 17:00.54
13 411 Morgan Place SO Minnesota-Du 17:00.63
14 461 Mary Ballinger SR Southern Ind 17:03.26
15 447 Mary Dell SR Shippensburg 17:04.01