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Junior Meredith Rainey captured first place in the 800-meter run and Suzanne Jones finished second in the 10,000-meter race at the NCAA Track and Field Championships held in Provo, Utah, last Friday...
Rainey captured Harvard's first-ever NCAA track title by crossing the line in 2:03.90. Jones finished her race...
After the first of two laps in the final race, Rainey was boxed in by several runners. It wasn't until the last 200 meters that she was able to capitalize on her excellent kick to break through the box, passing USC's Michelle Taylor and Edith Nakiyingi of Iowa State down the final stretch...
Rainey, who now holds Harvard records in the 200-, 400- and 800-meter runs, gained 10 meters across the final 200 meters of the race, and finished five meters ahead of her nearest competitor...
...race was just incredible," Jones said. "It was exciting to watch. We were a little nervous [when she was] coming into the last 200 meters. But she got an opening and blew by the rest of the girls and left them standing still...