From left to right, Kansas runners Cailie Logue, Emily Venters and Molly Born led the field with 1000 meters to go at the Nike Heartland Regional Cross Country Championships Saturday in Sioux Falls, SD.
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Molly Born and Emily Venters led a Kansas
girls sweep of the Nike Heartland Regional cross country championships Sunday,
posting huge PRs in a stunning finish that included a heart-wrenching fall by
pre-race favorite Cailie Logue of Girard.
The three Kansas stars were running side-by-side with 1000
meters to go, with Farmington, Minn. eighth-grader Anna Fenske right behind
them.
Just before three miles, Born and Venters broke away with
Fenske in pursuit. Logue began to labor and collapsed with about 100 meters to
go. It took Logue more than a minute to regain her feet and shuffle in to a
59th place finish.
The Girard senior, who two weeks ago became just the fifth
Kansas runner ever to win fou...
