* Buchanan's Corie Smith finished second at Woodbridge
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Girls At-Large No. 1: Sydney Masciarelli (Declined -- Travel)
School: Marianapolis Prepatory (CT)
Place At Regionals: Did not run
Skinny: An exceptional talent who just won the Foot Locker Northeast Region with an all-time effort at Van Cortlandt Park in 17:12.60. She posted three times 5K times under 17:15.
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Girls At-Large No. 2: Marlee Starliper (Declined -- Focusing on Foot Locker)
School: Northern (PA)
Place At Regionals: Did not run
Skinny: Went undefeated through her high school season and then finished second overall at Foot Locker Northeast, where she she put up a season best 17:17.50. Her last five performances were all under 18 minutes, including two under 17:20.00.
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Girls At-Large No. 3: Grace Connolly (Declined -- Focusing on Foot Locker)
School: Natick (MA)
Place At Regionals: Did not run
Skinny: One of the top talents in the Northeast, Connolly ran a PR of 16:35.30 at the Brown Northeast Invitational.
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Girls At-Large No. 4: Ericka Vanderlende (Accepted)
School: Rockford (MI)
Place At Regionals: Did not run
Skinny: She went undefeated across her regular season in Michigan, producing a PR of 16:43.30.
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Girls At-Large No. 5: Abby Vanderkooi (Declined)
School: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (MI)
Place At Regionals: Did not run
Skinny: Arguably the best freshman in the country this season. The Michigan prep has 15 races under her belt in 2018, including three under 17 minutes and a PR of 16:57.30. She was fourth at Foot Locker Midwest and first in her LP Division 4 Championship in Michigan. She won 13 of 15 races this fall.
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Alternate No. 1: Corie Smith (Accepted)
School: Buchanan (CA)
Place At Regionals: Did not run
Skinny: One of California's top talents was unable to race at the CIF Championships. She won four races this fall and was third at Clovis and second at Woodbridge.
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Alternate No. 2: Kaylee Thompson (Declined -- not available)
School: Classical Academy (CO)
Skinny: Won five of six races over the regular season, including the Class 3A state championship on Oct. 27, before scoring a sixth-place finish at NXR Southwest in a PR of 17:18.33.
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Alternate No. 3: Valerie Lastra (Declined)
School: Mater Academy Charter (FL)
Skinny: Won five races this fall, including Florida's Class 3A Championship on Nov. 10 in 17:17.58. She was fourth at the Foot Locker South Regional.
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Alternate No. 4: Ember Stratton (Accepted)
School: Hellgate (MT)
Skinny: She's definitely experienced. While with Sunset (OR), Stratton finished 20th as a freshman in 2015 and second as a sophomore in 2016. Stratton has had a very good senior season, finishing 13th at Bob Firman, third at Montana's Class AA championships and eighth at NXR Northwest.
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Alternate No. 5: Ashley LaJocies (Accepted)
School: Eagle (ID)
Skinny: Finished seventh at NXR Northwest and was second at Idaho's Class 5A state championship. She was third at Nike Portland.
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Alternate No. 6: Riley Stewart (Accepted)
School: Cherry Creek (CO)
Skinny: Was ninth at Foot Locker Midwest, won the open championship at NXR Southwest in 17:18.96 and was fifth at her Colorado state meet.