TIRUNESH DIBABA LEADS IAAF JR. WOMEN's 6K CHAMP ETHIOPIA TO VICTORY Tirunesh Dibaba The Junior Women's race developed into a dual meet between the powerful Ethiopian and Kenyan squads. Peninah Chepchumba and her Kenyan teammates dominated the first half as Tirunesh Dibaba was content to IRUNESH IBABA PRINTS O K ITLE follow the pace - sometimes falling T D S T 4 T 10-15 meters off the lead. Dibaba moved to the front over the final 2K as her Ethiopian teammates took control of the team competition. Dibaba and Chepchumba broke from the pack in a furious sprint with Dibaba securing the win in the final 50 meters. 4K Top-25 finishes by Amy Hastings and Rebecca Walter paced Team 400M USA to a fourth place finish. FINISH LINE Four harriers break Winning the IAAF World Cross Junior from the pack on the title, Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba final lap. Kenyan previews her stunning sprint victory Peninah Chepchumba in the IAAF World Championship (527), runs with the 5,000 meters in Paris. Ethiopian trio of Geite Burika (498), Tirunesh Dibaba (612) 1. Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) 20:21 and Meselech 2. Peninah Chepchumba (Kenya) 20:22 Melkamu (502). 3. Geite Burika (Ethiopia) 20:28 4. Meselech Melkamu (Ethiopia) 20:33 Chepchumba and 5. Emily Chebet (Kenya) 20:39 Dibaba set the pace 6. Sentayehu Ejigu (Ethiopia) 20:56 before Dibaba 7. Gladys Chemweno (Kenya) 21:09 unleashed a strong 8. Anesie Kwizera (Burundi) 21:13 K finishing kick to claim 9. Chemutai Rionotukei (Kenya) 21:33 5 the gold medal. 10.Jepchumba Keoch (Kenya) 21:34 1. Ethiopia (1-3-4-6) 14 2. Kenya (2-5-7-8) 22 3. Morocco (9-11-13-45) 78 4. United States (12-16-26-28) 51 82 5. Great Britain (10-17-24-31) 57 82 6. China (19-22-23-37) 91 1K 7. Tunisia (14-21-25-34) 94 8. France (29-30-39-49) 147 Early in the race the lead pack is 9. Belarus (15-36-47-53) 151 dominated by Kenyans Emily Chebet 10. Spain (20-42-44-56) 162 (525), Jepchumba Keoch (529), Peninah Chepchumba (527), Gladys Chemweno (526), and Chemutai Rionotukei (530). - TEAM USA and Ethiopians Tirunesh Dibaba (612), Geite Burika (498), Meselech Melkamu The US Junior Women's squad ran to a strong (502), and Sentayehu Ejigu (500). fourth place finish - scoring 82 points and Burundi's Anesie Kwizera (457) and besting Great Britain in the tie-breaker, but South African Irvette Van Blerk (544) falling 4 points shy of Morrocco's bronze crash the East-African dual meet. medal 78 point tally. Team USA was paced by Amy Hastings (20th in 22:34) and Rebecca Walter (25th in 22:50) who both moved up through the pack over the second half of the PHOTO RACE REPORT race. Clara Horowitz (39th in 23:35), Julia by SEAN HARTNETT 3K Lucas (41st in 23:40), Angela Homen (51st in www.uwec.edu/hartnesg 24:02), and Laura Hodgson (58th in 24:08)..