Feb. 7, 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Former Missouri track and field distance runner Ann Marie Brooks-Schwabe qualified Saturday for the U.S. National World Championship Cross Country team with a third place finish.

Snow lined the eight-kilometer course and conditions were very cold with moderate snowfall. Brooks-Schawbe took the conditions in stride and finished the race in third with a time of 27:33.

Ann Marie was a five-time all-American as a Tiger, combining a cross country top finish with four on-the-track honors. Graduating in 2001, Brooks-Schwabe was part of Missouri's national champion indoor distance medley relay team her senior year.

The 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships will be held in Brussels, Belgium, March 20-21.

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Results - Open Women's 8 km
Place Name Affil./Sponsor Time
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 1 Colleen De Reuck Nike Unattached 26:16
 2 Katie Mcgregor adidas Unattached 26:47
 3 Ann Marie Brooks-Sc Unattached 27:33
 4 Kate O'neill Nike Unattached 27:38
 5 Molly Austin Nike Unattached 27:44
 6 Laura O'neill Nike Unattached 27:45
 7 Katherine Newberry Unattached 28:02
 8 Jennifer Crain Wisconsin Runner Racing Team 28:12
 9 Sarah Hann New Balance Unattached 28:23
 10 Sarna Becker Farm Team 28:35
 11 Heather Hanscom Unattached 28:39
 12 Brianna Torres Run Az 28:42
 13 Debra Thornhill Unattached 28:44
 14 Melissa White Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 28:44
 15 Christina Wells Fleet Feet Racing - Louisville 28:45
 16 Beth Old Unattached 28:50
 17 Natalie Florence Unattached 28:55
 18 Leigh Daniel Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 28:59
 19 Samia Akbar Unattached 29:02
 20 Mariko Holbrook Boston Athletic Association 29:04