The winner

crowd cheers Jessie McLaughlin through the home stretch

The start

Border Clash features a unique start. Runners form on opposite ends of a large field and run toward each other before turning into a chute that leads through the Nike world headquarters campus. Below is start of girls race, with Oregon on the left and Washington on the right. Smoke from the starting cannon is visible in the center.

photo by Nike 

Halfway - the Japanese garden

2nd, Ray Rogers WA Jessie McLaughlin WA is already alone

3-4 Amanda Miller WA and Christy Paul OR

running 7th is Meredith Crane WA 8-9 are 21 Bobeya Krishnek WA and Meghan Armstrong OR

The finish

2nd, Laura Hodgson WA

114 Erin Gray OR surged in the last strides to catch Ray Rogers WA for 3rd; freshman Gray was the highest finishing Oregon girl.

5-6-7 were 26 Amanda Miller WA,  10 Jamie Geissler WA,  and Christy Paul OR

8th, Meghan Armstrong OR

9-10 are 21 Bobeya Krishnek WA and 6 Meredith Crane WA

More Washington girls are headed by 29 Bethany Ojalehto and 16 Katie Hummel