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For Immediate Release
February 15, 2002

Univ. of Chicago Women's Track Finishes Fifth
at Chicagoland Indoor Championships

Romeoville, Ill. -- The University of Chicago women's indoor track & field team captured fifth place at the 2002 Chicagoland Championships Friday night at Lewis University.

Two Chicago athletes posted top-three finishes. Freshman Erin Steiner (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township) was the runner-up in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:31.10, while sophomore Rachel Mariani (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton) took third in the 800-meter run (2:23.73).

North Central College won the team title.

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