From season-long observation, Jessica Cickay is a front-runner. Go out hard and make everyone else try to catch you. And it worked to perfection through an undefeated season, until dehydration on a hot day caught up with her, along with Madia, as she was passed at the line in the AAA state championships.
Coverage
Jessica Cickay and Stephanie Madia borrow each other's race tactics for a day
Nov 24, 2001
Changing his race tactics for one day, Andy Weilacher lays back early and surprises a lot of people
Nov 24, 2001
Just as Jessica Cickay took a page from Stephanie Madia's normal race plan, Andy Weilacher did, too. Going out at the back of the lead pack, and coming on after the mile. "I went out slower in the first mile than I have all year to hopefully have something left for the next two, and have a good finish."