SportsDay cross country runner of the week: Jillian Rosen

11:16 PM CDT on Sunday, September 24, 2006

By BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News

What she did: Rosen dominated the elite girls division at the Lake Highlands Invitational on Saturday at Norbuck Park in Dallas. Rosen, making her season debut, finished the 4K race in 14 minutes, 18 seconds. She finished almost a minute ahead of second-place finisher Becky Wade of Ursuline (15:12). Jillian Rosen

Who is she? Rosen is a Richardson senior.

She said it: "I felt really good. I was just really happy to be racing again. It was a later start to the season for me, but it was a lot of fun. I raced it well. I tried to not go out too fast. ... I was pleased."

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