Freshman Amanda Basham started her college cross-country career for Pacific University of Oregon at the Whitman Invitational in Walla Walla, Wash., on Sept. 6, placing 18th over the 4000-meter course in 15:48.68, just over a minute behind senior teammate (and 2008 track all-American) Kelsey Owens (14:40.17), who finished second. The Boxers will next run at the Willamette Invitational on Sept. 20 at Bush Park in Salem.
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At Whitworth College in…