| Name |
Nat |
Age |
LALLEMAND
Catherine |
BEL |
18 |
5th in 97 European Junior XC |
de GODOY
Kelly |
BRA |
17 |
98 South American Junior XC Champion |
AUDIER
Charlotte |
FRA |
18 |
19th in 96 World Junior XC as age 15; now
returning from stress fracture |
HEINZE
Judith |
GER |
16 |
97 European junior XC bronze |
SZENTGYÖRLGYI
Katalin |
HUN |
19 |
97 European junior 5000 Champion. Has already
contested three previous World Junior Cross Country Championships |
KOJIMA
Emiko |
JPN |
18 |
Won 98 Fukuoka junior XC. 7th & 15th at
past 2 World junior XC Championships |
JEPLETING
Priscah |
KEN |
17 |
97 World Junior XC silver. 3rd in 98 Kenyan
junior XC |
KIPROP
Agnes |
KEN |
18 |
97 & 98 Kenyan junior XC Champion. 10th
in 97 WordJunior XC |
KALMER
Rene |
RSA |
17 |
97 South African senior & junior champion
at 1500 & XC. 12th in 97 World Junior XC, 34th in 96. Regarded as South Africa's best
junior distance runner since Zola Budd |
STOLIC
Sonja |
YUG |
17 |
97 European Junior XC Champion. 97 European
junior 3000 silver |