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2007 girls track athlete of the year: Flowing Wells' Tara Erdmann. Photo by A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star

Flowing Wells grad Welling qualifies for Olympic Trials 

Flowing Wells grad Tara Erdmann Welling qualified for next month’s USA Olympic marathon trials by finishing second out of more than 100 women runners in Phoenix’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona half-marathon last week. But Welling is more likely to attempt to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 10,000 meters, which is her top event, in June. She was third in 2013. 


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