Washington frosh Katie Flood makes USA squad for world cross country championships...

SAN DIEGO--Replicating Lauren Saylor's effort in the 2008 USA Junior Championships on this same course, University of Washington freshman Katie Flood (left/photo by Paul Merca) earned a berth on Team USA with her third place finish at Mission Bay Park Saturday.

Flood, who was touted as one of the favorites to make the team, went out early, but high school senior Aisling Cuffe from New York