2026 CIM - USATF Marathon Championship Field
The 43rd California International Marathon (CIM) will host the 2026 USA Track & Field (USATF) Road Marathon Championships on Sunday, December 6. The Marathon Championships are the final event on the annual USATF Road Racing Circuit and will bring together more than 200 of the top U.S. marathoners from across the country.
“CIM has become the place where American marathoning careers are made,” said Scott Abbott, Sacramento Running Association Executive Director. “For emerging elites, this course is a proving ground, the place to run the breakthrough performance that puts them on the national map. For established stars, a national title in Sacramento is a defining line on a career resume.”
“Hosting the USATF Marathon Championships is a point of pride for our region,” Abbott added. “Year after year, the streets from Folsom to the Capitol have become a familiar and fitting stage for the best marathoners in the country, and our community turns out to cheer them home.”
Veteran marathoner Sara Hall of Flagstaff, Ariz., returns to CIM and the USATF Marathon Championships after finishing second last year in 2:24:36. Hall has established herself as one of the country’s top championship performers. She won the 2017 CIM and USATF Marathon Championships, along with 11 other national titles throughout her professional career. Hall owns the fastest personal best in the women’s field at 2:20:32, the fifth-fastest marathon ever run by an American woman.
“I can’t wait to be back in Northern California, where I grew up, for CIM,” said Hall. “Racing there last year felt like coming home, and the support out on the course really blew me away. It’s the perfect stage to test myself against an awesome US championship field.”
Hall’s Northern California roots stretch back to her career as a scholastic star at Santa Rosa’s Montgomery High School and an All-American athlete at Stanford University. Hall will face a strong contingent of veteran marathoners, including Gabi Rooker of Minneapolis, Minn., and Kellyn Taylor of Flagstaff, Ariz. Both hold personal bests of 2:24:29 for the 26.2-mile distance. Marathon debutant Allie Ostrander of Boulder, Colo., is also expected to vie for the title. Ostrander is coming off an impressive string of fall road racing, headlined by her 1:08:55 half-marathon performance at the Valencia Half Marathon in October. Megan Sailor of Dorchester, Mass., will toe the line for just her second marathon after an impressive debut at the 2025 CIM and USATF Marathon Championships, where she finished third in 2:25:17.
The men’s field will be led by 2023 CIM Champion CJ Albertson of Fresno, Calif. Albertson is having an impressive year of marathoning, featuring a personal-best 2:07:19 at the Chicago Marathon in October. Just three weeks later, he set a course record of 2:08:28 at the Two Cities Marathon in Fresno.
“I’m excited to return to the rolling hills of CIM. It is always a fun race and the best way to close out the year,” said Albertson.
Albertson is expected to face a strong challenge from 2024 Paris and 2016 Rio Olympian Leonard Korir of Colorado Springs, Colo., and 2022 CIM runner-up Jacob Thomson of Flagstaff, Ariz. Korir holds a personal best of 2:07:56, set in his marathon debut in 2019. Thomson ran a personal best of 2:09:51 at the Boston Marathon earlier this year and will be looking to contend for the national title. As in the women’s race, the veteran men will face a strong contingent of newcomers to the distance.
The 2026 CIM field features several marathon debutants to watch, including Isai Rodriguez of Chapel Hill, N.C., who ran a half-marathon personal best of 59:57 earlier this year. Rodriguez hails from the same training group as 2025 CIM Champion Molly Born, who captured the USATF Marathon Championships title last year in her marathon debut. Acer Iverson is another newcomer to watch after winning the Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon this summer in 1:01:57.
The men’s and women’s championship fields will compete for a combined $116,500 prize purse, with an additional $5,000 bonus for setting a new course record. U.S. athletes who run under the 2028 USATF Marathon Olympic Trials qualifying standards of 2:16:00 for men and 2:37:00 for women will also be eligible for a $500 bonus. The current CIM course records are 2:07:35 for men, set in 2024 by Tsegay Weldlibanos, and 2:24:09 for women, set in 2025 by Molly Born.
2026 USATF Marathon Championships Field:
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Women’s Field – Athlete, Marathon PR, Residence |
Men’s Field – Athlete, Marathon PR, Residence |
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Sara Hall, 2:20:32, Flagstaff, AZ |
CJ Albertson, 2:07:19, Fresno, CA |
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Gabi Rooker, 2:24:29, Minneapolis, MN |
Leonard Korir, 2:07:56, Colorado Springs, CO |
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Kellyn Taylor, 2:24:29, Flagstaff, AZ |
Jacob Thomson, 2:09:51, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Megan Sailor, 2:25:17, Dorchester, MA |
Frank Lara, 2:09:53, Westminster, CO |
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Tristin Colley, 2:25:58, Raleigh, NC |
Nicolas Montanez, 2:09:56, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Molly Grabill, 2:26:43, Lafayette, CO |
Stephen Jones, 2:11:17, Boulder, CO |
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Maggie Montoyo, 2:27:04, Lafayette, CO |
Colin Mickow, 2:11:22, Oswego, IL |
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Annmarie Tuxbury , 2:30:04, Edina, MN |
Emad Bashir-Mohammed, 2:11:24, Aurora CO |
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Makena Morley, 2:30:30, Missoula, MT |
Kevin Salvano, 2:11:26, Chicago, IL |
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Hannah Branch, 2:30:55, Draper, UT |
Connor Winter, 2:11:43, Frederick, CO |
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Sydney Devore, 2:31:08, Ferndale, MI |
Jason Weitzel, 2:11:44, Greenville, SC |
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Jen Bergman, 2:31:39, Erie, PA |
Jack Mastandrea, 2:12:19, Greenville, SC |
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Kathryn Fluehr, 2:31:58, Boulder, CO |
Mohammed Bati, 2:12:29, Saint Paul, MN |
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Mary van Laarhoven, 2:32:41, Maple Grove, MN |
Will Loevner, 2:12:59, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Christina Welsh, 2:33:00, St. Petersburg, FL |
Tai Smith, 2:13:27, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Briana Boehmer, 2:33:20, Boulder, CO |
Kristoffer Mugrage, 2:13:33, Alamosa, CO |
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Katy Presley, 2:33:31, Cincinnati, OH |
Steven Martinez, 2:13:44, San Dirgo, CA |
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Kaylee Flanagan, 2:34:03, Superior, CO |
Patrick Smyth, 2:13:47, Santa Fe, NM |
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Kelli Smith , 2:34:14, Grand Rapids, MI |
JaQuavious Harris, 2:13:52, Provo, UT |
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Maria Lindberg, 2:34:18, Elmhurst, IL |
Lars Dewall, 2:14:16, San Diego |
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Mackenzie Caldwell, 2:34:21, Boulder, CO |
Andrew Bowman, 2:12:11, Ferndale, Mi |
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Shannon Smith, 2:34:24, Paonia, CO |
Ryan Ioanidis, 2:14:25, Spokane, WA |
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Emma Huston, 2:34:28, Portland, OR |
Medhane Woldu, 2:14:30, San Diego,CA |
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Allie Schaich, 2:34:33, Englewood, CO |
Seth Totten, 2:14:30, Fair Oaks, CA |
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Jessica Donohue, 2:34:40, Glen Head, NY |
Sydney Gidabuday , 2:14:34, Lafayette, CO |
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Anna Oeser, 2:34:55, New York City, NY |
Dillon Maggard, 2:14:42, Apache Junction, AZ |
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Annabel Stafford, 2:35:07, North Grafton, MA |
Mark Huizar, 2:14:45, Denver, CO |
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Ava Nuttall, 2:35:09, Rochester, MN |
Chase Weaverling, 2:14:55, Arvada, CO |
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Kaitlyn Peale, 2:35:40, Portland, OR |
Michael McCann, 2:14:58, Moscow, PA. |
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Heather Kampf, 2:35:41, Minneapolis, MN |
Evan Landes, 2:15:00, Lawrence, KS |
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Sophia King, 2:35:43, Richmond, VA |
Xavier Smith, 2:15:01, Lake Forest, CA |
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Sophie Payne, 2:35:47, Los Angeles CA |
Tyler Pence, 2:15:06, Springfield, IL |
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Nicolette St. Lawrence, 2:35:51, Boulder, CO |
Edward Mulder, 2:15:07, Boston, MA |
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Hanna O’Connor, 2:35:55, Boston, MA |
Michael Ottesen, 2:15:20, Provo, UT |
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Kelsie Vicknair, 2:36:02, Boston, MA |
Thomas Madden, 2:15:22, Mammoth Lakes, CA |
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Amelia Keyser-Gibson, 2:36:06, Seattle, WA |
Will Cross, 2:15:22, Boulder, CO |
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Caroline Cole, 2:36:06, Nashville, TN |
Ben Decker, 2:15:23, Salt Lake City, UT |
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Caitlin McGinley, 2:36:07, Coatesville, PA |
Peter Borger, 2:15:24, Malvern, PA |
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Stephanie Rouse, 2:36:07, Boston, MA |
Benjamin Bayless, 2:15:31, Cincinnati, OH |
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Lexie Greitzer, 2:36:10, Colorado Springs, CO |
Zach Herriott, 2:15:34, Washington, DC |
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Theresa Hailey, 2:36:11, Portland, OR |
Sean Ryan, 2:15:38, Tampa, FL |
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Andrea Masterson, 2:36:14, Seattle, WA |
Tim Mcgowan, 2:15:40, Cambridge ma |
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Sofie Schunk, 2:36:22, Albuquerque, NM |
Habtamu Cheney, 2:15:43, Provo, Utah |
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Madeline Block, 2:36:25, Coralville, IA |
Hosava Kretzmann , 2:15:50, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Courtney Alama, 2:36:27, Nashville, TN |
Paxton Smith , 2:15:51, Miami, Florida |
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Brittney Hall, 2:36:28, Macomb, MI |
Ryan Smith, 2:15:52, Boston, MA |
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Alyssa Bloomquist, 2:36:29, Simpsonville, SC |
Cody Sedbrook, 2:15:53, Buffalo, MN |
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Isabel Hebner , 2:36:29, JBLM, WA |
Daniel Docherty, 2:15:55, Saint Paul, MN |
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Erin Gregoire, 2:36:33, New York, NY |
Zachary Ornelas, 2:16:01, Ann Arbor, MI |
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Molly Maksin, 2:36:44, Golden, CO |
Austin Bogina, 2:16:19, Arma, KS |
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Lisa Goodin, 2:36:46, San Diego, CA |
Adan Rodriguez, 2:16:34, Dalton, GA |
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Alana Levy, 2:36:53, New York, NY |
Zachary Hine, 2:16:36, San Bruno, CA |
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Joanna Stephens, 2:37:03, Dallas, GA |
Noah Verlinde, 2:16:38, Saginaw, MI |
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Hannah Moulton, 2:37:04, Worthington, OH |
Ben Fletcher, 2:16:44, Albuquerque, NM |
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Jennifer Sandoval Cardenas, 2:37:11, Fontana CA |
Connor Rockett, 2:16:45, Boston, MA |
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Melissa Rock , 2:37:12, Prior Lake, MN |
Mason Coppi, 2:16:47, Lakewood, CO |
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Emma Kertesz, 2:37:34, Longmont, CO |
Johnny Rutford, 2:16:52, Beaverton, OR |
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Insa Mannstadt, 2:37:34, Brooklyn, NY |
Spencer Bossi-Johnson, 2:16:53, Poughkeepsie, NY |
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Jane Miller, 2:37:37, Los Angeles, CA |
Brayden McLaughlin, 2:16:55, Loomis, CA |
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Hayley Collins, 2:37:38, Tolland, CT |
Jake Bertelsen, 2:17:05, New Albany, OH |
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Annie Dear, 2:37:56, San Rafael, CA |
Sean O’Connor, 2:17:05, Bountiful, UT |
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Lyndy Davis, 2:37:56, Eugene, OR |
Sem Sultanov, 2:17:07, Jacksonville, FL |
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Moira O’Connor Lenth, 2:37:57, Seattle, WA |
John Dewitt, 2:17:13, West Allis, WI |
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Grace Connolly, 2:37:58, San Francisco, CA |
Kurt Roeser, 2:17:26, Longmont, CO |
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Lauren Philbrook, 2:38:00, Hamilton, NY |
Mason Frank, 2:17:29, Papillion, NE |
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Gabriella DeLay, 2:38:02, Winston Salem, NC |
Prescott Leach , 2:17:29, Waltham, MA |
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Alexandra Conway, 2:38:06, New York, NY |
Jesse Davis, 2:17:30, Omaha, NE |
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Nicole Clancy, 2:38:11, Rancho Cordova, Ca |
Colin Martin, 2:17:31, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Samantha Drop, 2:38:20, Boulder, CO |
Henry Williams, 2:17:32, Tulsa, OK |
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Becky Dunkel, 2:38:21, Tampa, FL |
James Withers, 2:17:33, Utica, NY |
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Hannah Reinhardt, 2:38:26, Denver, CO |
Andy Wacker, 2:17:34, Boulder, CO |
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Margaret Ludick, 2:38:37, Nashville, TN |
Johnny Hogue, 2:17:40, Walker, WV |
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Heidi Peoples, 2:38:41, Clarks Summit, PA |
Daniel Schubert, 2:17:42, Durham, NC |
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Maryann Gong, 2:38:44, New York, NY |
Andy Williams, 2:17:49, Middlebury, IN |
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Claire Inciong Krummenacher, 2:38:45, Chicago, IL |
Ryan Archer, 2:17:51, Kingston, NY |
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Libby Benzer, 2:38:51, Orchard Park, NY |
Adam Walker, 2:17:59, Lexington, KY |
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Courtney Dauwalter, 2:38:54, Buena Vista, CO |
Oscar Medina, 2:17.40, San Francisco, Ca |
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Tiaree Towler, 2:38:54, Colorado Springs, CO |
Tyler Day, 2:18:03, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Veronica Graziano, 2:38:56, Falmouth, ME |
Calbert Guest, 2:18:05, Fort Collins, CO |
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Jeannette Mathieu, 2:39:03, San Francisco, CA |
Christopher Reischel, 2:18:14, Tacoma, WA |
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Kelby Laughner, 2:39:13, Indianapolis, IN |
Jack Beakas, 2:18:18, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Sarah Anderson, 2:39:15, Los Gatos, CA |
Bashash Walio, 2:18:19, Gunnison, CO |
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Gillian Meeks, 2:39:16, San Francisco, CA |
Mark Hegarty, 2:18:24, Manchester, CT |
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Michaela Kizershot White, 2:39:23, Pittsburgh, PA |
Steven Kool, 2:18:31, Sunnyvale, CA |
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Molly Colwell, 2:39:25, Cambridge, MA |
Nate Tavakolian, 2:18:34, Santa Barbara, CA |
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Paula Pridgen, 2:39:34, Charlotte, NC |
Philip Royer, 2:18:51, Boston, MA |
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Lindsay Kostelnick, 2:39:45, Flagstaff, AZ |
Billy Ulrich, 2:18:52, Boulder, CO |
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Kerry Allen, 2:39:49, Washington, DC |
William Laird, 2:18:56, Seattle, WA |
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Katie Hynes, 2:39:56, San Francisco |
John O’Malley, 2:18:59, Golden, Co |
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Alison Wells, 2:40:00, Bossier City, LA |
Ben Fleischer, 2:19:00, Scotch Plains, NJ |
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Alyssa Lopez-Block, 2:40:00, Lindsay, CA |
Aaron Breene, 2:19:01, San Francisco, CA |
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Alyssa Ondash , 2:40:07, North Royalton, OH |
Trevor Wysong, 2:19:04, Saint Petersburg, FL |
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Ainsley Pressl, 2:40:11, Baltimore, MD |
Gavin Glaza, 2:19:05, Thornton, CO |
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Alsu Lenneman, 2:40:15, Canton, MI |
Oscar Viquez, 2:19:09, San Jose, ca |
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Carolina Garcia, 2:40:16, Irving, TX |
William Cadwell, 2:19:10, South Haven, MI |
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Elizabeth Klecker, 2:40:44, New York, NY |
Seth Slavin, 2:19:19, Washington, DC |
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Ellaney Matarese, 2:41:07, La Canada, CA |
Andrew Cusmano, 2:19:20, Portland, OR |
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Hannah Calvert, 2:41:08, Tacoma, WA |
Jacob Lehmann Duke, 2:19:22, Berkeley, CA |
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Caroline Towle, 2:41:12, Bedford, MA |
Blake Whalen, 2:19:27, Des Moines, IA |
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Karen Bertasso Hughes, 2:41:15, Selkirk, NY |
Garrett Reynolds, 2:19:28, Ventura, CA |
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Melissa Perlman, 2:41:43, Delray Beach, FL |
Kevin Monogue, 2:19:30, Brooklyn, NY |
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Kayla Grahn, 2:41:45, Santa Monica, CA |
Andrew Healey, 2:19:41, Scranton, PA |
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Stephanie Diacovo, 2:41:46, New York, NY |
Brad Hodkinson, 2:19:43, Seattle, WA |
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Caroline Gosser, 2:41:52, Louisville, KY |
Stephen Paddock, 2:19:44, Raleigh, NC |
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Maggie Graham, 2:41:53, Arlington Heights, IL |
Milo Greder, 2:19:51, Scottsdale, AZ |
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Sloane Sparks, 2:41:53, Nashville, TN |
Max Jaffe, 2:19:56, New York, NY |
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Lauren Bailey, 2:42:00, Indianapolis, IN |
Steve Jordan , 2:19.13, West Chester, PA |
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Maeve Pierson, 2:42:09, Washington, DC |
Nate Pendleton, 2:20:00, Stanford, CA |
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Allie Ostrander, DEBUT, Boulder, CO |
Acer Iverson, DEBUT, Boulder, CO |
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Fiona Smith, DEBUT, River Falls, WI |
Alec Basten, DEBUT, St Louis, MO |
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Grayson Murphy, DEBUT, Bozeman, CO |
Aleksei Bingham, DEBUT, Golden, CO |
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Jenny Schilling, DEBUT, Portland, OR |
Anthony Raftis, DEBUT, Mammoth Lakes, CA |
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Kasandra Parker, DEBUT, Waverly, IA |
Benjamin Eidenschink, DEBUT, Niwot, CO |
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Kenzie Hopkins, DEBUT, Roseville, CA |
Brian Barraza, DEBUT, Lafayette, CO |
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Lucy Jenks, DEBUT, San Francisco, CA |
Cole Sprout, DEBUT, Park City, UT |
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Mikayla Reed, DEBUT, Indianapolis, IN |
Creed Thompson, DEBUT, Provo, UT |
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Morgan Nokes, DEBUT, Riverton, UT |
Davin Thompson, DEBUT, Provo, UT |
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Olivia Borowiak, DEBUT, Yorkville, IL |
Dayton Brown, DEBUT, Rockford, MI |
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Savannah Shaw, DEBUT, Boulder, CO |
Isai Rodriguez, DEBUT, Chapel Hill, NC |
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Tayler Tuttle, DEBUT, Longmont, CO |
Lucas Florsheim, DEBUT, Boulder, CO |
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Vanessa Fraser, DEBUT, San Francisco, CA |
Miguel Angel Bautista, DEBUT, Seattle, WA |
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Nickolas Scudder, DEBUT, Boulder CO |
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Noah Fisher, DEBUT, Greenville, SC |
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Tim Hendricks, DEBUT, Coronado, CA |
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Tyler Berg, DEBUT, Boulder, CO |