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USATF 10 Mile Championships: Men

Leonard Korir Age: 30 Date of Birth: December 10, 1986 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,001

Personal Bests 10K Road: 28:09 (2014) 10 Miles: 46:52 (2014) Half-: 1:01:06 (2015)

A two-time NCAA champion at Iona College, became a US citizen in 2016. He represented his new country at the 2016 Olympics, where he placed fourteenth in the 10,000 meters. In 2017, he has won the , the Jacksonville , the Houston , and the US Half Marathon Championships.

Tim Ritchie Age: 30 Date of Birth: August 7, 1987 Residence: , MA Bib: 20,002

Personal Bests 10K Road: 28:54 (2017) 10 Miles: 47:19 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:01:23 (2015) Marathon: 2:14:50 (2013)

Tim Ritchie has placed in the top-10 at USATF Road Circuit events 17 times, including podium finishes at the 2012 USATF 15K Championships (second), the 2012 USATF 10 Mile Championships (third), the 2013 USATF Half Marathon Championships (third), and the 2014 USATF 15K Championships (third). In 2017, he took fifth at the USATF 20K Championships and fourth at the USATF 25K Championships. He represented the at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials. He won the 2015 Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and is a graduate of .

Martin Hehir Age: 24 Date of Birth: December 19, 1992 Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Bib: 20,003

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 28:08.6 (2017) 15K Road: 45:01 (2016) 10 Miles: 47:48 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:03:46 (2016)

2016 Syracuse University graduate Martin Hehir of Flagstaff’s Hoka One One Northern Arizona Elite burst onto the road racing scene after leading his team to the 2015 NCAA DI Cross Country team title with a sixth-place finish at the 2016 USATF 15K Championships and a third-place finish at the 2016 Cherry Blossom 10-Mile. He finished seventh in the 10,000 meters at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials and was the runner-up in this year’s Philadelphia Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon.

Jonathan Grey Age: 29 Date of Birth: February 13, 1988 Residence: Boulder, CO Bib: 20,004

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 27:59 (2015) 10K Road: 28:49 10 Miles: 47:12 (2015) Half-marathon – 1:02:25 (2012) Marathon: 2:24:09 (2016)

Jonathan Grey of the Boulder Track Club Elite finished fifth place at the 2015 USATF 10 Mile Championships. He competed in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials and finished ninth in the 10,000 meters at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. The three-time NCAA DI All-American at William and Mary represented the United States internationally three times at the 2012 and 2015 Great Cross Country Meet and the 2015 Pan-American Games Cross Country Championships. He won the 2011 USATF Club Cross Country Championships and most recently won the 2016 Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon.

Stanley Kebenei Age: 26 Date of Birth: November 6, 1989 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,005

Personal Bests 15K: 43:29 (2017) 10 Miles: 46:36 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:06:15 (2011)

Arkansas graduate Stanley Kebenei stormed onto the American road racing circuit with his 2016 USATF 15K Championships victory last year. He was an eight-time NCAA DI All-American and finished eighth at the 2015 USATF Cross Country Championships. He competed in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in the . In 2017, Kebenei finished fifth in the IAAF World Championships in the 3000 meter steeplechase final, fourth at the Jacksonville Gate River Run, and first at the Washington Cherry Blossom 10 Mile.

Shadrack Kipchirchir Age: 26 Date of Birth: February 22, 1989 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,006

Personal Bests 10K Road: 28:12 (2017) 10 Miles: 48:22 (2016)

After graduating from Oklahoma State University in 2014, enlisted in the US Army and joined the US Army World Class Athlete program. He placed fourth in the 2015 Pan American Games in the 10,000 meters and was a 2016 Olympian in the 10,000 meters. He finished 19th in Rio. Kipchirchir won this year’s Cooper River Bridge Run and placed second at the Jacksonville Gate River Run and the Peachtree Road Race.

Christo Landry Age: 31 Date of Birth: April 29, 1986 Residence: Charlotte, NC Bib: 20,007

Personal Bests 10K Road: 28:25 (2014) 10 Miles46:41 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:02:52 (2016) Marathon: 2:14:30 (2014)

Christo Landry has won six US Road Championships and placed on the podium for nine more. In 2014, he won three US Road Championships in a row (10 Mile, 25 K and 10K) and set the still-standing American record for the road 25K. In 2017, Landry has placed third at the US Half Marathon Championships, second at the US 25K Road Championships, and he won the Tampa Half Marathon.

Kiya Dandena Age: 28 Date of Birth: April 14, 1989 Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Bib: 20,008

Personal Bests 10 Miles: 46:58 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:03:13 (2017) Marathon: 2:22:14 (2016)

Kiya Dandena is an Olympic Trials qualifier and trains with Team Run Flagstaff Pro. This year, he has finished tenth at the US 15K Championships, seventh at the 20K Road Running Championships, and fourth at the US Half Marathon Championships.

Alex Monroe Age: 25 Date of Birth: March 30, 1992 Residence: Boulder, CO Bib: 20,009

Personal Bests 10K Road: 29:54 (2016) 15K: 45:12 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:04:41 (2015)

Alex Monroe qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials with his performance at the 2015 Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon. He represented the United States internationally at the 2016 Great Edinburgh Cross Country Meet as a result of his eighth-place finish at the 2015 USATF Club Cross Country Championships. Last year, he finished seventh at the USATF 15K Championships and ran a personal best 10,000 meters on the track of 28:17.03, which qualified him for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Emmanuel Bor Age: 29 Date of Birth: April 14, 1988 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,010

Personal Bests 10K Road: 28:23 (2014) 10 Miles: 49:45 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:03:35 (2017)

Emmanuel Bor ran for the University of Alabama and became a US Citizen by joining the Army. Bor teamed up with his brothers Julius and Hillary to win the All Armed Forces Cross Country Championships in February 2016.

Abbabiya Simbassa Age: 24 Date of Birth: June 30, 1993 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,011

Personal Bests 10K Roads: 29:59 (2016) 10 Miles: 48:33 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:03:28 (2016)

Biya Simbassa made a name for himself in 2016, lowering his 5000-meter personal best on the track by more than 30 seconds to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. He finished fifth at the 2016 USATF 15K Championships and ninth at the 2016 USATF Road Mile Championships. Simbassa is a former member of Team USA and a current member of the American Distance Project.

Futsum Zienasellassie Age: 24 Date of Birth: December 16, 1992 Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Bib: 20,012

Personal Bests 5,000 meters: 13:34 (2017) 10,000 meters: 27:52 (2016) 10K Roads: 29:48 (2015)

A member of the Hoka One One Norther Arizona Elite, Futsum Zienasellassie was a six-time All-American at Northern Arizona University, where he set the current school record for the 10,000 meters. Since making his professional debut in May 2017, he set a new personal best for 5,000 meters. On the roads this year, he finished 17th at the Atlanta Peachtree Road Race ad fifth at the Great Cow Harbor 10K.

Parker Stinson Age: 24 Date of Birth: March 3, 1992 Residence: Boulder, CO Bib: 20,013

Personal Bests 10K Road: 29:24 (2015) 10 Miles: 47:52 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:03:17 (2017)

A nine-time All-American at the University of , Parker Stinson also became the first person to win three USA Junior Track and Field Championships 10,000 meter titles. Ranked in the top 10 for the 10,000 meters in 2015 by Track & Field News, Stinson finished third at this year’s US 25K Road Running Championships.

Ryan Mahalsky Age: 24 Date of Birth: April 27, 1993 Residence: Arlington, VA Bib: 20,014

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 28:39 (2017) 10K Road: 30:23 (2017) 10 Miles: 48:26 (2017)

Lehigh graduate Ryan Mahalsky, who trains in Washington, D.C., set personal bests this past spring in both the 10,000 meters on the track and 10K on the roads. He placed fifteenth at this year’s Cherry Blossom 10 Mile.

Elkana Kibet Age: 34 Date of Birth: June 2, 1983 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,015

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 28:22 (2017) 10K Road: 28:57 (2009) 10 Miles: 49:06 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:03:35 (2016) Marathon: 2:11:31 (2015)

A US citizen since 2013, Elkana Kibet is also a member of the US Army and the Army’s World Class Athlete Program. He was deployed in Kuwait and Iraq in 2015. With his 2:11:31 marathon debut at the 2015 Marathon (where he also placed tenth), Kibet qualified for the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Team Trials. In 2017, he finished 16th at the IAAF World Championship Marathon, seventh at the Marathon and sixth at the .

Kevin Lewis Age: 24 Date of Birth: July 10, 1993 Residence: , MN Bib: 20,016

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 28:56 (2017) 10K Road: 30:51 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:06:53 (2017)

A member of Team USA Minnesota, Kevin Lewis graduated from the University of Iowa in 2015 as an All- American and set the school record in the 5,000 meters. He won the 2016 IMT Des Moines Half Marathon.

Ben Payne Age: 36 Date of Birth: September 16, 1981 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,017

Personal Bests 10K Road: 29:31 (2015) 10 Miles: 48:15 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:03:10 (2015) Marathon: 2:15:46 (2016)

Ben Payne, a 2004 graduate of the Air Force Academy, has had much success on the road racing circuit since completing his commissioning and serving as an Air Force instructor pilot. During his 10 years as an active duty pilot Ben continued to train, competing in multiple Armed Forces Championships and 2015 CISM World Military Championships. The four-time Mountain West Conference champion finished 17th at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials and runner up at the 2015 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race.

Malcom Richards Age: 34 Date of Birth: October 12, 1982 Residence: Bib: 20,018

Personal Bests 10K Road: 30:13 (2015) 10 Miles: 49:56 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:03:26 (2015) Marathon: 2:15:10 (2016)

An alumnus of St. Olaf, Malcom Richards is a two-time Olympic Marathon Team Trials qualifier (2012 and 2016). He finished sixth at this year’s SacTown 10 Mile and eleventh at the US Half Marathon Championships.

Nicholas Montanez Age: 24 Date of Birth: September 7, 1993 Residence: Provo, UT Bib: 20,019

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 29:43 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:04:29 (2017) 25K Road: 1:17:10 (2017)

A recent graduate of Brigham Young University, Nicholas Montanez won the 2017 Provo Utah Valley Half Marathon and finished seventh at this year’s US 25K Road Running Championships.

Sean Brown Age: 29 Date of Birth: January 10, 1988 Residence: Nashville, TN Bib: 20,020

Personal Bests 10 Miles: 50:04 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:04:44 (2016) Marathon: 2:17:02 (2014)

Sean Brown competed in the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon and was 10th at last year’s Medtronic Marathon.

Tyler Jermann Age: 24 Date of Birth: August 19, 1992 Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Bib: 20,021

Personal Bests 10 Miles Road: 51:19 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:05:57 (2017) Marathon: 2:16:52 (2017)

Team USA Minnesota’s Tyler Jermann qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials at the 2016 Houston Marathon; the Iowa State University graduate finished 26th at the Trials. He finished third overall as the top-American at the 2016 Marathon and tenth at the 2016 Grandma’s Marathon. Jermann won the USATF 50K Road Championships in spring 2017, running the second fastest 50K time ever by a North American.

Haron Lagat Age: 34 Date of Birth: August 15, 1983 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,022

Personal Bests 10K Road: 28:43 (2009) Half-marathon: 1:05:38 (2008)

Dave Goodman Age: 28 Date of Birth: December 21, 1988 Residence: Boulder, CO Bib: 20,023

Personal Bests 3,000 meters: 8:51 (2017 5,000 meters: 13:59 (2017)

Yonas Mebrahtu Age: 29 Date of Birth: January 12, 1988 Residence: Bib: 20,024

Personal Bests 10K Road: 28:51 (2015) 10 miles: 48:19 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:02:59 (2014)

Yonas Mebrahtu won the 2016 Carlsbad Half Marathon and became a US citizen later that same year.

Brendan Martin Age: 28 Date of Birth: March 21, 1989 Residence: Smithtown, NY Bib: 20,025

Personal Bests 10K Road: 30:15 (2014) 10 Miles: 49:15 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:04:38 (2013) Marathon: 2:15:30 (2015)

Columbia graduate Brendan Martin has steadily climbed the U.S. marathon rankings over the last few years, finishing 20th at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials and completing 2015 as the 10th fastest marathoner in the country, recording his personal best at the 2015 Grandma’s Marathon. He will look to improve upon his 22nd-place finish at the 2015 Medtronic TC 10 Mile.

Rob Molke Age: 26 Date of Birth: January 28, 1991 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 20,026

Personal Bests: 10K Road: 30:18 (2017) 10 Miles: 50:40 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:03:27 (2016) Marathon: 2:26:39 (2016)

Team USA Minnesota’s Rob Molke made his marathon debut last year at the Medtronic , qualifying the Syracuse University graduate and New Jersey for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials. After placing second this year at the MDRA Victory 10K and tenth at the Pittsburgh Half Marathon, he returns to the US 10 Mile Championships. Molke has recorded additional top-ten finishes on the roads at the 2016 Gary Bjorkland Half-Marathon (8th), the 2016 Pittsburgh Half Marathon (6th), the 2014 (9th), and the 2014 Brooklyn Half (5th).

Ryan Rutherford Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 20,027

Personal Bests: 10,000 meters: 28:41 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:06:25 (2017)

Ryan Rutherford joined Team USA Minnesota in early 2017 after a successful career at Illinois State University. He ended his collegiate career with four Illinois State track and field and cross country record and has since turned to the roads, competing at the Jacksonville Gate River Run and the Houston Half Marathon.

Matt Jablonski Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 20,028

Personal Bests: 10K Road: 30:55 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:09:13 (2015)

Sam Kosgei Age: 31 Date of Birth: January 20, 1986 Residence: Colorado Springs, CO Bib: 20,029

Personal Bests: 10K Road: 27:49 (2009) Half-marathon: 59:36 (2009) Marathon: 2:06:53 (2016)

Sam Kosgei is a member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program and the two-time winner of the Marine Corps Marathon (2014, 2016).

Tim Rackers Age: 24 Date of Birth: March 7, 1993 Residence: Boulder, CO Bib: 20,030

Personal Bests: 10K Road: 31:14 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:06:46 (2016)

Ben Sathre Age: 27 Date of Birth: April 23, 1990 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 20,031

Personal Bests 10K Roads: 29:00 (2017) 10 Miles: 49:28 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:04:51 (2014)

Local resident and St. Thomas graduate Ben Sathre has recorded two top-10 finishes at USATF Road Racing Circuit events. He qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials and finished fifth at the 2016 Gary Bjorkland Half Marathon.. He graduated from Chaska High School and was a six-time NCAA DIII All-American in college.

Jon Peterson Age: 28 Date of Birth: January 6, 1989 Residence: Richfield, MN Bib: 20,032

Personal Bests 10K Road – 29:28 (2014) 10 Miles – 48:06 (2012) Half-marathon -1:04:26 (2015) Marathon: 2:20:21 (2016)

Originally from Clovis, CA, Jon Peterson of Team USA Minnesota made his marathon debut at the 2016 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Peterson, a Division I All-American while at UC Davis, has recorded impressive times on the track and the roads, including a 4:00 mile, a 13:325,000 meter, and a 1:04:26 half-marathon; his half-marathon time qualified him to compete at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. He is only one of three people in TC 10 Mile history to win the event multiple times (2013, 2014). He represented the United States at the 2013 Great Edinburgh Cross Country Meet.

Julian Florez Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 20,033

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 30:43 (2016) 10 Miles Road: 50:10 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:07:30 (2017) Julian Florez is a recent graduate of the University of New Mexico, where he placed fifth at the 2015 Mountain West Outdoor Track Field Championships. In 2017, he placed third at the Missoula Half Marathon and first at the Albuquerque Chips and Salsa Half Marathon.

Mason Frank Age: 28 Date of Birth: May 9, 1989 Residence: , CO Bib: 20,034

Personal Bests 10 Miles – 51:38 (2015) Half-marathon – 1:07:17 (2015) Marathon – 2:18:34 (2015)

Mason Frank qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials at the 2015 Cal International Marathon, where he set his personal best. He finished second at the 2016 Torchlight 5K and third at the 2016 Brian Kraft Memorial 5K, both held in Minneapolis. In 2017, he placed third at the Lincoln Marathon.

Abinet Adraro Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Albuquerque, NM Bib: 20,035

Personal Bests 10 Miles: 50:16 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:06:54 (2016)

Zach Baker Age: 25 Date of Birth: May 25, 1992 Residence: West Des Moines, IA Bib: 20,036

Personal Bests 10K Road: 31:16 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:06:58 (2017) 25K Road: 1:20:37 (2017)

A member of Runablaze, Iowa’s Elite Distance Running Club, Zach Baker has spent the last two winters in , training with other runners in the distance mecca of the world. He has racked up an impressive 2017, finishing fourteenth at the US 25K Road Running Championship, seventh at Des Moines Dam to Dam Half Marathon, third at Lincoln Half Marathon, and second at Kansas City Parkway Half Marathon.

Evan Landes Age: 24 Date of Birth: February 13, 1993 Residence: Bib: 20,037

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 28:58 (2016) 10K Road: 30:17 (2016) Half-Marathon – 1:05:46 (2017)

Matt Barrett Age: 31 Date of Birth: October 4, 1986 Residence: Verona, WI Bib: 20,038

Personal Bests Half-Marathon: 1:05:18 (2010) Marathon: 2:23:09 (2014)

Matt Barrett is a 2010 graduate of the University of Minnesota. He recorded his marathon personal best at the 2014 and set his half-marathon personal best at the 2010 Des Moines Half Marathon, where he placed fourth.

Aaron Easker Age: 26 Date of Birth: May 20, 1991 Residence: Bib: 20,039

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 29:33 (2013) 10K Road: 29:47 (2017) 10 Miles: 50:42 (2015)

Aaron Easker ran for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and was the 2014 US 5K Champion.

Nicholas Spector Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Sonoma, CA Bib: 20,040

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 30:34 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:09:19 (2017) Marathon: 2:29:14

Brett Morley Age: 25 Date of Birth: April 13, 1992 Residence: Greenville, SC Bib: 20,041

Personal Bests Half-marathon – 1:07:52

Brett Morley graduated from North Greenville University in 2014. He finished second in this year’s Raleigh Half Marathon.

Ethan Coffey Age: 34 Date of Birth: February 27,1983 Residence: Knoxville, TN Bib: 20,043

Personal Bests 10 Miles: 51:07 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:07:06 (2014) Marathon: 2:22:58 (2015)

Ethan Coffey graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and won the 2014 USATF 50k Road Championships, crossing the finish with a record-setting time of 2:53:32.

Johnny Rutford Age: 26 Date of Birth: December 31, 1990 Residence: Omaha, NE Bib: 20,044

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 30:48 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:08:14 (2017) Marathon: 2:28:59 (2017)

Willie Milam Age: 25 Date of Birth: February 3, 1992 Residence: Bib: 20,045

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 29:49 (2017) 10K Road: 30:39 (2016)

Eric Loeffler Age: 40 Date of Birth: January 10, 1977 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 20,046

Personal Bests 10K Road – 30:28 (2013) 10 Miles – 48:55 (2014) Half-marathon – 1:04:31 (2013) Marathon – 2:16:50 (2015)

Eric Loeffler, a local resident and graduate of State University, qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials with his performances at the 2015 USATF Half Marathon Championships and the 2015 Grandma’s Marathon. He recently finished third at the Hot Dash 10 Mile and 34th at this year’s .

Calvin Lehn Age: 23 Date of Birth: December 10, 1993 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 20,047

Personal Bests 5,000 meters: 15:01 (2015) 10,000 meters: 31:10 (2017)

Timothy Gill Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Alston, MA Bib: 20,048

Personal Bests 5,000 meters: 14:39 (2015)

Ryan Smith Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Farmington, ME Bib: 20,049

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 30:28 (2017)

Ian Carter Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 20,050

Personal Bests 5,000 meters: 14:23 (2017) 10,000 meters: 30:57 (2017)

Brogan Austin Age: 25 Date of Birth: October 5, 1991 Residence: Des Moines, IA Bib: 20,051

Personal Bests 10K Road: 30:42 (2016) 10 Miles Road: 49:03 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:04:38 (2015) Marathon: 2:24:39 (2016)

Iowa-native Brogan Austin qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials in 2015 at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon. He finished 38th place at the Trials. In 2017, Austin placed third at the Ames Midnight Madness 10K and second at the Des Moines Capital Pursuit 10 Mile.

Ian Lamere Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Rochester, MI Bib: 20,052

Personal Bests 5,000 meters: 13:56 (2017) 10,000 meters: 28:38 (2016)

USATF 10 Mile Championships: Women

Aliphine Tuliamuk Age: 27 Date of Birth: April 5, 1989 Residence: Santa Fe, NM Bib: 20,101

Personal Bests 10K Road: 31:52 (2014) 10 Miles: 52:16 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:09:16 (2013) Marathon: 2:34:44 (2015)

Aliphine Tuliamuk, the current leader of the USATF Road Racing Circuit series, has had a busy year. She placed sixth at the US 15K Championships, third at the Half Marathon Championships, second at the 20K Championships, and first at the 25K Championships. She also placed first at the USATF Cross Country Championships. Tuliamuk became an American citizen in late April of 2016. Between her graduation from Wichita State (where she was a nine-time All-American) and gaining her citizenship, she finished third at the 2014 and 2015 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, second at the 2015 , and third at the 2014 BAA 10K. In 2016, she finished second in the US 10 Mile Road Championships.

Sara Hall Age: 34 Date of Birth: April 15, 1983 Residence: Big Bear, CA Bib: 20,102

Personal Bests 5K Road: 15:33 (2009) 10K Road: 32:14 (2014) 10 Miles: 52:54 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:10:07 (2016) Marathon: 2:28:26 (2017)

Sara Hall is one of ’s most versatile distance runners, competitive from the mile to the marathon. She represented the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games in the 3000-meter steeplechase, earning the gold medal, the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She has won USATF Road Racing Circuit titles at the 2012 USATF Cross Country Championships, the 2011 USATF Road Mile Championships, and the 2006 USATF 5K Championships and has finished in the top 10 more than 20 times in the series. She competed in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon team Trials and the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. At Stanford University, she earned seven NCAA DI All-American honors and she is married to U.S. marathon star . The two adopted four Ethiopian children in 2015.

Natosha Rogers Age: 26 Date of Birth: May 7, 1991 Residence: Littleton, CO Bib: 20,103

Personal Bests 10K Road: 32:46 (2017) 10 Mile: 54:31 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:10:45 (2017)

Natosha Rogers was the second-place finisher at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in the 10,000 meters. After suffering a serious injury to her knee, she has slowly made a return to competitive running, winning the 2016 Great Cow Harbor 10K and competing in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Rodgers placed seventh at last year’s US 10 Mile Championships. In 2017, she placed first at the US 15K Road Championships and first at the US Half-Marathon Championships. She graduated from A&M University as an NCAA Champion in the 10,000 meters.

Allie Kieffer Age: 30 Date of Birth: September 16, 1987 Residence: New York, NY Bib: 20,104

Personal Bests 10K Road: 34:09 (2017) 10 Miles Road: 56:43 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:17:08 (2016) Marathon: 2:55:30 (2016)

In 2016, broke the for the indoor marathon by running 2:44:44. This year, she placed sixth in the US 20K Road Championship.

Liz Costello Age: 29 Date of Birth: February 23, 1988 Residence: Boston, MA Bib: 20,105

Personal Bests 10K Road: 32:58 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:12:35 (2016) Marathon: 2:38:21 (2017)

Liz Costello was a four-time Division I All-American at Prince University and is a member of Team New Balance Boston. She placed fourth in the 10,000m in the 2015 Pan American Games and sixth in the 10,000m at the 2016 Olympic Trials. In 2017, she has placed 9th at the US 15K Road Championships, 17th at the Half Marathon, 18th at the Boston Marathon and seventh at the 2017 USA Championships 10,000m. Costello works as a sales manager for SOS Hydration and has written about her training journey for Runner’s World magazine.

Lindsey Scherf Age: 30 Date of Birth: September 18, 1986 Residence: High Falls, NY Bib: 20,106

Personal Bests 10K Road: 32:33 (2014) 10 Miles: 54:49 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:11:45 (2012) Marathon: 2:32:19 (2015)

Lindsey Scherf is the 2015 USATF 25K champion and has placed on the podium four times at USATF Road Running Circuit events. She holds the American junior record in the 10,000 meters at 32:51.20 and represented the United States at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials and set her personal best in the marathon at the 2015 Grandma’s Marathon, placing second. She placed eighth at last year’s US 10 Mile Road Championships and fifth at this year’s Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN.

Bethany Sachtleben Age: 25 Date of Birth: September 2, 1992 Residence: Manassas, VA Bib: 20,107

Personal Bests 10K Road: 34:45 (2016) 15K Road: 55:03 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:13:28 (2017)

A graduate of George Mason University, where she captured three Atlantic-10 conference titles and broke a 23-year-old school record in the 10,000 meters, Bethany Sachtleben was fourth at this year’s US Half Marathon Championships.

Semehar Tesfaye Age: 26 Date of Birth: November 9, 1990 Residence: Everett, MA Bib: 20,108

Personal Bests 10K Road: 34:42 (2014) 10 Miles: 58:52 (2011) Half-marathon: 1:14:12 (2016) Marathon: 2:37:27 (2016)

Semehar Tesfaye won the for a second year in a row this year – her 2016 victory was her first marathon ever. She placed seventh at the 2016 US 20K Road Running Championships and seventh at 2016 US Half Marathon Championships.

Belainesh Gebre Age: 29 Date of Birth: December 23, 1987 Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Bib: 20,109

Personal Bests 10K Road: 31:33 (2010) 10 Miles: 53:22 (2010) Half-marathon: 1:08:51 (2012) Marathon: 2:26:17 (2011)

Belainesh Gebre, originally a competitor for Ethiopia, became a U.S. citizen in 2016 and has since competed in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials and won the 2017 Dam to Dam Half Marathon in Des Moines, IA, an event she also won in 2013 and 2016. In her marathon debut at the 2010 , she took home the title and followed it up with a fourth-place finish at the 2011 Houston Marathon and a third-place finish at the Chicago Marathon. She has finished on the podium at many high-profile road races including the NYRR Mini 10K, the Atlanta Peachtree Road Race, and the Utica Boilermaker. Gebre placed fifth at this year’s USATF Half Marathon Championships.

Molly Grabill Age: 25 Date of Birth: August 31, 1992 Residence: Boulder, CO Bib: 20,110

Personal Bests 5000m: 15:47 (2015) 10K Road: 35:31 (2017)

A five-time Division I All-American, Molly Grabill competed for the and is now a member of the Roots Running Project in Boulder, Colorado.

Sarah Pease Age: 29 Date of Birth: November 9, 1987 Residence: Elizabeth, IN Bib: 20,111

Personal Bests 10K Road: 34:07 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:13:43 (2016) Marathon: 2:41:45 (2017)

Sarah Pease attended Indiana University, where she was a three-time All-American and the 2011 Big Ten Conference Steeplechase Champion. She was a finalist in the 3000m steeplechase in the 2012 Olympic Trials, and in 2016, qualified for the Olympic Trials in both the 3000m steeplechase and the marathon. In 2017, she won the Birmingham Mercedes Marathon in a new personal best time of 2:41:45. Pease is a member of the Rogue Athletic Club and runs for rabbit apparel.

Emma Bates Age: 25 Date of Birth: July 8, 1992 Residence: Boston, MA Bib: 20,112

Personal Bests 5,000 meters: 15:32.46 (2015) 10,000 meters: 32:13.28 (2015) 10K Road: 33:54 (2015) 10 Mile: 56:00 (2016)

Elk River High School alumni is a member of the BAA High Performance Team based in Boston, MA and the 2014 NCAA Champion at 10,000 meters. While at Boise State University, she earned 12 NCAA Division I All-American Honors. She has represented the Unites States twice in cross country at the 2015 and 2016 Great Edinburgh Cross Country Meet. In 2015, she finished 10th at the USATF 12K Championships and fifth at the USATF Club Cross Country Championships. This year, Bates has been busy on the track, finishing fifth in the 10,000m at the Portland Track Festival and first in the 10,000m at the Friday Night Lights meet in Cambridge, MA. Bates finished eleventh in 2016’s USATF 10 Mile Championships.

Katy Moen Age: 25 Date of Birth: April 20, 1992 Residence: St. Paul, MN Bib: 20,113

Personal Bests 10K Roads: 35:45 (2017) 10 Miles: 56:29 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:14:30 (2016)

Katy Moen, a graduate of Iowa State, was first at this year’s MDRA Victory 10K. In 2016, she placed ninth at 2016 USATF 1 Mile Road Championships and 18th at the Houston Half Marathon. While at Iowa State, Moen won two Big 12 Championships, was a two-time All-American and named the USATFCCCA Midwest Women’s Regional Track Athlete of the Year. Katy is a member of Team USA Minnesota. Sallie Post Age: 30 Date of Birth: September 3, 1987 Residence: Atlanta, GA Bib: 20,114

Personal Bests 10 Miles: 1:01:47 (2012) Half-marathon: 1:14:54 (2016) Marathon: 2:41:49 (2014)

Sallie Post competed in the 2016 Olympic Marathon Team Trials and is a member of the Atlanta Track Club.

Anna Weber Age: 29 Date of Birth: April 13, 1988 Residence: Indianapolis, IN Bib: 20,115

Personal Bests 10 Miles: 56:27 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:14:03 (2016) Marathon: 2:38:41 (2015)

After taking the semester off from graduate school to focus on her running, Anna Weber qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with her sixth-place finish at the 2015 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Recently, she placed 18th at the 2017 USATF 15K Championships and eleventh at the 2017 Half Marathon Championships. Weber is a member of the Oiselle Haute Volée.

Bridget Lyons Age: 29 Date of Birth: February 5, 1988 Residence: Atlanta, GA Bib: 20,116

Personal Bests 10K Road: 34:16 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:13:29 (2016) Marathon: 2:44:13 (2014)

Bridget Lyons was a walk-on to the track team at University of Georgia, where she ended up earning a full scholarship and was the 2010 10,000m SEC Champion. Lyons took time off from competitive running to attend dental school, but is now back at it, with a 44th place finish at the US Olympic Trials Marathon in 2016. She is a practicing dentist and a member of the Atlanta Track Club.

Meghan Peyton Age: 31 Date of Birth: January 6, 1986 Residence: Bloomington, MN Bib: 20,117

Personal Bests 10K Road: 33:17 (2014) 10 Miles: 54:42 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:13:56 (2010) Marathon: 2:38:58 (2013)

Meghan Peyton is a member of locally-based Team USA Minnesota and has placed in the top-10 at USATF Road Racing Circuit events an unprecedented 25 times, including a win at the 2013 USATF 20K Championships. She competed in the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials and has represented the United States internationally four times in cross country and track and field. She earned All-American honors while at the University of Iowa and multiple Big 10 Conference titles. She is the head cross country coach at Augsburg College.

Melanie Brender Age: 25 Date of Birth: September 26, 1992 Residence: Rochester Hills, MI Bib: 20,119

Personal Bests 10K Road: 34:51 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:14:38 (2015) Marathon: 2:51:34 (2016)

Melanie Brender runs for the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project in Michigan. She competed in the 2016 Olympic Trials and was second in 2016 Jacksonville Half Marathon and second in 2016 Battle Road Twilight Series 10K.

Samantha Rivard Age: 25 Date of Birth: September 2, 1992 Residence: Oak Grove, MN Bib: 20,120

Personal Bests 10,000m: 35:50 (2014) 10K Road: 35:42 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:16:28 (2016)

A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, Sam Rivard was the Division II National Champion in the indoor 1600 meters her first year with the team. She was a five-time Division II All-American and most recently, a member of the women’s championship team at 2016 Hood to Coast Relay, finishing the 199 mile course in 21 hours and 44 minutes.

Whitney Macon-Thornburg Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Boston, MA Bib: 20,121

Personal Bests 10,000m: 35:04 (2016) 20K Road: 1:18:02 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:16:29 (2017) 25K Road: 1:34:35 (2017)

A 2015 graduate of Harvard University, Whitney Macon-Thornburg is a volunteer assistant coach with the Crimson women’s middle and long-distance runners. She won an NCAA team title in 2015 in cross country while in graduate school at the University of New Mexico. In 2017, Thornburg placed tenth in the USA 25K Road Running Championships.

Sabrina Lopez Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Alhambra, CA Bib: 20,122

Personal Bests 10K Road: 34:31 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:24:29 (2015) Marathon: 2:52:02 (2016)

Sabrina Lopez graduated from California State University, Los Angeles as the Conference Champion in the 10,000 meters.

Obsie Birru, USA Age: 27 Date of Birth: May 25, 1990 Residence: Providence, RI Bib: 20,123

Personal Bests 10 Miles: 57:57 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:16:13 (2015) Marathon: 2:36:53 (2015)

Obsie Birru finished fifth at the 2015 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, qualifying her to compete in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials. She came to the United States from Ethiopia when she was 10 years old and attended Grand View University, where she won two NAIA titles in the 10,000 meters and two Drake Relays titles. In 2017, Birru has finished 15th at the USATF Half Marathon Championships, eleventh at the USATF 7 Mile Championships, and fifth at the USATF 25K Championships. She placed seventh at this year’s Grandma’s Marathon. Birru recently joined the NE Distance Athlete-in-Residence program in Providence, Rhode Island.

Samantha Sunstrom Age: 22 Date of Birth: January 30, 1995 Residence: Bib: 20,125

Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 34:48 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:16:51 (2016) Marathon: 2:55:08 (2017)

Sam Sunstrom is a recent graduate of St Cloud State University. She finished seventh in the 10,000 meters in this year’s Division II Track and Field Championships, earning All-American honors for the third time. Sunstrom competed in this year’s Grandma’s Marathon, finishing 16th. Alicia Nelson Age: 26 Date of Birth: October 20, 1990 Residence: Boulder, CO Bib: 20,126

Personal Bests 5,000 meters: 16:13 (2014) 10K Road: 34:56 (2015)

Alicia Nelson is a graduate of Adams State University, with a B.F.A in painting. She is a member of the Boulder Track Club.

Jamie Cheever Age: 30 Date of Birth: February 28, 1987 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 20,127

Personal Bests 8K Road: 27:31 (2017) 10K Road: 35:52 (2016) 15K Road: 54:10 (2015)

Jamie Cheever’s Minnesota roots run deep, as a graduate of Southwest High School and the University of Minnesota, and as a current member of Team USA Minnesota. While competing for the Golden Gophers, she held school records in the mile and the 3000 meters, and was a three-time All-American. She has competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Track Trials in the 3000m steeplechase. In 2017, Cheever placed eighth in the Medtronic TC 10 Mile, and eighth at the Chicago Shamrock Shuffle 8K. She runs for the Oiselle Haute Volée.

Nicole Lane Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 20,128

Personal Bests 5000 meters: 17:07 (2017) 5K Road: 17:28 (2016) 10,000 meters: 34:51 (2017)

A recent graduate of the University of California-Davis, Nicole Lane is a member of the Sacramento Running Association Pro team.

Amy Schnittger Age: 27 Date of Birth: May 22, 1990 Residence: , CA Bib: 20,129

Personal Bests 10K Road: 34:52 (2016) 10 Miles: 58:26 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:16:55 (2015)

Amy Schnittger was a two-time All-American at California State University-Chico and placed fourth in the steeplechase in the 2013 Division II Track Nationals. In 2017, she placed eleventh at the San Francisco Bay to Breakers 12K road race and third at the Sacramento SacTown 10 Miler. She is a pro runner for rabbit apparel.

Lisa Baumert Age: 30 Date of Birth: April 20, 1987 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 20,130

Personal Bests 10K Road: 35:00 (2017) 10 Miles: 58:37 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:18:47 (2013) Marathon: 2:41:17 (2010)

Lisa Baumert is a two-time U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trial qualifier, locally based in Minneapolis. In 2017, she finished second at the Get in Gear 10K, third at the MDRA Victory Labor Day 10K and fifth at the Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half Marathon.

Maddie Van Beek Age: 26 Date of Birth: August 20, 1991 Residence: Bib: 20,131

Personal Bests 10K Road: 33:23 (2016) 10 Miles: 54:23 (2016) 20K Road: 1:08:30 (2016) 25K Road: 1:31:35 (2017)

Maddie Van Beek graduated from North Dakota State University in 2015 and has since been a strong presence on the roads. She finished seventh at this year’s Grandma’s Minnesota Mile and sixth at the 2017 US 25K Road Running Championship. Shalaya Kipp Age: 27 Date of Birth: August 19, 1990 Residence: Boulder, CO Bib: 20,132

Personal Bests 5000 meters: 15:54 (2014) 20K Road: 1:09:25 (2017)

A 2012 Olympian in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, Shalaya Kipp finished second at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and fourth the 2016 Olympic Track Trials in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Kipp placed ninth at this year’s US 20K Road Running Championship.

Kaila Urick Age: 25 Date of Birth: July 27, 1992 Residence: Bib: 20,133

Personal Bests 10K Road: 37:03 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:22:10 (2017)

Kaila Urick is a 2016 graduate of the University of Minnesota and was a member of the Gopher Cross Country and Track teams.

Meghan Roth Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 20,134

Personal Bests 10K Road: 36:43 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:20:37 (2015) Marathon: 2:47:33 (2014)

Meghan Roth placed second at this year’s MDRA Victory 10K, where she ran a personal best time of 36:43. In 2015, she placed third in the Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half Marathon and 18th at the Half Marathon.

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon: Men

Dominic Ondoro, KEN Age: 29 Date of Birth: March 3, 1988 Residence: Bib: 1 Personal Best Marathon: 2:08:00 (2013 )

Additional Personal Bests 10K Roads: 28:13 10 Miles: 47:05 Half-marathon: 1:01:45

Dominic Ondoro is the two-time reigning Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Champion and course record holder. He is a two-time Cooper River Bridge Run Champion and has won major in Melbourne (2013, 2014), at Grandma’s Marathon (2014), Tiberias (2013), and Helsinki (2011). He has finished second at the 2015 Grandma’s Marathon. He is the course-record holder at Grandma’s Marathon. Ondoro won the 2017 Houston Marathon in 2:12:05.

Elisha Barno, KEN Age: 32 Date of Birth: 1985 Residence: Santa Fe, NM Bib: 2 Personal Best Marathon: 2:09:45 (2013 Kosice Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Miles: 48:05 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:01:44 (2015)

Elisha Barno is the 2016 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon runner up and the three-time reigning Grandma’s Marathon champion, the only man in history to have won that race three times in a row. In 2017, he also won the LA Marathon. His 2016 time of 2:10:21 makes him the 3rd-fastest performer on the Twin Cities Marathon course.

Matthew Kipsaat, KEN Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 3 Personal Best Marathon: 2:09:19 (2017 )

Matthew Kipsaat placed first at this year’s Gran Canaria Marathon and fourth at the Rome Marathon, where he set his current marathon personal best of 2:09:19.

Shadrack Kemboi, KEN Age: 31 Date of Birth: February 19, 1986 Residence: Bib: 4 Personal Best Marathon: 2:11:11 (2012 Zurich Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Roads: 28:35 (2010) 10 Mile: 45:23 (2010) Half-marathon: 1:01:02 (2011)

Shadrack Kemboi won the 2015 Cape Tape Marathon.

Nelson Oyugi, Ken Age: 25 Date of Birth: July 22, 1992 Residence: Bib: Personal Best Marathon: 2:11:41 (2016 California International Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 29:22 (2015) 10 Miles: 46:56 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:01:53 (2014)

In the second marathon of his career, Nelson Oygui passed fellow Kenyan Elisha Barno with 200 yards to take the win at the 2016 California International Marathon. He placed 14th at this year’s Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota.

Noah Chepngabit, KEN Age: 33 Date of Birth: March 29, 1984 Residence: Bib: 6 Personal Best Marathon: 2:12:48 (2014 Xichang Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 30:36 (2017) 10 Miles: 49:56 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:05:39 (2017)

Gebrekidan Abadi, ETH Age: 32 Date of Birth: October 7, 1984 Residence: Denver, CO Bib: 7 Personal Best Marathon: 2:12:38 (2012 Metz Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Miles: 51:01 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:03:43 (2017)

Gebrekidan Abadi was 12th at this year’s Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN. 2017 has been a year of personal records for him, with a new half-marathon PR of 1:03:43 set at the Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon in and a new 10 Mile PR of 51:01 at the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile in Colorado this past summer.

Luke Kibet, KEN Age: 24 Date of Birth: April 12, 1983 Residence: Bib: 9 Personal Best Marathon: 2:08:52 (2005 )

Additional Personal Bests 10K Roads: 28:18 (2003) 10 Mile: 46:10 (2003) Half-marathon: 1:00:43 (2006)

Luke Kibet rose to international prominence in 2007 as the relatively unknown World Marathon Champion in Osaka, . In 2008, he was named to Kenya’s Olympic Marathon team, after Robert Cheruiyot abruptly withdrew. Kibet has won 8 marathons, most recently the Marathon du Gabon in 2015. He holds the course record for the Marathon (2:11:25), which he set in 2009.

Daniel Mesfun, ERI Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 10 Personal Best Marathon: 2:14:02 (2016 Milano Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 29:46 (2017) 12K Road: 35:33 (2016) 15K Road: 44:51 (2017)

Joe Moore, USA Age: 33 Date of Birth: December 6, 1983 Residence: Manhattan, KS Bib: 11 Personal Best Marathon: 2:18:22 (2015 Grandma’s Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Roads: 29:38 (2013) 10 Miles: 48:40 (2014) Half-marathon: 1:03:33 (2014)

Former Minneapolis resident and Twin Cities Track Club member Joe Moore returns to the Twin Cities to tackle the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon for a second time. Moore competed for Kansas State University and currently resides in Manhattan, Kansas, where he runs for the Kansas City Smoke, a USATF Elite Development Team. His accolades include 2011 North Carolina USATF Runner of the Year, the 2011 USATF Trail 10K National Champion, a member of the 2013 Team USA at the BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country race and a member of the 2013 NACAC Cross Country Team USA. Moore competed in the 2012 and 2016 US Olympic Marathon Team Trials.

Trent Lusignan, USA Age: 24 Date of Birth: September 26, 1992 Residence: Rochester, MI Bib: 12 Personal-best Marathon: Debut

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 31:02 (2016) 20K Road: 1:03:02 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:08:28 (2016)

Shakopee native Trent Lusignan returns to the Twin Cities to make his marathon debut. A graduate of South Dakota State University, Lusignan is a two-time All-American in cross country and two-time Athlete of the Year. He trains with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project in Rochester, Michigan.

Philip Mburu, KEN Age: 29 Date of Birth: October 8, 1987 Residence: Bib: 13 Personal Best Marathon: 2:20:25 (2017 Green Bay Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 15K Road: 46:35 (2017) 10 Miles: 47:39 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:05:58 (2017)

Narrowly missing the win to countryman Dominic Korir, Philip Mburu placed second at the 2017 Blue Cross Blue Shield Broad Street 10 Mile. This year, he has finished third at the Green Bay Marathon, and ninth at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.

Dominic Korir, KEN Age: 24 Date of Birth: May 12, 1993 Residence: Grand Prairie, TX Bib: 14 Personal Best Marathon: 2:20:35 (2017 Birmingham Mercedes Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Miles: 46:45 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:03:27 (2017)

Dominic Korir has had a very successful year on the roads, winning this year’s Broad Street 10 Mile in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Birmingham Mercedes Marathon in Birmingham, Alabama. He also placed second in the Carlsbad Half Marathon and the San Diego Half Marathon.

Michael Crouch, USA Age: 29 Date of Birth: January 3, 1988 Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Bib: 15 Personal Best Marathon: 2:21:28 (2016 Mercedes Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 30:04 (2012) 10 Miles: 48:41 (2012) Half-marathon: 1:09:39 (2017) Marathon: 2:21:28 (2016

Crouch, a three-time national champion for NCAA Division II cross country and track and six-time All American, is a former professional runner with Zap Fitness/Reebok. He is the assistant Cross Country and Track Coach at Morehead State University.

John Dewitt, USA Age: 26 Date of Birth: April 30, 1991 Residence: , WI Bib: 16 Personal Best Marathon: 2:17:38 (2014 Chicago Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Miles: 49:13 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:05:41 (2013)

John Dewitt set his marathon personal best at his debut, the 2014 Chicago Marathon, where he qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials and finished as the tenth American. A two-time All-American at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, he now teaches math at Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, WI, a suburb of Milwaukee. In 2013, he set the course record for the ThedaCare Orthopedics Plus Half Marathon in Neenah, WI, beating his former cross-country coach.

Scott Foley, USA Age: 28 Date of Birth: April 24, 1989 Residence: Spearfish, SD Bib: 17 Personal Best Marathon: Debut

Additional Personal Bests 5000 meters: 14:46 (2015) 10,000 meters: 29:52 (2012)

Scott Foley will make his marathon debut at this year’s Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Foley ran at Boise State University, where he was a NCAA DI National Qualifier in the 10,000m his senior year. The Wyoming native is currently the graduate assistant for cross country teams and the assistant coach for track and field at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD.

Joe Whelan, USA Age: 26 Date of Birth: November 13, 1990 Residence: Spring Branch, TX Bib: Personal Best Marathon: 2:25:04 (2017 Buffalo Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Miles: 51:58 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:08:53 (2017)

Joe Whelan competed for Syracuse University and was a member of Stotan Racing, a Nike-sponsored post-collegiate training group. He represented the US in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the 2009 Pan- American Junior Track and Field Championships. This year, he placed second at the Buffalo Marathon with a personal best time of 2:25:04.

Steve Hallman, USA Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Langhorne, PA Bib: 19 Personal Best Marathon: 2:29:18 (2016 Dublin Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests Half-marathon: 1:10:55 (2016)

Inspired by the bombings to start running again, Steve Hallman placed 43rd out of more than 20,000 runners in the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half.

David Sevcik, USA Age: 27 Date of Birth: April 7, 1990 Residence: Denver, CO Bib: 20 Personal Best Marathon: 2:26:35 ()

David Sevcik first qualified for the Boston Marathon at age 18 and has run the race 6 more times. In 2015, he placed 49th with a personal best time of 2:26:35. While attending Iowa State University, he founded the Iowa State Running Club and was the 2013 National Intercollegiate Running Club Association half marathon champion.

Stanley Boen, KEN Age: 40 Date of Birth: June 15, 1977 Residence: Grand Prairie, TX Bib: 21 Personal Best Marathon: 2:26:52 (2017 Kentucky Festival Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 29:51 (2004) 10 Miles: 47:58 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:02:12 (2002)

Stanley Boen set his marathon PR this year when he won the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon in Louisville in April. This PR was achieved only 20 days after winning the Go! St Louis Marathon. This is his first appearance at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and will be his eighth marathon this year.

Levi Severson, USA Age: 37 Date of Birth: July 3, 1980 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 22 Personal Best Marathon: 2:27:21 (2010 Chicago Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 25K Road: 1:23:20 (2012)

Levi Severson, a local resident and graduate of the University of St. Thomas and the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, is a military veteran who placed 7th at 2010 Marine Corps Marathon and 19th at the 2015 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon.

Nicholas Kipngetich Too, KEN Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 23 Personal Best Marathon: Debut

Additional Personal Bests 15K Roads: 46:22 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:03:58 (2015)

Ben Kampf, USA Age: 31 Date of Birth: August 22, 1986 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 24 Personal Best Marathon: 2:33:52 (2015 Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, MN)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Mile Roads: 52:21 (2009)

Ben Kampf ran for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and is a three-time winner of the Afton 25K trail race and a two-time winner of the Moose .

Michael Ellenberger, USA Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Chicago, IL Bib: 25 Personal Best Marathon: 2:33:03 ()

Additional Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 30:21.96 (2013)

A native of Edina, Minnesota, Michael Ellenberger graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry-Biochemistry and three NCAA Championship appearances – two in cross country and one in track and field (10,000 meters). He currently attends Northwestern University School of Law. Ellenberger returns to his home turf for his second-ever marathon.

Conor Wells, USA Age: 25 Date of Birth: November 16, 1992 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 26 Personal Best Marathon: 2:33:31 (2017 Grandma’s Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 42:10 (2017) 10 Miles: 51:37 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:06:30 (2015)

A graduate of Drake University, Conor Wells placed 4th at this year’s Hot Dash 10 Mile and 42nd at Grandma’s Marathon.

William Fladland, USA Age: 27 Date of Birth: June 6, 1990 Residence: Ramsey, MN Bib: 27 Personal Best Marathon: 2:34:07 (2017 Grandma’s Marathon)

Paul Escher, USA Age: 23 Date of Birth: February 22, 1994 Residence: St. Paul, MN Bib: 28 Personal Best Marathon: Debut

Additional Personal Bests 1500 meters: 3:45.29 Mile: 4:05.37 3000 meters: 8:21.96

Paul Escher was a six-time NCAA Division III All American and three-time national champion at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. Escher was the Open Men’s winner of the 2016 TC 10 Mile and came in 8th at the 2017 TC 1 Mile. He currently trains in the Twin Cities as a member of Run ‘n’ Fun Elite.

Charles Mathenge, KEN Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 29 Personal Best Marathon: Debut Additional Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 29:23 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:06:56 (2017)

Boniface Kongin, KEN Age: 27 Date of Birth: March 16, 1990 Residence: Bib: 30 Personal Best Marathon: 2:14:00 (2014 York Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 29:25 (2013) 10 Miles: 48:27 (2017) Half-marathon: 1:02:02 (2014)

A rising star from Kenya, Boniface Kongin won this year’s San Diego America’s Finest City Half Marathon and this year’s Santa Fe Thunder Half Marathon.

William Kipyego Yegon, KEN Age: 34 Date of Birth: January 10, 1983 Residence: Bib: 31 Personal Best Marathon: 2:10:11 (2015 Hefei Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests Half-marathon: 1:04:21 (2009)

William Kipyego Yegon won this year’s Genève and placed fourth in the 2017 Pune Marathon.

Nicholas Kipkemboi, KEN Age: 31 Date of Birth: July 5, 1986 Bib: Personal Best Marathon: 2:06:33 (2013 )

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 27:37 (2012) Half-marathon: 1:00:11 (2014)

Nicholas Kipkemboi placed fourth at this year’s Madrid Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon: Women

Jane Kibii, KEN Age: 32 Date of Birth: March 10, 1985 Residence: Bib: 101 Personal-best Marathon: 2:30:01 (2016 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Roads: 32:37 (2010 10 Miles: 53:21 (2016) Half-marathon: 1:10:25 (2011)

Jane Kibii is the defending Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon champion. She has had a great 2017 on the roads, earning victories at the Sonoma Wine Country Half and the SacTown 10 Mile. She placed second at the and fourth at Grandma’s Marathon.

Sarah Kiptoo, KEN Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 102 Personal-best Marathon: 2:26:31 (2013 Grandma’s Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Roads: 33:04 (2013) 10 Miles: 53:56 (2013) Half-marathon: 1:11:21 (2013)

Sarah Kiptoo won the 2016 Grandma’s Marathon and the 2016 California International Marathon. She finished second in the 2016 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. She has also won the 2013 and 2014 Big Sur Half Marathon, the 2013 Pittsburgh 10 Mile, and the 2013 OneAmerica Festival Half Marathon.

Serkalem Abrha, ETH Age: 30 Date of Birth: March 8, 1987 Residence: Bib: 103 Personal Best Marathon: 2:31:40 (2015 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Miles: 56:40 Half-marathon: 1:12:24

Serkalem Abrha is the 2015 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon champion. She won this year’s Pikes Peak Ascent, 13.32 miles up Pikes Peak in Colorado, and the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. Abrha also placed third this year at Grandma’s Marathon. She represented Ethiopia at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and finished third at the 2016 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, where she set her current personal best.

Hellen Jepkurgat, KEN Age: 28 Date of Birth: February 21, 1989 Residence: Grand Prairie, TX Bib: 105 Personal Best Marathon: 2:31:07 (2016 Rennes Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Miles: 55:25 (2015) Half-marathon: 1:09:56 (2015)

Hellen Jepkurgat won this year’s Los Angeles Marathon and Grandma’s Marathon.

Heather Tanner, USA Age: 39 Date of Birth: May 30, 1978 Residence: Seattle Bib: 109 Personal Best Marathon: 2:42:19 (2014 Houston Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests: 10K Roads: 34:07 (2002) 10 Miles: 57:01 (2004) Half-marathon: 1:15:51 (2002)

A three-time Olympic Marathon Team Trials qualifier (2004, 2012 and 2016), Heather placed fifth at this year's SacTown 10 Mile.

Stephanie Pezzullo, USA Age: 35 Date of Birth: May 29, 1982 Residence: Ocala, FL Bib: 110 Personal Best Marathon: 2:32:42 ()

Additional Personal Bests 10 K Road: 34:03 (2013) 10 Miles: 55:16 (2012) Half-marathon: 1:13:12(2012)

A 2005 graduate of Penn State, Stephanie Pezzullo played semi-professional soccer for a year until being discovered by Pete Rea of Zap Fitness in 2006. She made her marathon debut at the 2012 Chicago Marathon, where she placed 10th and ran one of the fastest debut marathons in American history. A two-time finalist in the 3000 meter steeplechase championships, Pezzullo has placed 9th at the 2012 US Half-Marathon Championships, 9th at the 2013 10 Mile Championships, and 7th at the 2013 25K Championships.

Katie Howery, USA Age: 32 Date of Birth: November 22, 1986 Residence: Middleton, WI Bib: 112 Personal Best Marathon: 2:43:45 (2016 Chevron Houston Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10 Miles: 59:52 (2011) Half-marathon: 1:19:24 (2011)

A collegiate runner for the University of Minnesota, Katie Howery won her debut marathon, the 2009 Fox Cities Marathon. She ran a 2:43:45 at the 2016 Houston Marathon to earn her Olympic Trials qualifier.

Doreen Kitaka, KEN Age: Date of Birth: Residence: Bib: 113 Personal Best Marathon: 2:30:21 (2013 Grandma’s Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Roads: 33:29 (2013) Half-marathon: 1:15:01 (2013)

Doreen Kitaka set her personal best marathon at the 2013 Grandma’s Marathon, where she finished second. She finished fourth at both the 2011 Grandma’s Marathon and the 2011 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. She has also won the 2012 Rock ‘n’ Roll Montreal Marathon, the 2013 Brescia Art Marathon, and the 2013 Park to Park Half Marathon, where she set her personal best. In 2017, she came in 8th at the City Marathon, in Lagos, Nigeria.

Kelby Laughner, USA Age: 25 Date of Birth: April 25, 1992 Residence: Indianapolis, IN Bib: 114 Personal-best Marathon: 2:44:31 (2016 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10,000 meters: 36:32 (2013) Half-marathon: 1:20:44 (2014)

Kelby Laughner is running her first Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. She won the 2016 Carmel Marathon and placed 3rd at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, where she set her personal best.

Tanya Gallagher, USA Age: 31 Date of Birth: March 17, 1986 Residence: Sedona, AZ Bib: 115 Personal Best Marathon: 2:46:44 (2016 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Arizona)

Tanya Gallagher won 2016 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in Arizona.

Amber Morrison, USA Age: 36 Date of Birth: December 16, 1980 Residence: Seattle, WA Bib: 116 Personal Best Marathon: 2:46:59 (2015 Grandma's Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests: Half-marathon - 1:21:07 (2015)

Amber Morrison won the 2016 Seattle Marathon. She placed in the top 25 American women at the 2013 Boston Marathon and in the top 50 women at the 2014 Chicago Marathon. She works as an emergency room physician's assistant and is a founding member of the Bellingham Distance project, an elite training team in Washington State.

Samantha Wingert, USA Age: 30 Date of Birth: January 2, 1987 Residence: Cedar Falls, IA Bib: 117 Personal Best Marathon: 2:48:26 (2017 Grandma's Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests Half-marathon: 1:20:09 (2014)

Samantha Wingert placed tenth at this year's Grandma's Marathon in a personal best time of 2:48:46. She is a member of the Runablaze elite training group in Iowa. Rebekah Mayer, USA Age: 36 Date of Birth: March 16, 1981 Residence: Eden Prairie, MN Bib: Personal Best Marathon - 2:59:04 (

Additional Personal Bests Half-marathon - 1:21:44 (2008)

Rebekah Mayer is the National Training Manager for Lifetime Run. A six-time All-American at Adams State College, she was a member of the 2003 NCAA Division II National Championship Cross Country team and the 2004 NCAA Woman of the Year for Colorado. Keenly interested in training research and how it applies to the every day runner, Mayer is a Road Runners Club of America Certified coach and a USATF Level II coach.

Megan Smith, USA Age: 26 Date of Birth: October 25, 1990 Residence: Lakeville, MN Bib: 119 Personal Best Marathon: 2:55:25 (2016 Twin Cities Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests Half-marathon: 1:20:34 (2017)

University of Minnesota Gopher alumna Megan Smith placed second at the 2016 Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half Marathon. She finished 8th at the 2015 Carlsbad Half Marathon, 11th at the 2016 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, and 22nd at the 2017 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. She has coached cross country and track at the collegiate level, at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky and at Concordia University in Chicago, where she earned an MBA in sports management.

Andrea Toppin, USA Age: 24 Date of Birth: December 12, 1992 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Bib: 120 Personal Best Marathon: Debut

Additional Personal Bests 5000 meters: 16:55.73 (2013) Half-marathon: 1:23:11 (2017)

A 2016 graduate of Iowa State University, Andrea Toppin is making her marathon debut at the 2017 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. She placed fifth at this year's Dam to Dam Half Marathon in Iowa.

Ruth Senior, GBR Age: 29 Date of Birth: October 16, 1987 Residence: Santa Fe, NM Bib: 121 Personal Best Marathon: 2:42:50 (2012 Twin Cities Marathon)

Additional Personal Bests 10K Road: 35:01 (2008) Half-marathon: 1:18:41 (2017)

Ruth Senior placed fourth at the 2012 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, where she set her current personal best time of 2:42:50. In 2017, she has placed fourth at the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and second at the Alburquerque Chips and Salsa Half Marathon.