Arizona’s Linden, Fauble highlight U.S. finishers in Boston Marathon

Apr 15, 2019, 11:44 AM

Geoffrey Kirui, of Kenya, leads the pack during the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

BY TOM KUEBEL

KTAR.com

Arizona can stake claim to two of the top American finishers on the men’s and women’s side of the 2019 Boston Marathon.

Top Americans 🦅 Elite Race #Boston2019 results:

Men’s:
7th @scottfaubs🇺🇸 (02:09:09)
8th @jwardy21🇺🇸 (02:09:25)
11th @elkip2005 🇺🇸 (02:11:51)

Women’s:
3rd Jordan Hasay🇺🇸 (02:25:20)
5th @des_linden🇺🇸 (02:27:00)
9th @lflanagan242🇺🇸 (02:30:07)

— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 15, 2019

Defending women’s champion and former Arizona State runner Desiree Linden finished fifth overall Monday, and Flagstaff native Scott Fauble was the top American man, finishing seventh overall.

Linden finished in 2 hours, 27 minutes, nearly 13 minutes faster than when she battled through icy rain to win in 2018.

She was 2 minutes, 20 seconds behind fellow American Jordan Hasay who was the top American woman finishing in third place.

Woknesh Degefa ran alone for the last 20 miles winning the women’s race.

Last year’s second-place finisher, full-time nurse Sarah Sellers of Tucson, also improved her time from last year but finished 19th.

Women’s Elite Race #Boston2019 results:
🥇Worknesh Degefa🇪🇹 (02:23:31)
🥈@KiplagatEdna🇰🇪 (02:24:13)
🥉Jordan Hasay🇺🇸 (02:25:20)
🏅Meskerem Assefa🇪🇹 (02:25:40)
🏅@des_linden🇺🇸 (02:27:00)

— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 15, 2019

On the men’s side, Fauble completed the 26.2-mile race in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 9 seconds.

It was the first time he finished a marathon in under 2 hours, 10 minutes. His previous personal-best was 2 hours, 12 minutes last November in the New York City Marathon.

Lawrence Cherono out-sprinted Lelisa Desisa in the last 100 meters to win the men’s race by just two seconds.

What an incredible finish to the men’s race in the #BostonMarathon as Lawrence Cherono wins!https://t.co/NCmU3Mt6F6 pic.twitter.com/sSLxx7XCQW

— For The Win (@ForTheWin) April 15, 2019

Cherono’s final time was 2 hours, 7 minutes, 57 seconds.

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Geoffrey Kirui, of Kenya, leads the pack during the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Worknesh Degefa, of Ethiopia, breaks the tape to win the women's division of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Lawrence Cherono, of Kenya, breaks the tape to win the 123rd Boston Marathon in front of Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, right, on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Daniel Romanchuk, of Urbana, Ill., holds the trophy after winning the men's handcycle division of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Kenneth Kipkemoi, left, and Lawrence Cherono, center, both of Kenya, and Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, run the course during he 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Jared Ward, of Mapleton, Utah, right, leads the pack ahead of Hayato Sonoda, left, of Japan, and Elkanah Kibet, center, of Fountain, Colo., as they run the course during the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, receives the trophy after winning the women's handcycle division of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

The elite women break from the start of the123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

Peter Guza, of North Andover, Mass., waves as he starts the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

Runners cross the start line of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

Elkanah Kibet, of Fountain, Colo., leads the pack during the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Framingham, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, celebrates as she heads to the finish line to win the women's handcycle division of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, breaks the tape to win the women's handcycle division of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Daniel Romanchuk, of Urbana, Ill., breaks the tape to win the men's handcycle division of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Yuki Kawauchi, of Japan, winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon, warms up before the start of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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