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)
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.
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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.
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/NCmU3Mt6F6pic.twitter.com/sSLxx7XCQW
— For The Win (@ForTheWin) April 15, 2019
Cherono’s final time was 2 hours, 7 minutes, 57 seconds.
