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News | Oct. 30, 2022

King wins Marine Corps/Armed Forces Marathon; Navy women sweep podium

By Mr. Steven Dinote, U.S. Armed Forces Sports U.S. Armed Forces Sports

Perfect weather combined with energetic runners was the ideal conditions for the elite runners of the 47th edition of the Marine Corps Marathon held in Washington, D.C.

Marine Corps Captain Kyle King of MAGTFTC Twentynine Palms, California dominated the course from the start winning the 2022 Marine Corps Marathon and Armed Forces Marathon title with a blistering time of 2:19:19.  

King’s time was 12 minutes faster than the next Armed Forces racer and fellow All-Marine teammate, Major Sean Barrett of MCB Camp Pendleton, California, who finished second in the Armed Forces Competition and fourth overall in the Marine Corps Marathon.

The Marine Corps men reached the top of the podium for the first time in Armed Forces Marathon history since the program started began in 1998.  

Navy took team silver and Air Force finished in third.  

NAVY WOMEN SWEEP THE PODIUM

Navy  Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Irgens of Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. captured her first Armed Forces Gold with an impressive time of 2:50:24, placing fourth overall in the Marine Corps Marathon Women’s Division.

Irgens’ teammates Coast Guard Fireman Adair Gennorcro of USCG Station Indian River, Deleway and Navy Lieutenant Rachel Viger of Joint Base Andrews, Maryland helped sweep the women’s Armed Forces Championship podium capturing silver and bronze with times of 2:53:50 and 2:56:29 respectively.  

This was Navy Women’s first team gold medal since 2014 and their first clean sweep of medals in the Women’s Marathon.

Marine Corps Women won silver, as Air Force placed third.  

The Armed Forces Sports Marathon Championship has been part of the Marine Corps Marathon since 1998. Team scores are tabulated based on the USA Track and Field displacement scoring of the top four of six men rankings from each team. For the women, the top two of four ranks are calculated.  

At the closing awards ceremony, Armed Forces Sports presented the Race Director with a trophy for his 30 years of service as the Director of the Marine Corps Marathon, who recently announced his retirement. 

Visit www.armedforcessports.defense.gov for complete coverage of this year’s championship and all your favorite DoD sports.  

Complete results:

FINAL WOMEN TEAM STANDINGS
1st Place: Navy    3 pts
2nd Place: USMC    9 pts
3rd Place: USAF    15 pts

FINAL MEN TEAM STANDINGS
1st Place: USMC    17 pts
2nd Place: Navy    21 pts
3rd Place: USAF    43 pts

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN MEDALISTS
Gold:  LCDR Katherine Irgens, Naval Submarine Base New London, CT - Navy - 2:50:24
Silver:  FN Adair Gennorcro*, USCG Station Indian River, DE - Navy - 2:53:50
Bronze:  LT Rachel Viger, Joint Base Andrews, MD - Navy - 2:56:29

INDIVIDUAL MEN MEDALISTS
Gold:  Capt Kyle King, MAGTFTC Twentynine Palms, CA - USMC - 2:19:19
Silver:  Maj Sean Barrett, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 2:31:22
Bronze:  LCDR Thomas Betterbed, Okinawa, Japan - Navy - 2:33:34

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN RESULTS                                
Gold:  LCDR Katherine Irgens, Naval Submarine Base New London, CT - Navy - 2:50:24
Silver:  FN Adair Gennorcro*, USCG Station Indian River, DE - Navy - 2:53:50
Bronze:  LT Rachel Viger, Joint Base Andrews, MD - Navy - 2:56:29
4th Place:  Capt Grace Jenkins, University of Hawaii ROTC, HI - USMC - 3:01:43
5th Place:  1stLt Stephanie Murphy, MCB Butler Camp Hansen, JP - USMC - 3:04:24
6th Place:  2nd Lt Grace Tinkey, Sheppard AFB, TX - USAF - 3:08:12
7th Place:  LT Rachel Burchill*, USCG Sector Anchorage, AK - Navy - 3:10:10
8th Place:  1stLt Genevieve Heaps, MCB Quantico, VA - USMC - 3:11:40
9th Place:  Maj Elissa Ballas, Travis AFB, CA - USAF - 3:17:56
10th Place:  SSgt Athena Garretson, McConnell AFB, KS - USAF - 3:53:50
11th Place:  Maj Beth Shuler, Pentagon, VA - USAF - 4:06:45
12th Place:  1stLt Alixandra Valenti, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - DNF

INDIVIDUAL MEN RESULTS - OPEN                                
Gold:  Capt Kyle King, MAGTFTC Twentynine Palms, CA - USMC - 2:19:19
Silver:  Maj Sean Barrett, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 2:31:22
Bronze:  LCDR Thomas Betterbed, Okinawa, Japan - Navy - 2:33:34
4th Place:  LCDR Kristopher Shold, Joint Base Andrews, MD - Navy - 2:34:06
5th Place:  LCDR Matthew Rouse, Camp Lejeune, NC - Navy - 2:35:33
6th Place:  Capt Dylan Villescas, MCRD Parris Island, SC - USMC - 2:35:36
7th Place:  Maj Jason Brosseau, Schriever Space Force Base, CO - USAF - 2:39:01
8th Place:  1stLt Luke Gilman, MCAS Cherry Point, NC - USMC - 2:39:12
9th Place:  LCDR Patrick Cooper, NAS Jacksonville, FL - Navy - 2:42:23
10th Place:  TSgt Jacob McCubbin, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - USAF - 2:43:25
11th Place:  Lt Col Bryan Kelly, Edwards AFB, CA - USAF - 2:43:35
12th Place:  LT Davis Frease, NSA Bethesda, MD - Navy - 2:47:29
13th Place:  CAPT Gene Severtson, Washington Navy Yard, DC - Navy - 2:48:04
14th Place:  Maj Kenneth Hampshire, Marine Innovation Unit, VA - USMC - 2:49:18
15th Place:  Lt Col Brian Dumm, NATO JFC Brunssum, Netherlands - USAF - 2:56:57
16th Place:  Capt Fritz Stoppelbein, Hurlburt Field, FL - USAF - 3:03:47
17th Place:  Maj Marcus Williams, Fort Bragg, NC - USAF - 3:18:29
18th Place:  2ndLt John Cranston, MCB Quantico, VA - USMC - 3:19:05