WASHINGTON, D.C. –
Under clouds and humidity, the 48th edition of the Marine Corps Marathon celebrated the 25th Anniversary of hosted the Armed Forces Marathon Championship in Washington, D.C. Sunday, October 29.
Despite the conditions, Navy Lt. Commander Patrick Hearn of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard finished second overall in the Marine Corps Marathon and topping the podium of the Armed Forces Championship with an impressive time of 2:26:19.
Hearn’s Navy teammate, Lt. Commander Jordan Tropf of Walter Reed Medical Center finished second, with Army Capt. Samson Mutua of Fort Bliss, Texas took bronze.
In the women’s division, Army darted to the finish line scoring 1st Lt. Kristen Gray of Fort Meade, Maryland and 2nd lt. Haley Seaward of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to capture gold and silver, and solidify their team standing over the field.
In her first marathon ever, but no stranger to Armed Forces Championships, Marine Corps Capt Mollie Geyer won bronze.
Geyer who has won multiple Armed Forces Triathlon Championships, was asked three weeks ago to compete with the Marine Corps women. Her max distance up until Sunday was only 13 miles.
In the team competitions, both Army and Navy returned to the top of the podium since 2018.
Navy women won silver, followed by the Marines and Air Force.
For the men, Air Force claimed silver, with Army and Marine Corps trailing behind.
This year’s championship awards were presented by Lt. Gen. Edward Banta, Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics.
The Marine Corps Marathon is the largest marathon in the world that does not offer prize money, and the fourth largest marathon in the United States.
In addition to the Armed Forces Championship, the Marine Corps and Royal Navy/Marines compete in the annual Challenge Cup. The men’s race was first introduced in 1978, with the women establishing roots in 1998.
This year, the Royals won the men’s competition and the Marine Corps women continued their title reign.
Complete results of the Armed Forces Marathon Championship.
FINAL WOMEN TEAM STANDINGS
1st Place Army 3 pts
2nd Place Navy 9 pts
3rd Place USMC 12 pts
4th Place USAF 20 pts
FINAL MEN TEAM STANDINGS
1st Place Navy 16 pts
2nd Place USAF 36 pts
3rd Place Army 46 pts
4th Place USMC 54 pts
INDIVIDUAL WOMEN MEDALISTS
Gold: 1LT Kristen Gray, Fort Meade, MD - Army - 2:58:51
Silver: 2LT Haley Seaward, Fort Leonard Wood, MO - Army - 3:05:00
Bronze: Capt Mollie Geyer, Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 3:05:48
INDIVIDUAL MEN MEDALISTS
Gold: LCDR Patrick Hearn, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, HI - Navy - 2:26:19
Silver: LCDR (S) Jordan Tropf, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD - Navy - 2:29:47
Bronze: CPT Samson Mutua, Fort Bliss, TX - Army - 2:35:04
INDIVIDUAL WOMEN RESULTS
Gold: 1LT Kristen Gray, Fort Meade, MD - Army - 2:58:51
Silver: 2LT Haley Seaward, Fort Leonard Wood, MO - Army - 3:05:00
Bronze: Capt Mollie Geyer, Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 3:05:48
4th Place: PO3 Adair Gennocro*, Base Alameda, CA - Navy - 3:09:44
5th Place: LT Bethany Stafford*, Honolulu, HI - Navy - 3:13:30
6th Place: 1LT Samantha Collett, Fort Bliss, TX - Army - 3:14:0
7th Place: LT Rachel Burchill*, Sector Anchorage, AK - Navy - 3:16:49
8th Place: Lt Col Amy Natalini, Wright Patterson, OH - USAF - 3:19:09
9th Place: 2ndLt Faith Richardson, Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 3:26:46
10th Place: 2ndLt Alixandra Valenti, Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 3:41:08
11th Place: Capt Alexandra Elliott, NPS Monterey, CA - USMC - 3:46:22
12th Place: Lt Col Anne Portlock, USAF Academy, CO - USAF - 3:50:09
13th Place: 1st Lt Hanna Born, Fort Novosel AL - USAF - 4:04:17
14th Place: SSgt Athena Garretson, McConnell AFB, KS - USAF - 4:08:43
15th Place: LCDR Allison Spies, NMRTC Twentynine Palms, CA - Navy - DNF
INDIVIDUAL MEN RESULTS
Gold: LCDR Patrick Hearn, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, HI - Navy - 2:26:19
Silver: LCDR (S) Jordan Tropf, Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, MD - Navy - 2:29:47
Bronze: CPT Samson Mutua, Fort Bliss, TX - Army - 2:35:04
4th Place: Capt Brett Lechtenburg, AFROTC - Iowa City, IA - USAF - 2:36:39
5th Place: Capt Luke Gilman, Henderson Hall, VA - USMC - 2:36:55
6th Place: PO1 Tesfaye Wosene, NMTSC Fort Sam, TX - Navy - 2:37:04
7th Place: CDR Matthew Rouse, Camp Lejeune, NC - Navy - 2:38:31
8th Place: Capt Anthony Malatesta, MCAS Miramar, CA - USMC - 2:38:53
9th Place: TSgt Matthew Klundt, Cheyenne ANG, WY - USAF - 2:41
10th Place: TSgt Jacob McCubbin, RAF Mildenhall, UK - USAF - 2:45:46
11th Place: LCDR Kristopher Shold, Joint Base Andrews, MD - Navy - 2:47:01
12th Place: CPT Halward Blegen, Brooke Army Medical/Fort Sam Houston,TX - Army - 2:48:48
13th Place: Capt* Joseph Craig, Schriever SFB, CO - USAF - 2:48:54
14th Place: TSgt Tracy Wetzel, Camp Blanding Jacksonville, FL - USAF - 2:53:45
15th Place: SPC Tyler Rackley, Fort Liberty, NC - Army - 3:02:05
16th Place: CPT Japheth Ngojoy, Fort Liberty, NC - Army - 3:06:50
17th Place: ENS Nicholas Romanow, Fort Meade, MD - Navy - 3:10:28
18th Place: Maj Spencer Johnson, JFC Brunssum, Netherlands - USAF - 3:12:47
19th Place: Cpl Bremer Micah, Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 3:20:32
20th Place: CPT Casey Trias, Fort Liberty, NC - Army - 3:21:59
21st Place: SPC Alexander Phelps, USAG Camp Humphreys; AP - Army - 3:36:28
22nd Place: LtCol Kirby Mills, Camp Butler, Okinawa, JA - USMC - 4:06:54
23rd Place: Capt Justin Weaver, Holloman AFB, NM - USMC - DNF
24th Place: LtCol Sean Barrett, Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - DNF