Armed Forces Runners earn five of six spots on the
podium at the 39th Marine Corps Marathon.
Army
Spec. Samuel Kosgei (Fort Riley, KS) crossed the finish line with a time of
2:22:12 to win the Marine Corps Marathon Men’s Division and take Armed Forces
gold.
Army Spec.
Laban Sialo (JB San Antonio, TX) finished second overall with a time of 2:23:48
and Navy PO2 Justin Turner (Fleet Readiness Center SW, CA) completed the podium
sweep to place third overall in the Marine Corps Marathon with a time of
2:25:05. All three top Marine Corps Marathon finishers were the top three men
for the Armed Forces competition.
Army’s
dominance continued this year as they won their fourth consecutive Men’s Armed
Forces Team gold medal with a total score of 14 points. Air Force (39 points)
edged Navy (41 points) for team silver. Marines place fourth in the team
standings with 53 points.
Running
in her first marathon, Army Capt. Meghan Curran (Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ) won the Marine Corps Marathon’s Women’s Crown with a
time of 2:51:47.
After
competing at the CISM World Military Marathon Championship two weeks ago, Navy
Lieut. Gina Slaby (Little Creek, VA) place third overall in the Marine Corps
Marathon’s Women’s Division with a time of 2:52:32, giving her Armed Forces
Silver. The Armed Forces bronze medalist went to Navy Lieut. Susan Richardson
(Pax River, MD) with a time of 3:02:06.
Navy Women returned to the top of the Armed Forces
standings since 2010 as they won team gold with five points. Army Women took
team silver scoring eight points. Marine Corps Women place third with 11 points
followed by Air Force placing fourth with 15 points.
The Armed Forces Championship has been held in
conjunction with the Marine Corps Marathon since 1998. Last year, the Armed Forces
Women swept the podium in the overall Marine Corps Marathon.
The 2014 championship comes just two weeks after the
CISM World Military Marathon Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands 9-14
October. The US Armed Forces Women took team silver, with the men placing 7th.
Slaby along with Lt. Col Brenda Schrank (USAF), Maj Elissa Ballas (USAF), Capt
Brian Dumm (USAF) and Capt Timothy Richard (USAF) competed in the CISM
Championship. All showed their resiliency and endurance by returning to the
Armed Forces Championship in just over two weeks.
The 2014 Armed Forces Championship will serve as the
selection process for the 2015 CISM Marathon Championship, which will be held
as part of the CISM Military World Games 2-11 October in South Korea. The 2015
World Games are projecting 110 nations and over 6,500 athletes. The US Armed
Forces is hoping to send a strong delegation and will be sure to do well in
Marathon once again.
Complete results:
Individual
Medalists:
Men:
1 –
SPC Samuel Kosgei, Army (Fort Riley, KS); 2:22:12
2 –
SPC Laban Sialo, Army (JB San Antonio, TX); 2:23:48
3 –
PO2 Justin Turner, Navy (Fleet Readiness Center SW, CA); 2:25:05
Women:
1 –
CPT Meghan Curran, Army (JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ); 2:51:47
2 – LT Gina Slaby,
Navy (Little Creek, VA); 2:52:32
3 – LT Susan
Richardson, Navy (Pax River, MD); 3:02:06
Men’s
Division:
Army – 1st Place:
14 points
1 – SPC Samuel
Kosgei (Fort Riley, KS); 2:22:12
2 – SPC Laban Sialo
(JB San Antonio, TX); 2:23:48
4 – SPC David
Kiplagat (Fort Carson, CO); 2:32:11
7 – 1LT Bryce Livingston (Fort Eustis, VA);
2:40:16
(9) – LTC Liam Collins (West Point, NY); 2:40:50
(22) – SPC Patrick
Mutai (Fort Hood, TX); 5:59:01
Air Force – 2nd
Place: 39 points
5 – 1st Lt Timothy Richard (Little Rock AFB, AR);
2:33:53
8 – Capt Jason Brosseau (Peterson AFB, CO);
2:40:48
12 – Lt Col Douglas Wickert (Las Vegas, NV);
2:44:11
14 – Lt Col Mark Cucuzella (Wright-Patterson AFB,
OH); 2:49:48
(15) – Capt Joseph
Czabaranek (Eglin AFB, FL); 2:50:19
(19) – Capt Brian
Dumm (Ramstein AB, Germany); 3:08:43
Navy – 3rd Place:
41 points
3 – PO2 Justin
Turner (Fleet Readiness Center SW, CA); 2:25:05
10 – CDR Conrad Orloff (Detroit, MI); 2:41:49
11 – LT Kevin
Sorrell (USCG MSC, TX); 2:43:34
17 – CDR Gene
Severtson (Washington, DC); 2:52:03
(20) – LT Mark Cook
(MCB Camp Lejeune, NC); 3:10:29
Marine Corps – 4th
Place: 53 points
6 – Sgt Richard Powell (Austin, TX); 2:33:56
13 – 1stLt Calum
Ramm (NAS Oceana, VA); 2:49:21
16 – SSgt Michael
Wood (Cincinnati, OH); 2:51:15
18 – LtCol Joseph
Galvin (MCB Camp Lejeune, NC); 2:52:44
21 – SSgt Tyler
Hubbard (West Lafayette, IN); 3:14:57
Women’s Division:
Navy – 1st Place: 5
points
2 – LT Gina Slaby
(Little Creek, VA); 2:52:32
3 – LT Susan
Richardson (Pax River, MD); 3:02:06
(14) – LT Rebecca Adams (Puget Sound, WA); 3:43:22
(16) – SN Jackie Lewis (Atsugi, Japan); 3:54:10
Army – 2nd Place: 8
points
1 – CPT Meghan
Curran (JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ); 2:51:47
7 – 1LT Elizabeth
Spangler (Fort Wainwright, AK); 3:09:19
(8) – CPT Nicole Solana (Fort Rucker, AL); 3:10:11
(10) – CPT Margaret
Smith (Fort Meade, MD); 3:17:13
Marine Corps – 3rd
Place: 11 points
5 - Capt Angelica
Valdez (NAS Oceana, VA); 3:05:15
6 - Capt Christine
Taranto (Monterey, CA); 3:08:00
9 - SSgt Sara
Pacheco (MCRD San Diego, CA); 3:15:13
13 - LtCol Kristin
McCann (MCB Quantico, VA); 3:29:16
Air Force – 4th
Place: 15 points
4 - Lt Col Brenda
Schrank (JB Andrews, MD); 3:03:49
11 - TSgt Nadia
Fisher (Darmstadt, Germany); 3:18:51
12 - Maj Elissa
Ballas (Wright-Patterson AFB, OH); 3:21:38
15 -
Capt Jennifer Richard (JB San Antonio, TX); 3:43:40