Women lead runners in 2015 marathon

Women captured the top two spots in the featured race of the Whidbey Island Marathon and its associated events Sunday, April 19.

Women captured the top two spots in the featured race of the Whidbey Island Marathon and its associated events Sunday, April 19.

Seattle runners Holly McIlvaine (2:55:44) and Trisha Steidl (3:04:06) finished one-two in the marathon out of 179 runners.

The leading male runner was Duane Oftedahl of Mount Vernon, who finished third overall in 3:09:54.

The top local male runner was Oak Harbor’s Rich Frazier, seven overall (fifth among men) in 3:22:39. The local women were led by Leslie Merriman of Oak Harbor, who placed 80th (29th among women) in 4:22:21.

Ewen North of Louisville, Colo., led 1,629 runners in the half marathon in 1:15:59. Kristi Houk from Port Orchard was second overall and first among women for the second year in a row in 1:23:58.

Neal Mendoza of Oak Harbor was the fastest Whidbey runner in the half marathon, placing 20 (12th among men) in 1:34:01. Coupeville’s Holly Salinger led local women by finishing 44th (15th among women) in 1:41:03.

Oak Harbor’s Dylan Holland (38:14) and Tony Moralez (41:03) went one-two in the 10K, leading the field of 334. Coupeville’s Olivia Flack led local women by placing 22nd (sixth among women) in 52:33.

Megdalena Martinez from Virginia Beach, clocking 48:01, was the first woman to cross the finish line in the 10K.

Issaquah’s Jon Harding took the 5K title over 261 other runners with a time of 17:53. Seattle’s Krissy Schoeffling led the women and placed eight overall in 23:17.

Oak Harbor’s Shawn Lemke was third in the 5K in 20:16; Shelli Robertson placed 18th (fifth among women) in 25:57 to lead Whidbey women.

 

Marathon, top five men: 3, Duane Oftedahl, Mount Vernon, 3:09:54; 4, Collin Feser, Fort McMurray, Alberta, 3:15:22; 5, Jeremy Greene, Arlington, 3:19:16; Richardo Hoffman, Seattle, 3:20:45, 7, Rich Frasier, Oak Harbor, 3:22:39.

 

Marathon, top five women: 1, Holly McIlvaine, Seattle, 2:55:44; 2. Trisha Steidl, Seattle, 3:04:06; 8, Shannon Penway, Vancouver, 3:23:31; 9, Jodie Isomura, Bothell, 3:23:54; 20, Amanda Seely, Tacoma, 3:36:18.

 

Marathon, top five local men: 7, Rich Frazier, Oak Harbor, 3:22:39; 11, Brian Loustaunau, Oak Harbor, 3:26:05; 31, TJ Armstrong, Oak Harbor, 3:46:56; 37, Gerardo Sanmillan, Oak Harbor, 3:51:18; 45, Jaris Judd, Oak Harbor, 3:56:51.

 

Marathon, top five local women: 80, Leslie Merriman, Oak Harbor, 4:22:21; 91, Kathleen Campbell, Oak Harbor, 4:29:27; 129, Madison Diedrich, Oak Harbor, 4:46:12; 154, Katherine Kuhns, Oak Harbor, 5:17:55; 173, Shawna Houser, Oak Harbor, 5:48:43.

 

Half marathon, top five men: 1, Ewen North, Louisville, Colo., 1:15:59; 4, Peter Grossenbach, Tacoma, 1:27:26; 6, Dominic Gaudin, Arlington, 1:28:11; 8, Scott Hooten, Lafayette, Colo., 1:28:33; 10, Niall Keleher, Seattle, 1:31:30.

 

Half marathon, top five women: 2, Kristi Houk, Port Orchard, 1:23:58; 3, Nicole Chombeau, Beaverton, Ore., 1:26:38; 5, Megan McQueen, Seattle, 1:27:32; 7, Somer Kreisman (home town not reported), 1:28:12; 9, Janelle Ralph, Gold Hill, Ore., 1:31:30.

 

Half marathon, top five local men: 20, Neal Mendoza, Oak Harbor, 1:34:01; 24, Corey Snodgrass, Oak Harbor, 1:36:41; 29, Greg Goebel, Oak Harbor, 1:38:05; 41, Victor Serna, Oak Harbor, 1:40:02; 43, James Zima, Oak Harbor, 1:40:17.

 

Half marathon, top five local women: 44, Holly Salinger, Coupeville, 1:41:03; 105, Kristen Nelson, Oak Harbor, 1:50:16; 109, Christine Parker, Oak Harbor, 1:51:10; 120, Theresa Jones, Oak Harbor, 1:52:08; 121, Brittany Rowan, Oak Harbor, 1:52:10.

 

10K, top five men: 1, Dylan Holland, Oak Harbor, 38:14; 2, Tony Moralez, Oak Harbor, 41:03; 3, Cory Bensen, Vancouver, 41:17; 4, Joseph Swain, Seattle, 47:23; 5, Michael Lauersdorf, Oak Harbor, 47:27.

 

10K, top five women: 7, Magdalena Martinez, Virginia Beach, 48:01; 8, Katelynn Butina, Monroe, 48:47; 10, Marie Spinelli, Bremerton, 49:09; 15, Danielle Pepperl, Seattle, 50:09; 21, Emma Hands, Vancouver, 52:22.

 

10K, top five local men: 1, Dylan Holland, Oak Harbor, 38:14; 2, Tony Moralez, Oak Harbor, 41:03; 5, Michael Lauersdorf, Oak Harbor, 47:27; 14, Tim Thompson, Oak Harbor, 50:07; 23, Earl Soliman, Oak Harbor, 52:34.

 

10K, top five local women: 22, Olivia Flack, Coupeville, 52:33; 30, Meredith Bezold, Oak Harbor, 54:02; 39, Lindsey Roberts, Coupeville, 56:15; 40, Sage Renninger, Coupeville, 56:17; 63, Shannon Holcomb, Oak Harbor, 59:52.

 

5K, top five men: 1, Jon Harding, Issaquah, 17:53; 2, Christopher Mencel, Anacortes, 20:05; 3, Shawn Lemke, Oak Harbor, 20:16; 4, Michael Rose, Anacortes, 20:56; 5, David Rowan, Seattle, 21:36.

 

5K, top five women: 8, Krissy Schoeffling, Seattle, 23:17; 13, Shivani Gupta, Seattle, 25:02; 16, Kari Harding, Issaquah, 25:39; 17, Savannah Bigge, Seattle, 25:41; 18, Shelli Robertson, Oak Harbor, 25:57.

 

5K, top five local men: Shawn Lemke, Oak Harbor, 20:16; 7, Devin Baugher, Oak Harbor, 22:40; 9, William Sumner, Oak Harbor, 23:45; 10, Clarence Ince, Oak Harbor, 23:54; 11, Daniel Verble, Coupeville, 24:07.

 

5K, top five local women: 18, Shelli Robertson, Oak Harbor, 25:57; 27, Alexandra Otto, Oak Harbor, 28:41; 28, Heather McCauley, Oak Harbor, 28:51; 29, Lola Chargualaf, Oak Harbor, 29:20; 30, Anna Chargualaf, Oak Harbor, 29:52.