News: IMT Des Moines Marathon

Credit : Phil Roeder Marathon William Mutai grinded past more than 1290 runners to win in 02:23:01. He bested Sammy Rotich who crossed the finish line 25 secondes behind him. Rounding out the top three was Steve Froeschle with a time of 02:27:04. In the women’s race, Hirut Guangul took top honours by finishing the race in 02:39:50 , followed by Damaris Areba who finished with a time of 02:42:31. The third place went to Jacquline Nyetipei with a time of 02:50:03 Top 5 Men 1 William Mutai 02:23:01 2 Sammy Rotich 02:23:26 3 Steve Froeschle 02:27:04 4 Dan Froeschle 02:30:44 5 David Tuwei 02:33:20 Top 5 Women 1 Hirut Guangul 02:39:50 2 Damaris Areba 02:42:31 3 Jacquline Nyetipei 02:50:03 4 Sidney Hirsch 02:53:19 5 Jennifer Vandevegte 02:59:46 Complete results Half Marathon Jay Welp claimed victory with a time of 01:06:31. He bested Adam Bohach who crossed the finish line 54 secondes behind him. Rounding out the top three was Matthew Boumeester with a time of 01:08:13. For the women, Susie Duke finished first in 01:19:54 . She bested Flannery Cerbin-Bohach who crossed the finish line 27 secondes behind her. Finishing third was Danielle Vsetecka (01:22:19). Top 5 Men 1 Jay Welp 01:06:31 2 Adam Bohach 01:07:25 3 Matthew Boumeester 01:08:13 4 Blake Whalen 01:08:38 5 William Henry 01:09:30 Top 5 Women 1 Susie Duke 01:19:54 2 Flannery Cerbin-Bohach 01:20:21 3 Danielle Vsetecka 01:22:19 4 Anna Dilley 01:23:40 5 Colleen Webb 01:23:46 Complete results 5 Mile Andrew Jacob outran roughly 437 runners to win with a time of 00:27:48. Vic Morales earned runner-up honours with a time of 00:29:17. Finishing third was Charlie Cowell (00:32:39). For the women, Elisa Schoeberle claimed victory with a time of 00:35:28 . Mary Kate Morrissey earned runner-up honours with a time of 00:35:35. Meghan Schaeffer got the third place in 00:36:03. Top 5 Men 1 Andrew Jacob 00:27:48 2 Vic Morales 00:29:17 3 Charlie Cowell 00:32:39 4 Ryan Akers 00:33:22 5 Oddbjorn Homstvedt 00:33:44 Top 5 Women 1 Elisa Schoeberle 00:35:28 2 Mary Kate Morrissey 00:35:35 3 Meghan Schaeffer 00:36:03 4 Sara Sykes 00:36:07 5 Jana Michael 00:37:07 Complete results 5K The victory went to Austin O’Brien who crossed the finish line at 00:15:32. He finished 33 secondes ahead of Peter Smith. Rounding out the top three was Wade Pingel with a time of 00:16:24. For the women, Paige Horner claimed victory with a time of 00:19:45 , followed by Anna Bergman who finished with a time of 00:19:50. Emily Webb got the third place in 00:20:46. Top 5 Men 1 Austin O’Brien 00:15:32 2 Peter Smith 00:16:05 3 Wade Pingel 00:16:24 4 Jordan Pingel 00:16:57 5 Stacy Garrels 00:17:34 Top 5 Women 1 Paige Horner 00:19:45 2 Anna Bergman 00:19:50 3 Emily Webb 00:20:46 4 Chelsey Ringsdorf 00:22:08 5 Victoria Brown 00:22:13 Complete results