Evans Chebet of Kenya breaks the tape to win the 127th Boston Marathon, on Monday, April 17, 2023, in Boston. Winslow Townson, Related Press
Evans Chebet upset a fellow Kenyan favored to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, crossing the well-known Boylston Avenue end line with a time of two:05:54.
Though Chebet received the race in 2022, expectations had been excessive that Eliud Kipchoge would win in his Boston debut. Kipchoge has set the world document for the marathon a number of occasions, and is the one man to have accomplished the gap in lower than two hours. He got here in sixth in Monday’s race, ending in 2:09:23.
A Kenyan additionally received the ladies’s race. Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic medalist, crossed the end line in 2:21:38. It was solely her second time competing within the marathon distance.
Scott Fauble was the primary American runner to complete, with a time of two:09:44. (He completed seventh total, the identical as final 12 months.)
But it surely was Conner Mantz, the previous BYU standout, who generated probably the most pleasure in Utah — and, at occasions, alongside the course.
Conner Mantz reached 6 miles with the lead pack. Hearken to the Mantz cheers as he handed by. #BostonMarathonpic.twitter.com/DwrPMNvje9
— RunEliteProgram (@RunEliteProgram) April 17, 2023
Whereas Brigham Younger College isn’t a legacy powerhouse of Boston racing like Kenya is, alumni of its observe and subject program carried out impressively, with three runners, together with Mantz, among the many prime 11 American finishers.
Mantz had a time of two:10:25 and completed third amongst American males, eleventh total, in keeping with the Boston Athletic Affiliation web site.
Former Sky View and BYU working star Conner Mantz, who's from Smithfield, positioned eleventh on the Boston Marathon this morning. He was the third quickest American. This was simply his 2nd marathon.
— HJ Sports activities (@hjsports) April 17, 2023
BYU alumn Nico Montanez completed in 2:10:52 and was thirteenth total within the males’s race. Connor Weaver completed in 2:16:25, twenty fourth place total.
Each Mantz and Montanez have been highlighted final 12 months in a Deseret Information article about why Utah is dwelling to so many elite runners.
Within the article, Doug Robinson famous that, “Within the final decade, distance working has taken off once more within the state, largely due to the BYU program and the success of (Ed) Eyestone and Diljeet Taylor — the lads’s and ladies’s coaches on the faculty.
Whereas Mantz, Montanez and Weaver have been among the many first runners with Utah ties to cross the end line in a cold rain, there have been dozens of Utah runners behind them, each skilled and newbie.
Boston Sendoff. Such an superior occasion to have lots of the runners from the State of Utah who're working this years, 127th Boston Marathon subsequent weekend. From a few of our professional runners to first time Boston Marathoners to runners which have run it a variety of time. #RunEliteProgrampic.twitter.com/Fe3mIg3iza
— RunEliteProgram (@RunEliteProgram) April 9, 2023