Press Release - St. George Marathon - 10/1/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                         Contact: John Bradley
                                                  (435) 634-5850
                                                  USA Track & Field
                                                  

        High school cross country coaches continue winning ways!


St. George, UT (October 1, 2005)

For the second year in a row, a high school cross country coach has won the 
St. George Marathon. The 29th annual running was won by Joe Wilson, former 
Weber State distance runner and current Weber High cross country coach in 
2:22:23.    Charles Wallace from V. Air Force Base in California came in 
two minutes later with a time of 2:24:11 and was followed by fellow 
California runner Steve Frisone in 2:25:57. 

Cloudy conditions held off the heat until later in the race and provided 
great running conditions for over 4700 runners. First timer, Devra Vierkant 
shocked the women’s division with a 2:42:58 finish.  Vierkant a resident of 
Provo, Utah bested second place winner Mary Ann Protz (2:48:40) by almost 
six minutes.  Protz a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida improved her run 
by over 10 minutes from 2004.  Third place winner was Eileen Torres from 
Decatur, Georgia with a time of 2:50:21.

The wheelchair division was won by Jesse Austin of Provo, Utah for the 
second straight year.  Austin cruised through the course in 1:40:06 .  
Second place finisher was Vance Anderson, Odgen, UT with a time of 1:45:18.  
First place women finisher was Mary Thompson from Del Mar, California 
2:45:25.

Masters winners included Masahiro Yashida, 40 of Ibigawa, Japan in 2:26:42 
and the women's division winner was second place women’s runner Mary Ann 
Protz of Florida.


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