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Former URI star Westerling shatters personal best, takes 26th at U.S. Olympic marathon trials

1:55 PM Sun, Apr 20, 2008 |
Carolyn Thornton    Email

Former URI standout Heidi Westerling placed 26th at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the women's marathon, held this morning in Boston.

A two-time Atlantic-10 Conference champion (5,000-meter indoors and 10,000-meters outdoors), the 27-year-old Acworth, N.H. native shaved nearly three minutes off her personal best, clocking a time of 2:41:09.

Deena Kastor was first to cross the finish line, winning the trials in 2:29:35.

Click here for a complete list of results.

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials –
Women’s Marathon April 20, 2008
Final Results (official)
official winning time: 2:29:35
NAME BIB CITY CLUB TIME STATE PLACE

Kastor, Deena 1 Mammoth Lakes ASICS 2:29:35 CA 1
Lewy Boulet, Magdalena 43 Oakland TRANSPORTS adidas Women's Team 2:30:19 CA 2
Russell, Blake 17 Pacific Grove Reebok 2:32:40 CA 3
Gomez, Zoila 7 Alamosa 2:33:53 CO 4
Moody, Tera 152 Boulder Boulder Running Company/adidas 2:33:54 CO 5
Johnson Lane, Turena 11 Baton Rouge Brooks 2:34:17 LA 6
Alyanak, Ann 15 Bellbrook Run Ohio - Second Sole Racing Team 2:34:46 OH 7
McMahan, Dot 54 Rochester Hills Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:35:02 MI 8
Friedman, Robyn 18 Lambs Grove 2:35:02 IA 9
Moeller, Erin 23 Cedar Rapids 2:36:51 IA 10
Enman, Kasie 68 Huntington Boston Athletic Association 2:37:14 VT 11
Hepp, Megan 97 Charlotte 2:37:29 NC 12
Davila, Desiree 87 Rochester Hills Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:37:50 MI 13
White, Melissa 19 Rochester Hills Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:37:53 MI 14
Reddy, Veena 32 Philadelphia 2:38:08 PA 15
Piers, Sheri 116 Falmouth Dirigo R.C. 2:38:46 ME 16
Somers Smith, Linda 28 Arroyo Grande ASICS Aggie Running Club 2:38:49 CA 17
Akbar, Samia 6 Herndon Reebok 2:39:19 VA 18
Akor, Mary 5 Hawthorne 2:39:34 CA 19
Meyerhoff, Sally 46 Tempe 2:39:39 AZ 20
Cretti, Caroline 51 Blowing Rock ZAP Fitness 2:40:12 NC 21
Eap, Sopagna 76 Eugene Brooks 2:40:19 OR 22
Tormey, Caitlin 56 Blowing Rock ZAP Fitness 2:40:29 NC 23
Smith, Casey 91 Richmond 2:40:53 VA 24
Kinsman, Rachel 27 Archbold New Balance 2:41:07 OH 25
Westerling, Heidi 65 Acworth Boston Athletic Association 2:41:09 NH 26
Christian, Melisa 38 Dallas Luke's Locker Incorporated 2:41:18 TX 27
Wolfsberger, Heidi 66 Moosic 2:41:21 PA 28
Dean, Abby 102 Philadelphia Philadelphia Runner Track Club /PUMA 2:41:25 PA 29
Coons, Dana 13 Charlottesville adidas 2:41:31 VA 30
Mortensen, Emily 20 Alamosa 2:41:44 CO 31
Anderson, Cheryl 50 Richmond 2:41:45 VA 32
Smith, Cheryl 14 Honolulu 2:41:45 HI 33
Ely, Brett 137 Cambridge Boston Athletic Association 2:41:54 MA 34
Bjune, Caroline 108 Andover Merrimack Valley Striders 2:42:02 MA 35
Castles, Kathleen 107 New Providence 2:42:34 NJ 36
McHale, Shannon 39 West Simsbury Athlete's Foot New Balance 2:42:40 CT 37
Flamino, Yolanda 60 Rochester Hills Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 2:42:53 MI 38
Kimbrough, Chris 90 Austin Rogue Running 2:42:54 TX 39
Loken, Susan 33 Phoenix ASICS 2:42:55 AZ 40
Stewart, Kelly 55 Rochester Hills 2:42:58 MI 41

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