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The Boston Athletic Association provides this recap of yesterday's Mayor's Cup:

BOSTON - Sean Quigley, 24, originally from Braintree, Massachusetts, won in a lean over last year's champion Jacob Korir, of Kenya, to win the 20th Mayor's Cup Cross Country 8k Championship at Boston's Franklin Park on Sunday in a time of 23 minutes, 54 seconds. Quigley, a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia and who now runs for Puma, returned to the course where he won the MIAA Division II (state) championship in 2002 while attending Archbishop Williams High School and beat a talented field of 144 finishers on a picture perfect day (sunny, 60-degrees F).

Quigley and Korir - along with Andrew Ledwith, Timothy Ritchie, Patrick Mellea - ran together for four miles until the duo separated themselves from the other co-leaders on the final loop and the course's landmark Bear Cage Hill. Quigley did not lead during the race but timed his finish perfectly, outsprinting Korir. A close, but clear finish gave the local kid the victory, and he recorded the same winning time as did Korir in 2008. Korir finished one second behind as runner-up (23:55), while Ledwith followed in third (23:57).

Quigley was an NCAA All-American and placed ninth at the 2008 US Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at 10,000 meters, his professional debut.

New Balance Boston was led by Roland Lavallee, scored 75 points, and won the men's championship team competition. The host Boston Athletic Association was second (78 pts.) and Genesee Valley Harriers was third (96 pts.) among the 11-team field.

In the women's 5-kilometer championship race, Irene Kimaiyo, a 26-year old native of Kenya who runs for the female winning club Riadha, based in Maryland, outpaced Virginia's Samia Akbar. Kimaiyo's time was 16:39, 13 seconds better than Akbar's 16:52, who was fifth at the Mayor's Cup last year. Riadha - victorious with 43 points - placed three runners among the top four, as Delilah Dicrescenzo (17:05) was third and Serena Burla (17:16) was fourth. There were 95 finishers and eight teams in the contest. New Balance Boston (53 pts.) was the runner-up team and the B.A.A. was third (53 pts.).

Click here for a complete list of results.

20th Annual Boston Mayor's Cup Cross Country and Youth Races
Presented by the B.A.A. and adidas; Directed by USA Track & Field - New England and Boston's Centers for Youth and Families
Sunday, October 25, 2009; Franklin Park, Boston

Boston Mayor's Cup - Men's Championship 8k Results
Individual (144 finishers)
Men
1. Sean Quigley, Puma 23:54 ($600 + $300 for USA)
2. Jacob Korir, Riadha 23:55 ($300)
3. Andrew Ledwith 23:57 ($200)
4. Timothy Ritchie 24:02 NCAA eligibility
5. Lucas Meyer, B.A.A. 24:10 ($150 + $200 for USA)
6. Patrick Mellea 24:19 ($100 + $100 for USA))
7. Ruben Sanca 24:23
8. Justin Lutz 24:34
9. Matthew Withrow 24:40
10. Roland Lavallee, New Balance Boston 24:41

Team Results
1. New Balance Boston 75 pts. ($500)
2. Boston Athletic Association 78 pts. ($300)
3. Genesee Valley Harriers 96 pts. ($100)
4. New York Athletic Club 98 pts.
5. Manhattan Track Club 102 pts.
6. Syracuse Chargers 118 pts.
7. GBTC 131 pts.
8. Dartmouth College 202 pts.
9. Central Mass Striders 273 pts.
10. Bellmore Striders 279 pts.
11. Tufts University 298 pts.

Boston Mayor's Cup - Women's 5k Championship
Individual Results (95 finishers)
1. Irene Kimaiyo, Riadha 16:39 ($600)
2. Samia Akbar, Reebok 16:52 ($300 + $300 for USA)
3. Delilah Dicrescenzo, Riadha 17:05 ($200 + $200 for USA)
4. Serena Burla, Riadha 17:16 ($150 + $100 for USA)
5. Jenn Donovan, New Balance Boston 17:23 ($100)
6. Katie Decamillo 17:34
7. Alissa McKaig, ZAP Fitness 17:48
8. Kristin Anderson, Riadha 17:49
9. Mallory Champa 17:53

Team Results
1. Riadha 43 points ($500)
2. New Balance Boston 53 pts. ($300)
3. Boston Athletic Association 53 pts. ($100)
4. Syracuse Chargers 98 pts.
5. Greater Boston Track Club 115 pts.
6. Boston College 148 pts.
7. Genesee Valley Harriers 194 pts.
8. Westchester Track Club 218 pts.

Boston Mayor's Cup - Franklin Park 5k Results (356 finishers)
Men
1. Antony Taylor 16:04
2. Mike Hawk 16:07
3. Gabe Barr 16:26
4. Miles Richardson 16:29
5. Sam Greenberg 16:44

Women
1. Samantha Chase 19:51
2. Jenna Moen 19:59
3. Alyssa Brigham 20:01
4. Caroline Melhado 20:40
5. Katie Ellinger 21:00

Boston Mayor's Cup Youth Races (1.1 miles)
10-years old and under (88 finishers)
Boys
1. David Principe, Jr. 6:40
2. Joseph Weston 6:46
3. Troy Sliney 6:21

Girls
1. Chloe Taylor 6:32
2. Audrey Betts 7:33
3. Maille Riley-McNary 7:34

Boston Mayor's Cup Youth Races (1.1 miles)
11-12 years old (88 finishers)
Boys
1. Isaiah Savage 6:42
2. Todd Cushing 6:47
3. Thomas O'Donoghue 6:48

Girls
1. Sonya Jampel 6:40
2. Julia Kern 6:42
3. Maya Halprin-Adams 6:52

Boston Mayor's Cup Youth Races (1.1 miles)
13-14 years old (55 finishers)
Boys
1. Geoffrey Pendergass 5:55
2. Robert Desisto 5:56
3. Luke Babcock 5:59

Girls
1. Phoebe Morse 6:16
2. Maddy Berkson 6:18
3. Colleen Sands 6:29

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