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Six months after winning the men's and women's half-marathon titles at the Cox Providence Rhode Races, Eric Lonergan and Trish Hillery were reunited on the victory stand after capturing the overall men's and women's titles at the UnitedHealthcare Half-Marathon, Sunday in Newport.

The 24-year-old Lonergan - a former North Kingstown High School and Rhode Island College standout - won the men's race in 1:10:32.83, posting a 2-minute margin of victory over 29-year-old Jeff Howley of Providence.

Photo courtesy/George Ross of Digital Photo Concept
Eric Lonergan

Hillery - a native of Ireland who now makes her home in Greenville and teaches fourth grade at Pleasant View Elementary School in Providence - cruised to victory in the women's race with a time of 1:26:36.96. Jennifer Edelmann, 30, of Boston followed Hillery across the line in 1:29:43.51.

Photo courtesy/George Ross of Digital Photo Concept
Trish Hillery

Top finishers are below:

TOP 10 MEN
1 Eric Lonergan 24 M 2990 North Kingstown RI 1:10:32.83 1:10:34.00 5:24
2 Jeff Howley 29 M 1850 Providence RI 1:12:32.09 1:12:33.00 5:33
3 Ryan Graddy 23 M 1707 Providence RI 1:12:58.87 1:13:00.35 5:35
4 Garrett Ash 26 M 1053 Manchester CT 1:15:57.67 1:15:58.75 5:48
5 Timothy Rudd 28 M 2570 Pawtucket RI 1:20:46.16 1:20:47.39 6:11
6 Joe Parenteau 26 M 2401 North Providence R 1:21:27.17 1:21:27.54 6:14
7 Michael Cooley 29 M 1376 Cambridge MA 1:21:39.13 1:21:40.35 6:15
8 Steven Brightman 40 M 1202 Providence RI 1:22:21.83 1:22:23.00 6:18
9 Joshua Molinari 29 M 3027 Oswego NY 1:23:06.54 1:23:10.52 6:21
10 Ryan Spinney 27 M 2729 Salisbury MA 1:24:04.91 1:24:06.80 6:26

TOP 10 WOMEN
1 Trish Hillery 42 F 3041 Greenville RI 1:26:36.96 1:26:37.42 6:37
2 Jennifer Edelmann 30 F 1535 Boston MA 1:29:43.51 1:29:56.64 6:52
3 Allie Lemire 22 F 3068 East Hartford CT 1:32:09.13 1:32:13.00 7:03
4 Ashley Jensen 25 F 1891 Lincoln RI 1:32:37.16 1:32:38.78 7:05
5 Carmin Green 24 F 1717 Rock Island IL 1:32:51.30 1:33:05.09 7:07
6 Mimi Dowd 38 F 1499 Newport RI 1:34:33.90 1:34:36.43 7:14
7 Sonya Pasquini 31 F 2412 Albany NY 1:34:14.41 1:34:39.92 7:14
8 Lauren Leslie 48 F 2046 Warwick RI 1:35:40.26 1:35:42.10 7:19
9 Aroline Seibert 29 F 2644 Newport RI 1:36:03.00 1:36:10.78 7:21
10 Colleen Shores 25 F 3119 Duxbury MA 1:35:49.35 1:37:06.31 7:25

Click here for a complete list of results.

 Tags  Eric Lonergan Jennifer Edelmann UnitedHealthcare Half-Marathon

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