Posted: March 18, 2005

Athletics: Boston Marathon Releases Elite Field

From David Monti

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John Hancock Financial Services announced Wednesday the full elite field for the BAA Boston Marathon, scheduled for Monday, 18-Apr:

MEN (with career best times) - 
Robert Cheboror, Kenya         2:06:23 (Amsterdam, 2004)
Wilson Onsare, Kenya           2:06:47 (Paris, 2003)
Paul Koech, Kenya              2:07:07 (Chicago, 2003)
Benjamin Kosgei Kimutai, Kenya 2:07:26 (Amsterdam, 2002) 
Mohamed Ouaadi, France         2:07:55 (Fukuoka, 1999) 
Hailu Negussie, Ethiopia       2:08:16 (Hofu, 2002) 
Pavel Loskutov, Estonia        2:08:53 (Paris, 2002)
Stephen Kiogora, Kenya         2:09:21 (Chicago, 2004)
Timothy Cherigat, Kenya        2:09:34 (San Sebastian, 2002) 
Alan Culpepper, United States  2:09:41 (Chicago, 2002)
Thomas Omwenga, Kenya          2:10:44 (Seoul, 2004)
Gidey Amaha, Ethiopia          2:11:26 (Dubai, 2005)
Terefe Yae, Ethiopia           2:11:45 (Xiamen, 2004) 
Andrew Letherby, Australia     2:12:45 (Fukuoka, 2003) 
Ryan Shay, United States       2:14:08 (New York, 2004)
John Itati, Kenya              2:14:51 (Baltimore, 2004)
James Koskei, Kenya            2:18:40 (Chicago, 2004)


WOMEN (with career best times) - 
Catherine Ndereba, Kenya       2:18:47 (Chicago, 2001) 
Svetlana Zakharova, Russia     2:21:31 (Chicago, 2002)
Gete Wami, Ethiopia            2:22:19 (Amsterdam, 2002)
Elfenesh Alemu, Ethiopia       2:24:29 (London, 2001) 
Nuta Olaru, Romania            2:24:33 (Chicago, 2004)
Olivera Jevtic, Serbia         2:25:23 (Rotterdam, 2003)
Bruna Genovese, Italy          2:25:35 (Tokyo, 2001)
Malgorzata Sobanska, Poland    2:26:08 (Chicago, 2001) 
Zhor El Kamch, Morocco         2:26:10 (Rotterdam, 2004)
Shitaye Gemechu, Ethiopia      2:26:15 (Berlin, 2002)
Grazyna Syrek, Poland          2:26:22 (Chicago, 2003)
Lyubov Morgunova, Russia       2:26:33 (London, 2000)
Eri Hayakawa, Japan            2:28:11 (Honolulu, 2004)
Mina Ogawa, Japan              2:28:47 (Osaka, 1998)