2003 St. Xavier graduate Bobby Curtis has finished as the top American today at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. He ran a time of 2:11:20 for the world famous 26.2 mile event.
Curtis is one of the best Kentucky high school XC/track athletes ever, he finished 3rd overall at Foot Locker Nationals in 2002. He still holds the #1 Kentucky All-Time mark in the 3200m Run with a 8:48.39. He went on to win the 5000m Run NCAA Division 1 National Championship in track while at Villanova University. Also while at Villanova he became the 1st Kentuckian ever to ran a sub 4 mile with a 3:57.20.
Former University of Louisville star Wesley Korir finished directly in front of Curtis in 8th overall with a 2:11:09
Chicago Marathon Top 10
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Kipchoge, Eliud (KEN) | 2 | 25-29 | 29 | 04:45 | - | - | +00:00 | 02:04:11 |
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Kitwara, Sammy (KEN) | 6 | 25-29 | 27 | 04:45 | - | - | +00:17 | 02:04:28 |
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Chumba, Dickson (KEN) | 7 | 25-29 | 27 | 04:45 | - | - | +00:21 | 02:04:32 |
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Bekele, Kenenisa (ETH) | 1 | 30-34 | 32 | 04:48 | - | - | +01:40 | 02:05:51 |
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Koech, Bernard (KEN) | 5 | 25-29 | 26 | 04:54 | - | - | +04:19 | 02:08:30 |
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Ghebreslassie, Ghirmay (ERI) | 51 | 16-19 | 18 | 04:56 | - | - | +04:57 | 02:09:08 |
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Rutto, Lani (KEN) | 43 | 25-29 | 25 | 05:00 | - | - | +06:31 | 02:10:42 |
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Korir, Wesley (KEN) | 8 | 30-34 | 31 | 05:01 | - | - | +06:58 | 02:11:09 |
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Curtis, Bobby (USA) | 17 | 25-29 | 29 | 05:01 | - | - | +07:09 | 02:11:20 |
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Kobayashi, Koji (JPN) | Ota, GUNMA | 9 | 25-29 | 25 | 05:02 | - | - | +07:32 | 02:11:43 |