2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon


Finishers Gallery #2


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The purpose of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon race was to choose the three-man Olympic marathon team for Beijing next summer. But for the 134 men who started the race in Central Park on November 3, the race was a chance to perform to the best of their ability on the world stage and to be a part of what was arguably the greatest gathering of talent in American men’s marathoning history. In this gallery we salute all the race finishers for pursuing their Olympic dreams here in New York City.

 

We attempted to photograph every finisher, but unfortunately we missed two of them: Trent Briney, a Hansons team member who was fourth in the 2004 Olympic Trials, finished 75th in 2:26:29, and the 104th and final finisher was Thomas McGlynn, 35, of Burlingame, CA, who saw the race through even though it didn’t go as well as he would have liked.

In the main pack before halfway, behind a group of Hansons runners, were (left to right) Allen Wagner, 27, of San Diego, CA (25th, 2:18:25—a personal best); Ryan Meissen, 29, of Mukwonago, WI (60th, 2:23:38); and Chris Lundstrom, 31, of Minneapolis, MN (37th, 2:19:21).

Miguel Nuci, 28, of Turlock, CA, focuses on the final lap ahead. He finished 31st in 2:18:47.

Michael Reneau, 29, of Rochester Hills, MI, follows a Hansons teammate. He finished 32nd in 2:18:51; his father, Jeff, was 10th in the 1968 Olympic Trials.

Macharia Yuot, 25, of Chester, PA (far left), is one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan.” He became a U.S. citizen in time to place 33rd here in a personal-record 2:18:56. Thomas Greenless, also 25, of Walnut Creek, CA (far right), finished 81st in 2:27:44.

Dan Sutton, 27, of Madison, WI, took 34th in 2:18:59.

Nick Cordes, 28, of Ashland, OR, looks strong and confident on his way to finish 35th in 2:19:01.

Justin Young, 28, of Superior, CO (white singlet), ended up 56th in 2:23:06. Teren Jameson, 30, of Taylorsville, UT (dark singlet) moved up to take 36th in 2:19:05.


Eric Post, 28, of Centreville, VA, gutted out a 38th-place finish in a personal-best 2:19:25.

This pack includes Matt Folk, 31, of Canfield, OH (39th in a PR 2:19:47); JT Service, 27, of San Jose, CA (45th in a PR 2:21:12); Alan Horton, 27, of Knoxville, TN (49th, 2:22:03); Nathan Wadsworth, 25, of Andover, KS (57th, 2:23:08); Terrance Shea, 33, of Cambridge, MA (61st, 2:23:44); Matt Levassiur of Alamosa, CO (62nd, 2:23:58); Corey Stelljes, of Madison, WI (65th, 2:24:19); Edward Baker, 28, of Palo Alto, CA (77th, 2:26:37); Danny Mackey, 27, of Portland, OR (85th, 2:28:45); and Jeff Jonaitis, 26, of Tinley Park, IL (91st, 2:30:45).

Left to right: Jonathan Little, 26, of Kansas City, KS (97th, 2:33:03); James Lander, 28, of La Habra, CA (40th, 2:20:09); and Ben Rosario, 27, of St. Louis, MO (100th, 2:36:09).

Michael Cox, 32, of Princeton, WV, has been leading a charmed life. He ran a personal best in oppressive heat at the Chicago Marathon on October 7 and was the only Olympic Trials qualifier there. Twenty-seven days later, he ran yet another personal best—2:20:12—to take 42nd at the Trials.

Greg Costello, 26, of Chicago, IL, sprints to a personal-best 2:20:28 and a 42nd-place finish.

Luke Humphrey, 26, of Rochester Hills, MI, was the seventh Hansons team member across the line with his 2:20:24. He finished 43rd.

John Lucas, 27, of Eugene, OR, held it together for a 44th-place finish in 2:20:48.

Casey Moulton, 25, of Pelham, NH (dark singlet), finished 83rd in 2:28:29; his twin brother, Patrick, was at the line to greet him, having finished 28th. Adam Tribble, 27, of Fayetteville, AR (white hat), ran a personal-best 2:21:21 for 46th place.

The 47th finisher, and eighth among Hansons team members, was Todd Snyder, 30, of Shelby Township, MI., in 2:21:30. Behind him here are James McGown, 33, of Sidney, NE (69th, 2:25:10) and Chris Wehrman, 31, of Chicago, IL (79th, 2:27:33).

Left to right: James Nielsen, 28, of Palo Alto, CA (50th, 2:22:11); Robert Cannon, 24, of Toms River, NJ (51st, 2:22:23), and Nick Schuetze, 25, of Portland, OR (48th, 2:21:36).

Daniel Ellis, 24, of Birmingham, AL (white singlet) runs with a pack near halfway. He finished 52nd in 2:22:26.

Left to right: Paul Petersen, 28, of Logan, UT (53rd, 2:22:34); Lance Parker, 26, of Austin, TX (71st, 2:25:32); and Cecil Franke, 39, of Dublin, IN (67th, 2:25:01).


In 54th place was Steve Meinelt, 24, of Winchester, MA, who displays textbook running economy on his way to a time of 2:22:40.

Christopher Zieman, 35, of Chapel Hill, NC, checks the race clock with a lap to go. He finished 55th in 2:23:04.

Konrad Knutsen, 31, of Carmichael, CA, was 58th in 2:23:31.

Steve Moreno, 30, of Oakland, CA, gets ready for a tough last lap. He finished 59th in 2:23:34.

Zachary Schendel, 29, of Minneapolis, MN, was 63rd in 2:24:10.

Aaron Sharp, 27, of Port Hueneme, CA, looks comfortable on the way to a 64th-place finish in 2:24:15.

Milwaukee’s David Williams, 36, finished 65th—one place behind another Wisconsin runner, Corey Stelljes of Madison. Williams ran 2:24:57.


Eric Heins, 30, of Cape Girardeau, MO, finished 68th in 2:25:01. Here he leads David Williams of Wisconsin.

Pete Gilman, 32, of Rochester, MN, and Marzuki Stevens, 33, of San Francisco, CA, shared the pace—and a choice of racing singlet. Gilman finished 82nd (2:28:09) and Stevens was 70th (2:25:18).

Jason Delaney, 27, of Golden, CO, has one lap to go here. He finished 72nd in 2:25:57.

Mike McKeeman, 31, of Ardmore, PA, was 73rd in 2:26:15.

Andy Martin, 32, was 74th overall and second among residents of Los Osos, CA. He ran 2:26:23.


(Left to right:) Jason Ryf, 36, of Oshkosh, WI.; Thomas Kutter, 27, of Loganville, GA; and Kyle Baker, 31, of Grand Rapids, MI, prepare to begin their last 5.1-mile lap. They were the 96th, 76th, and 94th finishers, respectively.


Michael Wardian, 33, of Arlington, VA, who led the race for the first seven miles, eventually finished 92nd in 2:30:54. Here he leads, among others, Nick Stanko, 26, of Haslett, MI (78th, 2:27:23) and Justin Patananan of Palmdale, CA (101st, 2:38:36).

James Jurcevich, 30, of Columbus, OH, finished 80th in 2:27:33.

84th place went to Matthew Byrne, 32, of Philadelphia, PA, who ran 2:28:40.
Brad Poore, 29, of Davis, CA, stays relaxed on the way to an 86-place finish in 2:29:14.

New York City’s own Karl Dusen, 25, of the Brooks Manhattan Track Club, passes the finish banner with a lap to go. He finished 87th in his third marathon with a 2:29:31 performance.

David Danley, 27, of Roosevelt, UT, was the last man under 2:30 with his 2:29:32. He finished 88th.

89th place went to Christopher Banks, 29, of Albuquerque, NM, who ran 2:30:22.
Marc Jeuland, 28, of Carrboro, NC, ran 2:31:31 for 93rd place.

Donnie Franzen, 28, was the third finisher from Chicago, IL. He ran 2:31:53 for 95th place.

Martin Rosendahl, 29, of Rochester Hills, MI, was the 10th and final Hansons-Brooks finisher. He was 98th overall with a time of 2:33:58.


Nicholas McCombs, 26, of Toquerville, UT, looks smooth on his way to a 2:34:56 for 99th place.


Antonio Arce, 30, of Santa Clarita, CA, was the 102nd finisher in 2:39:20.


Steve Frisone, 36, of Placentia, CA, finished 103rd in 2:39:42. His wife, Heather Killeen-Frisone, was 19th among women in the next day’s ING New York City Marathon.