By Clay Shaw

Washington, DC, April 3, 2022—Susanna Sullivan of Reston, VA had “that look” that she was determined and focused, right from the start. No USA woman had won the CUCB in 25 years, until Nell Rojas won the Fall 2021 race. Now twice in seven months an American woman has won this prestigious event.  Sullivan, a 5^th grade teacher, clocked 52:32.  She broke away from the five-woman pack at mile five, and ran alone through Hains Point.  Sullivan triple-dipped with the overall, USA, and RRCA Road Scholar-Run Pro Camp Development awards.  The unsponsored athlete earned $14,500.  (Colleen De Reuck, running for South Africa in 1998, still holds the event record of 51:16 dating back to that year.)

Carrie Verdon of Boulder, CO was second in 52:37.  Paige Stoner of Charlottesville, VA was third in 52:38.  Sarah Pagano of Boston, MA was fourth in 52:46.  Kim Conley of Flagstaff, AZ was fifth in 53:40.

Annmarie Kirkpatrick of Fort Collins, CO was top master in 57:27.

Nicholas Kosimbei of Kenya, who won the Atlanta Half-Marathon in pouring rain on Feb 27 in 1:00:37, easily won the 2022 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile run in 45:15  Kosimbei, the 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, tied the CUCB event record of Allan Kiprono set in 2012.  Kosimbei is represented by the Marin County Track Club.  Kosimbei stated, “My style is to lead early and never look back.”

Wilfred Kimitei of Kenya was second in 45:43. Shadrack Kimining of Kenya was third in 45:48.

Futsum Zienasellassie of Flagstaff, AZ was fourth and first USA citizen in 46:53.  Reid Buchanan of San Diego was fifth in 46:57.  A strong contingent of USA runners earned cash in top ten, and top USA categories

14,637 finishers in 2022. 8323 women, and 6314 men.

Top Women

1. 52:32 Susanna Sullivan, 31, Reston, VA
2. 52:37 Carrie Verdon, 28, Boulder, CO
3. 52:38 Paige Stoner, 26, Charlottesville, VA
4. 52:46 Sarah Pagano, 30, San Diego, CA
5. 53:40 Kim Conley, 36, Flagstaff, AZ
6. 53:55 Molly Bookmyer, 31, Columbus, OH
7. 54:11 Katja Goldring, 31, Flagstaff, AZ
8. 54:20 Taylor Tuttle, 25, Boulder, CO
9. 54:23 Elaina Tabb, 30, Boston, MA
10. 54:32 Elena Hayday, 22, Bethesda, MD
11. 54:48 Rosie Edwards, 33, Great Britain
12. 54:50 Molly Culver, 31, Richmond, VA
13. 55:29 Stephanie Twell, 32, Great Britain
14. 55:42 Lexi Zeis, 25, Boulder, CO
15. 55:53 Julia Griffey, 29, Flagstaff, AZ
16. 56:26 Allie Schaich, 29, Lakewood, CO
17. 56:38 Bridget Belyeu, 34, Newman, GA
18. 56:54 Maura Knestout, 29, Sykesville, MD
19. 57:27 Annmarie Kirkpatrick, 40, Fort Collins, CO
20. 57:29 Michelle Vaccaro, 24, Cambridge, MA

Top Men

1. 45:15 Nicholas Kosimbei, 25, Kenya
2. 45:43 Wilfred Kimitei, 37, Kenya
3. 45:48 Shadrack Kimining, 26, Kenya
4. 46:53 Futsum Zienasellassie, 29, Flagstaff, AZ
5. 46:57 Reid Buchanan, 29, San Diego, CA
6. 47:29 Lawi Lalang, 30, Colorado Springs, CO
7. 47:32 Brogan Austin, 30, Longmont, CO
8. 47:41 Diego Estrada, 32, Flagstaff, AZ
9. 48:11 Joel Reichow, 28, White Bear Lake, MN
10. 48:47 Zach Herriott, 28, Washington, DC
11. 48:58 Tom Slattery, 26, Alexandria, VA
12. 49:01 Max McNeill, 28, Arlington, VA
13. 49:07 Cody Baele, 26, Des Moines, IA
14. 49:14 Eduardo Garcia, 29, Guatemala
15. 49:17 Caleb Kerr, 28, Zionsville, IN
16. 49:22 Brian Rich, 27, Washington, DC
17. 49:28 Harrison Toney, 28, Richmond, VA
18. 49:31 Garret Lee, 29, Littleton, CO
19. 49:50 William McGovern, 24, Brookline, MA
20. 50:35 Michael Babinec, 27, Durham, NC

Categories: Race Coverage

Tags: 10-Mile Run, 2022, CherryBlossom10, Credit Union Cherry Blossom, CUCB, featured