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Sisson and Young Win USATF 20k Championships in New Haven

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By Clay Shaw
Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

September 4, 2023, Faxon Law New Haven Road Race, New Haven, CT—Clayton Young and Conner Mantz, training partners from Provo, Utah, came to the 46th Faxon Law New Haven Road Race, the USATF 20k Championships. The pair had an exciting sprint to the finish, in which they seemed to hit the finish banner at the same time.  For a few minutes, it was unclear who actually won.  Young won in 59:15 and Mantz was second in 59:16.  Sam Chelanga of Colorado Springs was third in 59:26.  Daniel Mesfun of Flagstaff, AZ was fourth in 59:32.  Futsum Zienasellassie, also of Flagstaff, was fifth in 59:36.  Seven men broke the hour mark in hot and humid weather.

Emily Sisson of Phoenix, AZ, the USA marathon record holder, easily won the 20K in 1:06:09.  Sisson has been training for a good showing in Chicago.  Emily was second to Keira D’Amato in the 2022 20k, when the two pushed each other to Keira’s course record of 1:04:29.  D’Amato and Sisson have broken each other’s long-distance records during the past two years.  Sisson broke D’Amato’s marathon record in Chicago 2022 with a 2:18:29.  D’Amato returned the favor on Sisson’s half-marathon record by running 1:06:37 at the Gold Coast Half-Marathon in Australia in July.  D’Amato did not come to New Haven this year, as she recovers from last week’s World Athletics Championships Marathon in Budapest. 

Ednah Kurgat of Colorado Springs, the USA cross-country champion was second in 1:06:39.  Emily Durgin of Flagstaff, AZ was third in 1:06:59.  Tristin Van Ord of Blowing Rock, NC was fourth in 1:07:22.  Annie Frisbie of Hopkins, MN was fifth in 1:07:27.  Two-time USA Olympic marathoner Desiree Linden was eighth and top master in 1:08:46.  Tokyo Olympians Molly Seidel (9th, 1:09:04), and Aliphine Tuliamuk (13th, 1:11:41) both of Flagstaff, AZ added to the star quality of the 20K field.

New Haven Green is the host of the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race.  In addition to the USATF 20K championships, there are a mass participation 20K, half marathon, half-marathon relay, 5k, and a kid’s run. 

Top Women

  1. 1:06:09 Emily Sisson, 31, Phoenix, AZ
  2. 1:06:39 Ednah Kurgat, 32, Colorado Springs, CO
  3. 1:06:59 Emily Durgin, 29, Flagstaff, AZ
  4. 1:07:22 Tristin Van Ord, 28, Blowing Rock, NC
  5. 1:07:27 Annie Frisbie, 26, Hopkins, MN
  6. 1:07:42 Dakotah Lindwurm, 28, Hopkins, MN
  7. 1:08:04 Kellyn Taylor, 37, Flagstaff, AZ
  8. 1:08:46 Desiree Linden, 40, Charlevoix, MI
  9. 1:09:04 Molly Seidel, 29, Flagstaff, AZ
  10. 1:09:12 Amanda Vestri, 24, St Augustine, FL
  11. 1:10:57 Emma Grace Hurley, 25, Atlanta, GA
  12. 1:10:55 Molly Bookmyer, 32, Columbus, OH
  13. 1:11:41 Aliphine Tuliamuk, 34, Flagstaff, AZ
  14. 1:11:56 Brittney Feivor, 28, Broomfield, CO
  15. 1:13:19 Kidan Kidane, 29, New Haven, CT
  16. 1:13:24 Caroline Williams, Craftsbury, VT
  17. 1:14:37 Bridget Belyeu, 35, Newman, GA
  18. 1:14:40 Jacqueline Gaughan, 23, Boston, MA
  19. 1:15:02 Breanna Sieracki, 28, Burnsville, MN
  20. 1:15:15 Melissa Reed, 27, Los Altos, CA

Top Men

  1. 59:15 Clayton Young, 29, Provo, UT
  2. 59:16 Conner Mantz, 26, Provo, UT
  3. 59:26 Sam Chelanga, 38, Colorado Springs, CO
  4. 59:32 Daniel Mesfun, 35, Flagstaff, AZ
  5. 59:36 Futsum Zienasellassie, 30, Flagstaff, AZ
  6. 59:45 Leonard Korir, 36, Colorado Springs, CO
  7. 59:47 Andrew Colley, 32, Blowing Rock, NC
  8. 1:00:54 Biya Simbassa, 30, Flagstaff, AZ
  9. 1:01:18 John Dressel, 26, Concord, MA
  10. 1:01:36 Jacob Thomson, 28, Flagstaff, AZ
  11. 1:02:09 Jared Ward, 34, Mapleton, UT
  12. 1:02:27 Eduardo Garcia, 30, Greenville, SC
  13. 1:02:30 Connor Winter, 30, Boulder, CO
  14. 1:02:35 Benjamin Payne, 41, Colorado Springs, CO
  15. 1:02:58 Jonas Hampton, 34, Medford, MA
  16. 1:03:01 Adam Sjolund, Reno, NV
  17. 1:03:02 Zachary Hine, 35, East Palo Alto, CA
  18. 1:03:10 Stan Linton, 29, Memphis, TN
  19. 1:03:44 Ben Decker, 27, Boston, MA
  20. 1:03:46 Wiley Turner, 30, Issaquah, WA
Emily Sisson of Phoenix, AZ wins the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 20K in 1:06:09. Emily is the USA marathon record holder (2:18:29, Chicago 2022).
Clayton Young #11 and Conner Mantz hit the finish banner at nearly the same time. Young was awarded the win in 59:16 and defending champ Mantz was second in 59:16. Both men live and train in Provo, Utah.
Ednah Kurgat of Colorado Springs, CO finishes second in 1:06:39.
Emily Durgin of Flagstaff, AZ finishes third in 1:06:39.
Tristin Van Ord of Blowing Rock, NC was fourth in 1:07:22.
Andrew Colley of Blowing Rock, NC leads the seven-man lead pack on Chapel Street halfway through the New Haven 20K. Daniel Mesfun #38, Conner Mantz #1, Biya Simbassa #12, Clayton Young #11 and Sam Chelanga are on the move.
Annie Frisbie of Hopkins, MN was fifth in 1:07:27.
Always smiling, Dakotah Lindwurm of Hopkins, MN was sixth in 1:07:42.
Kellyn Taylor of Flagstaff, AZ was seventh in 1:08:04.
Andrew Colley of Blowing Rock, NC was seventh in 59:47.
Desiree Linden of Charlevoix, MI was top master and eighth overall in 1:08:46.
John Dressel of Concord, MA was ninth in 1:01:18 and first finisher from New England.
Molly Seidel of Flagstaff, AZ, the 2021 Olympic marathon bronze medalist, was ninth in 1:09:04.
Jared Ward of Mapleton, UT and Jacob Thomson of Flagstaff, AZ race on Chapel Street in the New Haven 20k. Thomson was tenth in 1:01:36 and Ward was eleventh in 1:02:09.
Amanda Vestri of St Augustine, FL finishes tenth in 1:09:12.
Emma Grace Hurley of Atlanta, GA was eleventh in 1:10:37.
Molly Bookmyer of Columbus, OH places twelfth in 1:10:55.
Connor Winter of Boulder, CO was thirteenth in 1:02:30.
Brittney Feivor of Broomfield, CO was 14th in 1:11:56.
Jonas Hampton of Medford, MA was 15th in 1:02:58.
Caroline Williams of Craftsbury, VT was 16th in 1:13:24.
Adam Sjolund of Reno, NV finishes 16th in 1:03:01, just ahead of Zachary Hine of East Palo Alto, CA.
Conner Mantz of Provo, UT after the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 20K.
Bridget Belyeu of Newman, GA finished 17th in 1:14:37. (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Minnesota Distance Elite runners Annie Frisbie and Dakotah Lindwurm, both of Hopkins, MN were fifth and sixth at the New Haven 20K. (Photo by Clay Shaw)
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