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Shertzer and Engle Win Harrisburg Half Marathon

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By Clay Shaw
Photography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

11.12.23, Harrisburg, PA—Emily Shertzer of Jonestown, PA was the top female in the half marathon, winning in 1:23:48. Teal Liu of Hershey was second in 1:25:08 and Katie Fuller of Mechanicsburg was third in 1:27:25. Only the first three men finished in front of Shertzer.

Amy Musselman of Mt Airy, MD was fourth in 1:29:21.  Jennifer Perry of Dalton, PA was fifth and second master in 1:30:41.  Race winner Shertzer is also a master; master runners earned five of the top ten places.

Micah Engle of Lemoyne had a five-minute lead, winning in 1:17:17.  Wade Lucas of Mechanicsburg was second in 1:22:23.  Vincent Hall of Carlisle was third in 1:22:56.  Kevin Pagliaro of Middletown was fourth in 1:24:41, and top master.  Kody McDonald of Manchester was fifth in 1:24:56. 

The half marathon, which had 276 finishers, was part of the Harrisburg Marathon event, which this year started 45 minutes after the marathon start.  The overlap was less significant, as for the most part the marathoners and the half marathoners shared course space at different times.

Full Results

Top Women

  1.  1:23:48 Emily Shertzer, 43, Jonestown, PA
  2. 1:25:08 Teal Liu, 38, Hershey, PA
  3. 1:27:25 Katie Fuller, 31, Mechanicsburg, PA
  4. 1:29:21 Amy Musselman, 33, Mt Airy, MD
  5. 1:30:41 Jennifer Perry, 43, Dalton, PA
  6. 1:33:57 Kelly Leighton, 38, Camp Hill, PA
  7. 1:37:06 Amy Belash, 46, Elmira Heights, NY
  8. 1:38:07 Kristen Heggenstaller, 41, Middletown, PA
  9. 1:39:27 Dana Hall, 31, Carlisle, PA
  10. 1:40:59 Karen Lam-Duckett, 45, York, PA
  11. 1:41:52 Natalie Kramer, 20, Louisville, CO
  12. 1:42:04 Lauren Rose, 36, Street, MD
  13. 1:42:24 Clara Wruck, 28, Columbus, OH
  14. 1:43:14 Kristen Guerrini, 47, York, PA
  15. 1:45:44 Katie Roland, 21, Fairfield, CT

Top Men

  1. 1:17:17 Micah Engle, 30, Lemoyne, PA
  2. 1:22:23 Wade Lucas, 31, Mechanicsburg, PA
  3. 1:22:56 Vincent Hall, 31, Carlisle, PA
  4. 1:24:41 Kevin Pagliaro, 52, Middletown, PA
  5. 1:24:56 Kody McDonald, 34, Manchester, PA
  6. 1:25:48 Jim Lawruk, 43, Camp Hill, PA
  7. 1:28:01 Yogendra Kumar Paul Pandi, 36, Mechanicsburg, PA
  8. 1:28:51 Mark Moquin, 36, Camp Hill, PA
  9. 1:29:40 Charlie Algier, 19, Metuchen, NJ
  10. 1:31:21 Bill Manley, 39, New Cumberland, PA
  11. 1:31:22 Richard Webber, 31, Harrisburg, PA
  12. 1:32:17 James Redmond, 18, Harrisburg, PA
  13. 1:32:18 Brantley Gasaway, 49, Mechanicsburg, PA
  14. 1:33:27 Stephen Decker, 40, New Cumberland, PA
  15. 1:34:22 Luke Anderson, 17, Mars, PA
Emily Shertzer of Jonestown, PA on her way to the half marathon win in 1:23:48. She gets a look from relay runner #12.
Teal Liu of Hershey makes her way by the slower marathoners on her way to second place in the half marathon in 1:25:08.
Katie Fuller of Mechanicsburg was third in 1:27:25.
Jennifer Perry of Dalton, PA was fifth overall in 1:30:41 and the second of five masters in the top ten.
April Kirkpatrick of Dover ran 1:59:42.
Micah Engle of Lemoyne, PA had a bike escort leading him through the slower marathoners on his way to a 1:17:17 win the half marathon.
Wade Lucas of Mechanicsburg was second in 1:22:23.
Vincent Hall of Carlisle was third in 1:22:56.
Kevin Pagliaro of Middletown, PA was fourth and top master in 1:24:41.
Jim Lawruk of Camp Hill was sixth overall in 1:25:48.
Kelly Leighton of Camp Hill was sixth in 1:33:57.
Dana Hall of Carlisle was ninth in the half marathon in 1:39:27.
Mardiny Ung of Elizabethtown was 20th in 1:47:14, winning the 50 to 59 age group.
Yogendra Kumar Paul Pandi of Mechanicsburg was seventh in 1:28:01.
Kristen Heggenstaller of Middletown, PA was eighth overall.
Mark Moquin of Camp Hill was eighth in 1:28:51.
Luke Anderson, 17, of Mars, PA was 15th in 1:34:22.
Charlie Algier of Metuchen, NJ was ninth in 1:29:40.
Jeff Gavlinski of Waterford, VA was 16th in 1:35:00.
Zach Bowman of Ephrata makes the photographer laugh on his way to 1:37:46 and 21st place.
Karen Lam-Duckett of York was tenth in 1:40:59. Karen is one of the race directors of the York White Rose Run 5 Miler.
Bob Breighner of Dallastown was 24th in 1:41:03 and wearing a Boston shirt. Michael Iacobucci of Phoenixville ran 1:41:40, finishing 26th and winning the 60-69 age group.
Kristen Guerrini of York was 14th in 1:43:14.
Katie Roland of Fairfield, CT was 15th in 1:45:44.
Evans Rohrbaugh of Manchester, PA was 37th in 1:46:57.
Natalie Nutt of Hummelstown was 31st in 1:55:45.
Rich Kunkel and Kerri Schaaf, both of Middletown, PA, run 1:59:15 in the half marathon.
Carson Farmer of Lynchburg, VA runs 2:03:58 as does Arianna Verbosky, also of Lynchburg, VA.
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