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Magagna and Bereda Win 25th Race Against Racism 5K

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By Clay Shaw

4.26.25; Lancaster, PA—Olivia Magagna of Lancaster won the 2025 Race Against Racism 5K in 17:46. Magagna, a senior at Lampeter-Strasburg High School was the second schoolgirl to win the RAR in three tears. Pro triathlete Samantha Snukis of Lititz was second in 18:18. Julie Halterman of Elizabethtown was third in 19:04. Leah Maher of New Providence, and the Myers Run Project was fourth in 19:22.

Worku Bereda was the fourth Ethiopian overall winner in the 25-year history of the race.  Bereda who is living in Lancaster and running for the Myers Distance Project, won in 15:28. Fellow Myers Run Project teammates filled the podium spots, as Matthew McNair of Lancaster was second in 15:43.  Mitchell Gray was third in 15:55. Ciaron Fisher of Marion Heights, PA and Connecticut was fourth in 16:15.

The Race Against Racism 5K Lancaster drew 2359 finishers, despite light rain.  The Lancaster event is the oldest of its kind in the USA.  York’s Race Against Racism, held at the same time and date drew only 200, perhaps a different date might help them draw more participants.

Full Results

Top Women

  1.  17:46 Olivia Magagna,14-18, Lancaster
  2. 18:18 Samantha Snukis, 39, Lititz
  3. 19:04 Julie Halterman, 32, Elizabethtown
  4. 19:22 Leah Maher, 33, New Providence
  5. 21:40 Liz Sweeney, 45-49, Reading
  6. 21:52 Rebekah Foulds, 30-34, Lancaster
  7. 21:57 Carly Allport, 28, Lancaster
  8. 22:27 Dixie Bonner, 33< Stevens

Top Men

  1.  15:28 Worku Bereda, 22, Lancaster (Ethiopia)
  2. 15:43 Matthew McNair, 18, Lancaster
  3. 15:55 Mitchell Gray, 23, Lancaster
  4. 16:15 Ciaran Fisher, 28, Merion Heights
  5. 16:29 Tim Nguyen, 25-29, Philadelphia
  6. 16:30 Andrew Sulon, 25, Mechanicsburg
  7. 16:43 David Rumsey, 37, Harrisburg
  8. 16:55 Cooper Linde, 37, Lancaster
  9. 17:15 Jake Thorsen, 34, Lancaster
  10. 17:25 James Cook, 14-18, Lancaster
Olivia Magagna of Lancaster, a senior at Lampeter-Strasburg, was the women’s champion in 17:46.
Worku Bereda of Lancaster, from Ethiopia, wins the 2025 Race Against Racism 5K in 15:28.
Samantha Snukis of Lititz was second in 18:18.
Matthew McNair of Lancaster was second in 15:43.
Julie Halterman of Elizabethtown takes third in the women’s race in 19:04. Phil Garland of Lancaster was top 60-64 in 19:06.
Liz Sweeney of Reading, PA was top master and fifth overall in 21:40.
Ciaran Fisher of Merion Heights, PA was fourth in 16:15.
Mitchell Gray of Lancaster was third in 15:55, as Myers Run Project swept the top three places at RAR.
Rocking the purple 2025 Race Against Racism 5k shirts.
The community gets together in Lancaster’s Race Against Racism 5K.
Leah Maher of New Providence was fourth in 19:22.
Jake Thorsen and James Cook would take ninth and tenth places in the Race Against Racism.
Matthew McNair and Mitchell Gray of Lancaster, cruise down wet Chestnut street in the Race Against Racism 5k.
Lancaster’s biggest race takes off with 2359 finishers. Worku Bereda, Matthew McNair, and Mitchell Gray take to the front quickly.
Myers Run Project athletes Worku Bereda, Matthew McNair, and Mitchell Gray would finish 1-2-3 at the Lancaster Race Against Racism 5k.
Kids makes their way up Chestnut Street after the turn-around at Plum Street.
Kids run starts the day at Race Against Racism in Lancaster.
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