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Feysa Hawi and Jacob Kiplimo Win Chicago Marathon; Mantz sets new American record and Rogers is first USA woman

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By Clay Shaw
Photography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

10.12.25, Chicago, IL—Feysa Hawi of Ethiopia is now 5th on the all-time women’s marathon list, with a strong and convincing 2:14:57 victory.  After going through halfway in 1:07:30 with Magdalena Shauri of Tanzania, Hawi ran a slight negative split of 1:07:27 for the second half of the marathon.  Megertu Alemu, also from Ethiopia, finished second in 2:17:18.  Shauri hung tough to place third in 2:18:03, a national record for Tanzania.  In her marathon debut, Loice Chemnung of Kenya ran 2:18:24 to place fourth.  36-year-old Mary Ngugi-Cooper of Kenya ran a personal best of 2:19:26 to place fifth.

Natosha Rogers of Boulder, CO was the first USA runner and sixth overall in 2:23:28. Rogers set a PB by 23 seconds over her 2:23:51 time in Nagoya, Japan earlier in 2025.  USA Olympian Dakotah Popehn of Minnesota was seventh with a 19 second personal best of 2:24:20, placing seventh.  Argentina’s Florencia Borelli was eighth in 2:24:23, just missing her own national record by five seconds.  Gabriella Rooker of Minneapolis was third USA in 2:26:32, placing ninth overall. Melody Julien of France was tenth in 2:27:08. Marta Galimany of Spain was top master and twelfth overall in 2:28:24.

Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda, running his second marathon, won in 2:02:23. Kiplimo is the world record holder in the half-marathon, running 56:42 in Barcelona earlier in 2025. Kiplimo has won gold in world cross country, in 2017 Kampala as a junior athlete and both 2023 Bathurst and 2024 Belgrade as a senior athlete.  Kiplimo ran 2:03:37 in his debut marathon in London in April 2025. 

Kiplimo and three others went through the halfway split in 1:00:16. Amos Kipruto of Kenya who was third in 2024, moved up to second with a 2:03:54.  Alex Masai of Kenya, who ran with American Conner Mantz, outsprinted his rival to finish third in 2:04:37.  Masai is based in the USA and ran a big personal best over his 2:08:03 set in Rotterdam earlier in 2025.

Conner Mantz of Provo, Utah is the new American record holder, running 2:04:43 and finishing fourth.  Mantz had been “eyeing the American record for a long time.” He said his coach, Ed Eyestone, stressed the four P’s: patience, pace, presence, and push. Mohamed Esa of Ethiopia was very close in fifth in 2:04:49. Seifu Turu of Ethiopia, the Chicago 2021 champion, was sixth in 2:05:17. Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya, another World Cross Country great was seventh in 2:05:31.  Kamworor won the NYC Marathon in 2017 and 2019. Philemon Kiplimo of Kenya, who was in the lead group at halfway, hung on to place eighth in 2:06:14. Rory Linkletter of Canada was ninth in 2:06:49. Bashir Abdi of Belgium, who won silver in the 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon, was tenth in 2:07:08. The first master was David Mansfield of Ireland who ran 2:18:29.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland powered away to a significant 4:06-minute victory; the “Silver Bullet” won in 1:23:20. Susannah Scaroni of Champaign, IL won the women’s race in 1:38:14.  She was happy to win after suffering a flat tire in the 2024 marathon. 

Heidi Peoples of Clark Summit, PA won the 45 – 49 age group in placed 29th overall in 2:30:30. While we don’t have an extensive list of central Pennsylvania runners, what we do know is two solid performances: Samantha Snukis of Lititz ran 2:50:54 and Teal Liu of Hershey ran a PB of 3:04:45. Both women are 39; look out masters!

Our 50sub4 friend Gwen Jacobson of Minnesota ran 3:18:43 to win the 65-69 age group.

17 men broke 2:10 in the marathon and 43 men broke 2:20. 15 women broke 2:30; 5 women broke 2:20. Based on post-race reports, the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon had a record-breaking 54,351 runners cross the finish line. 

Full Results

Top Women

  1.  2:14:57 Hawi Fesya, 26, Ethiopia
  2. 2:17:18 Megertu Alemu, 28, Ethiopia
  3. 2:18:03 Magdalena Shauri, 29, Tanzania
  4. 2:18:24 Loice Chemnung, 28, Kenya
  5. 2:19:26 Mary Ngugi-Cooper, 36, Kenya
  6. 2:23:28 Natosha Rogers, 34, USA
  7. 2:24:20 Dakotah Popehn, 30, USA
  8. 2:24:23 Florencia Borelli, 32, Argentina
  9. 2:26:32 Gabriella Rooker, 38, USA
  10. 2:27:08 Melody Julien, 26, France
  11. 2:27:51 Bedatu Hirpa, 26, Ethiopia
  12. 2:28:24 Marta Galimany, 40, Spain
  13. 2:28:56 Aubrey Frentheway, 26, USA
  14. 2:29:26 Makenna Myler, 35, USA
  15. 2:29:51 Maggie Montoyo, 30, USA
  16. 2:34:31 Rachel McCardell, 25, USA
  17. 2:34:59 Maria Lindberg, 40-44,USA
  18. 2:35:25 Anna Kenig-Ziesler, 25-29, USA
  19. 2:35:31 Christa Cain, 39, Great Britain
  20. 2:35:37 Maddie Myers, 30-34, USA

Top Men

  1. 2:02:23 Jacob Kiplimo, 24, Uganda
  2. 2:03:54 Amos Kipruto, 33, Kenya
  3. 2:04:37 Alex Masai, 28, Kenya
  4. 2:04:43 Conner Mantz, 28, USA
  5. 2:04:49 Mohamed Esa, 25, Ethiopia
  6. 2:05:17 Seifu Tura, 28, Ethiopia
  7. 2:05:31 Geoffrey Kamworor, 32, Kenya
  8. 2:06:14 Philemon Kiplimo, 27, Kenya
  9. 2:06:49 Rory Linkletter, 29, Canada
  10. 2:07:08 Bashir Abdi, 36, Belgium
  11. 2:07:27 Zouhair Talbi, 30, Morocco
  12. 2:07:42 Timothy Kiplagat, 32, Kenya
  13. 2:07:52 Daniel Ebenyo, 30, Kenya
  14. 2:09:02 Wesley Kiptoo, 26, USA
  15. 2:09:37 Ryan Ford, 27, USA
  16. 2:09:41 Galen Rupp, 39, USA
  17. 2:09:43 Andrew Colley, 34, USA
  18. 2:10:23 Aidan Troutner, USA
  19. 2:10:38 CJ Albertson, 32, USA
  20. 2:11:24 Colin Mickow, 35, USA
Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda on his way to winning the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2:02:23.
Alex Masai of Kenya and Conner Mantz of Provo, UT race together for the final miles of the Chicago Marathon. Masai had a big PB of 2:04:37 placing third. Mantz earned the American Record of 2:04:43, placing fourth.
Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia ran a negative split on her way to a victory in 2:14:57. Feysa now ranks #5 on the all-time list.
Natosha Rogers of Boulder, CO was first American and sixth overall with a 2:23:28 PB.
Marcel Hug of Switzerland leads his competitors across the Chicago River on State Street. Hug dominated the race, winning in 1:23:20.
Susannah Scaroni of Illinois powers through Chicago Chinatown on her way to a 1:38:14 victory.
Mergeru Alemu of Ethiopia was second in 2:17:18, running at 35K behind pacer Abdela Godana.
Amos Kipruto of Kenya moves up to place second in 2:03:54, after a third place finish in 2024.
Dakotah Popehn of Hopkins, MN ran a 2:24:20 personal best to place seventh and second American.
Magdalena Shauri of Tanzania placed third in 2:18:03.
Loice Chemnung of Kenya ran a debut marathon in 2:18:24 placing fourth; Nico Montanez is pacing and fueling.
Mary Ngugi-Cooper of Kenya runs at PB of 2:19:26, following pacer Reid Buchanan.
Seifu Tura of Ethiopia, the 2021 Chicago Marathon champion, was sixth in 2025 in 2:05:17.
Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya was seventh in 2:05:31. Geoffrey won NYC in 2017 and 2019, as well as World XC in 2015 and 2017.
Wesley Kiptoo of Flagstaff, AZ, a new USA citizen, was fourteenth in 2:09:02.
Gabriella Rooker of Minneapolis races behind pacer Matt Llano on LaSalle Street. Rooker was third USA and ninth overall in 2:26:32.
Florencia Borelli of Argentina was eighth in 2:24:23. She just missed her own national record by five seconds.
Haftu Knight leads Galen Rupp of Portland, OR. Rupp, a two-time Olympic medalist, ran 2:09:41.
Andrew Colley of Blowing Rock, NC leads fellow Americans Ryan Ford and Galen Rupp. All three runners were in the 2:09’s.
Zouhair Talbi of Morocco, now a USA citizen, was eleventh in 2:07:27.
Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda runs comfortably with Philemon Kiplimo and Amos Kipruto, both of Kenya.
Melody Julien of France was tenth in 2:27:08.
Marta Galimany of Spain was top master and twelfth overall in 2:28:24.
Winter Parts of Towson, MD was top non-binary athlete, winning in 2:28:31.
David Mansfield of Clonmel, Ireland was top master and 34th in 2:18:29.
Maggie Montoya of Lafayette, CO passes large crowds on LaSalle Street on her way to a 2:29:51 marathon, placing fifteenth.
Aidan Troutner of Provo, UT ran 2:10:23 in his first marathon, placing eighteenth in the strong men’s field.
Heidi Peoples of Clarks Summit, PA won the 45-49 age group in 2:39:30.
Maria Zambrano of Calgary, Alberta, Canada won the 55-50 age group in 2:49:47.
Philadelphia Distance Run (PDR) champion Athanas Kioko leads 2024 PDR champ Wesley Kiptoo, plus Rory Linkletter and Alex Masai.
Natosha Rogers of Colorado was top USA female; she runs behind pacers Jacob Thomson and Calum Neff.
2016 USA Olympian Jared Ward paces a large group that includes Colin Mickow, Ryan Ford, and Andrew Colley.
Kayley Price of Great Britain is quite happy at 35K, and continued on to a 2:43:35.
Caroline Haslett of Moneygall, Ireland ran 2:57:44.
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