Meet Canton's 17 Runners In The 2019 Boston Marathon

CANTON, MA — The 2019 Boston Marathon will see 17 runners from Canton take part in the Bay State's greatest sporting event of the year.

Runners as young as 21 (hello, John McDonough) and as old as 60 (greetings, Richard Sementelli) will be running on Monday, April 15. The Canton field consists of seven women and 10 men.

Four of the 17 runners return after finishing last year's race. Their times are below next to their names.

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Men

• Richard Sementelli, 60
• William Hertello, 29
• Colin McKelligan, 31
• Stephen Wood, 37
• John McDonough, 21
• Stephen Teague, 46 (4:12:11)
• Patrick Barrera, 27
• Paul Fitzgerald, 49
• Oscar Santos, 46 (4:02:38)
• Louis Raffetto, 37 (2:48:28)

Women

• Meghan Rhodes, 29
• Lauren Tarvin, 26
• Shy Joseph, 40
• Caitlyn Weller, 33
• Denise Thomas, 39
• Theresa Regan, 59 (6:02:12)
• Nancy Peplau, 55