8 Cornelius Runners Finish Boston Marathon

CORNELIUS, NC -- More than 27,000 runners competed in the Boston Marathon April 17, and eight of them were from Cornelius.

Marathon entries for Eric Conklin, Chris Ricchiuto, Hollis Hunt, Jeff Morey, Leanne McCann, John Brunelle, Kelly McFadden and John Gorniewicz all listed Cornelius as their hometown. Here’s a look at how they finished and how they compared with others in their age and gender group.

Name, Final Net Time, Overall Place, Gender Place, Division Place

Eric Conklin, 2:44:34, 319, 292, 246

Chris Ricchiuto, 3:31:40, 7468, 5818, 1051

Hollis Hunt, 3:31:59, 7561, 5874, 2893,

Jeff Morey, 3:52:01, 13318, 8719, 7

Leanne McCann, 3:52:08, 13349, 4615, 779

John Brunelle, 3:56:25, 14607, 9299, 1197

Kelly McFadden, 4:08:21, 17344, 6880, 1017

John Gorniewicz, 4:54:47, 23525, 13154, 4409

Race organizers reported that citizens of 99 countries participated in Monday’s race. Of the 27,221 racers that started the marathon, 97 percent finished.

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