Monument 10k results

Over 36,000 people took part in the 15th annual Ukrop’s Monument 10k on Saturday.

March 31, 2014; 6:42 AM • by RVANews staff

Over 36,000 people took part in Saturday’s 15th annual Ukrop’s Monument 10kdespite the rain.

For the first time ever, the Monument 10k hosted the Collegiate Running Association 10k Road Race National Championships, which brought nearly 1,400 college students to the city.

Because both the Monument Avenue 10k and the Collegiate Running Association 10k were combined into one race event, several of the top finishers for the Collegiate Running Association 10k race also topped the Monument 10k results.

Full results are available here.

UNC-Greensboro student Paul Chelimo, 23, claimed first place in both races for the men. Chelimo was the runner-up in the 5,000m at the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Multi-time NCAA All-American Kellyn Johnson of Wichita State took first among the women. Johnson won the NACAC XC Championships in Trinidad while representing Team USA.

Here are the top-five finishers for the Monument 10k among all runners:

Monument 10k — Open Division

Men

• Paul Chelimo • 29:24
• Tyler McCandless • 29:33
• Robert Reynolds • 30:00
• Cole Atkins • 30:40
• Andrew Benford • 30:54

Women

• Kellyn Johnson • 33:18
• Susanna Sullivan • 33:42
• Ashley Higginson • 33:48
• Nicol Traynor • 33:49
• Ester Erb • 34:14

And here are the results for only the Collegiate Running Association 10k:

Collegiate Running Association

Men

• Paul Chelimo • 29:24
• Tyler McCandless • 29:33
• Cole Atkins • 30:40
• Andrew Benford • 30:54
• Matt McKenna • 31:33

Women

• Kellyn Johnson • 33:18
• Susanna Sullivan • 33:42
• Ashley Higginson • 33:48
• Ester Erb • 34:14
• Sharon Zeller &bull 36:35

Prize money was given to the top three men and women that live and train in the Richmond area:

Richmond Region 10k Championship

Men

• Robert Reynolds • 30:00
• Matt McKenna • 31:33
• Richard Morris • 31:37

Women

• Sharon Zeller • 36:35
• Julie Patterson • 37:02
• Anne Menefee • 37:03

VCU graduate student Jackie Woods won the $2,500 prize for completing the AT&T Dash for the Cash. She was given a 2.35-mile head start–based on her previous race results–to complete the race before any other runner. 

In addition to the adults, over 1,300 children aged 5-12 participated in the Virginia 529 Kids Run.

Photo by: Brian McWalters

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