Sports
Orange Residents Finish Half-Marathon
13 runners from Orange participate in the Stratton Faxon Half-Marathon.
More than 4,500 runners entered the Stratton Faxon Half-Marathon in Fairfield on Sunday -- including 13 from Orange. Tesfaye Girma of Ethiopia won the men's division with a time of 1:05:37, while Milaki Mejdoub of Morocco captured the woman's division, clocking a time of 1:17:47.
Several area runners turned in sterling performances including Connor Rog, 18, of Fairfield. The Fairfield Prep graduate placed 11th overall and won his age group (14-19) with a time of 1:13:38. Sam Lagasse of Stamford, who is also 18-years old, finished 23rd overall and second behind Rog in his age group with a time of 1:21: 31.
Orange Residents' Results
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12th Age Group (50-54) 248th Overall Richard Zorena 49 Orange 1:41:39
27th Age Group (45-49) 307th Overall Jerry Meshell 56 Orange 1:55:45
34th Age Group (54-59) 1021st Overall Brien Dodd 56 Orange
1:57:15
37th Age Group (54-59) 1131st Overall John Martin 48 Orange 1:57:59
11th Age Group (45-49) 1185th Overall Katherine Chacon 27 Orange 2:01:24
213th Age Group (20-29) 1475th Overall Kevin Ryan 53 Orange 2:08:16
94th Age Group (50-54) 1904th Overall Sue Murhpy 50 Orange 2:13:34 36th Age Group (50-54) 2209th Overall William Mahoney 52 Orange 2:15:46 108th Age Group (50-54) 2323th Overall
Jennifer Cooper 41 Orange 2:18:02 153th Age Group (40-44) 2442th Overall
Melissa Cox 41 Orange 2:22:19 176th Age Group (40-44) 2645th Overall
Scott Pozucek 43 Orange 3:06:52 307th Age Group (40-44) 3460th Overall Alicia Pozucek 39 Orange 3:06:53 555th Age Group (30-39) 3461st Overall
Age groups winners from the area:
Men's Division
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Women's Division
Megan Keane 18 Darien 1:34:55 1st-Age Group (14-19) 145th Overall Caitlin Stote 20 Stamford 1:25:43 1st-Age Group (20-29) 45th Overall Amy Bevilacqua 38 Wilton 1:25:10 1st-Age Group (30-39) 40th Overall Cynthia McHugh 53 Fairfield 1:41:48 1st-Age Group (50-59) 315th Overall Janet Voelpert 65 Shelton 1:57:55 1st-Age Group (65-69) 1,171 OverallYours truly, Paul Devlin, 47, 2:02:22, placed 137th in the age group, 1,540th overall.