Updates to 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Elite Field: Tsegay Kebede Out With Injury, Luke Puskedra Added

Press Release
September 28, 2015

Today the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced changes to the elite field for the Oct. 11, 2015 race.

Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) will no longer be participating due to an injury.

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Additions to the men’s field include Luke Puskedra (USA), Chicagoan Brandon Mull (USA), Mohammed Hrezi (USA) and Scott MacPherson (USA).

Birhane Dibaba (ETH) and Yebrgual Melese (ETH) have been added to the women’s field.

A complete, updated elite field can be found at chicagomarathon.com/2015elites.

Men

Name
Sammy Kitwara
Dickson Chumba
Endeshaw Negesse
Tilahun Regassa
Abera Kuma
Wesley Korir
Sammy Ndungu
Lucas Rotich
Satoshi Yoshii
Fernando Cabada
Hiroyuki Yamamoto
Rob Watson
Liam Adams
Shogo Kanezane
Luke Puskedra
Malcolm Richards
Scott MacPherson
Nicholas Hilton
Ethan Shaw
Tony Migliozzi
Ryan Cosens
Christopher Pannone
Jesse Davis
Brandon Mull
Dan Kremske
Christian Thompson
Elkanah Kibet
Mitch Goose
Brandon Lord
Sean Keveren
Mohamed Hrezi
Country
KEN
KEN
ETH
ETH
ETH
KEN
KEN
KEN
JPN
USA
JPN
CAN
AUS
JPN
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
GBR
CAN
USA
USA
Personal best
2:04:28
2:04:32
2:04:52
2:05:27
2:05:56
2:06:13
2:07:04
2:07:17
2:10:45
2:11:36
2:11:48
2:13:29
2:13:49
2:14:22
2:15:27
2:15:49
2:16:20
2:16:20
2:17:26
2:17:27
2:17:55
2:18:05
2:18:13
2:18:14
2:18:53
2:22:48
Debut
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Women

Name
Deena Kastor
Florence Kiplagat
Joan Samuelson
Mulu Seboka
Birhane Dibaba
Yebrgual Melese
Amane Gobena
Kayoko Fukushi
Diane Nukuri
Blake Russell
Susan Partridge
Jessica Draskau Petersson
Tera Moody
Fionnuala Britton
Lindsey Scherf
Sarah Crouch
Alvina Begay
Taylor Ward
Sara Hall
Dawn Grunnagle
Monika Juodeskaite
Allison Mendez
Carly Seymour
Country
USA
KEN
USA
ETH
ETH
ETH
ETH
JPN
BDI
USA
GBR
DNK
USA
IRL
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
LTU
USA
USA
Personal best
2:19:36
2:19:44
2:21:21
2:21:56
2:22:30
2:23:23
2:23:30
2:24:21
2:27:50
2:29:10
2:30:46
2:30:53
2:30:53
2:31:46
2:32:19
2:32:44
2:37:14
2:38:32
2:48:02
2:56:38
Debut
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