SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017 WHARF TO WHARF 3
GEttING a BIB IS a raCE IN ItSELf
by Calvin Men
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hoNorING a LEGEND - KEN thoMaS
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LEGaCY of thE wharfMaN -
toM wIChELMaNN by Calvin Men
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aN aBStraCt JUMP for thIS YEarS
wharf PoStEr by Tara Fatemi Walker
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SEEING thE CoUrSE
a LIttLE DIffErENt by Calvin Men
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a hEaLthY PartNErShIP
rUNS DEEP by Calvin Men
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thIS YEar'S raCE taKES a
SLIGht DEtoUr by Calvin Men
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SChoLarShIPS - hELPING StUDENtS
throUGhoUt thE CoUNtY by Tara Fatemi Walker
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roaD Show - LoCaL BaNDS MaKE It
MorE thaN JUSt a raCE by Tara Fatemi Walker
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SChooL SUPPort - ENtrY fEES BENEfIt
LoCaL traCK ProGraMS by Tom Leyde
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BiB# name Country
14 risper Gesabwa Kenya
Defending WTW champion and 3x champion
15 Buze Diriba Ethiopia
2016 Bloomsday 12k Champion
16 Monicah Ngige Kenya
2nd place in 2016 WTW
17 Emma Jebet Kenya
18 Grace Kahura Kenya
10k PR of 34:01
20 amy Schnittger USa
8th place in 2016 WTW, Top Local
21 Mara olson USa
22 rachel Mitchell USa
6th place 2016 WTW
23 Sammy Silva USa
32:46 best for 10k
BiB# name Country
2 Isaac Mukudi Kenya
Defending Champion
3 Silas Kipruto Kenya
2016 runner up and 2011 WTW Champion,
2016 Boilermaker 15k champion
4 Bernard Lagat Kenya
Season best of 29:11 for 10k
5 teshome Mekonen Ethiopia
3rd place in 2016 WTW
6 Stephen Scullion Ireland
28:58 best for 10k
7 Diego Estrada USa
4th place at 2017 USA 10k Championships
8 Edwin rotich Kenya
10 Scott Smith USa
7th and 6th place in 2016 and 2015 WTW
11 tonny okello Uganda
Best WTW finish 15th place in 2014
13 John Muritu Kenya
4th place 2016 WTW