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By Tom Robinson
Go Lackawanna sports correspondent

Three more runners have been added to the list of age-group prize winners.

Henry Gunther and George Stump were the fourth and fifth finishers among men 70 and over.

Dolores Manhoff was the fifth finisher among women 60-64.

The list of prizes for their age groups, with age, hometown and time, are:

Men, 70-up

1, Tony Cerminaro, 73, Jermyn, 3:20:17
2, Charles Rogers, 76, Elmhurst, 4:00:26
3, Jose Badillo, 71, Bellevue, Neb., 4:15:20

4, Henry Gunther, 70, Wilmington, Del., 4:20:04

5, George Stump, 72, Cincinnati, Ohio, 4:43:40

Women, 60-64
1, Nancy Trammell, 60, Port Jervis, N.Y., 3:44:26
2, Giovanna Tosato, 60, Bethesda, Md., 3:57:48
3, Daisy Pearce, 61, Cos Cob, Conn., 4:05:09
4, Beverly Attinson, 60, Asbury, N.J., 4:13:12

5, Dolores Manhoff, 63, Medina, Ohio, 4:20:44

UPDATED: 4:58 p.m.

SCRANTON -- The final two runners made it to the finish line in Scranton more than seven hours after they started the 14th annual Steamtown Marathon in Forest City.

A total of 1,889 runners finished the course. The runners included 1,190 men and 699 women.

The final count included 10 male runners of 70 years or older.

UPDATED: 4:13 p.m.

When Luis Corona crossed the finish line on Washington Avenue in downtown Scranton just before 1 p.m. Sunday, he allowed the Steamtown Marathon to set a record with its 1,673 finisher.

The 2006 event had 1,672 finishers.

More runners came in after Corona, a 31-year-old from Fresh Meadows, N.Y.

A total of 1,751 runners finished the course in 5:13:06 or better. That group included 1,123 men and 628 women. There were five men's finishers 70 years old or older and one woman finisher over 65.

UPDATED: 3:50 p.m.

SCRANTON -- The top five women's finishers are available in all age groups up through 55-59 along with some of the top finishers among runners older than 60.

Runners who received prize money for finishing among the top five women overall or top three Masters (40-and-over) women are excluded from age group awards.

The award winners in the women's age groups, with age, hometown and time, are:

Under-25
1, Jennifer Hastings, 22, Vestal, N.Y., 3:07:34
2, Tiffany Kulp, 22, Perkasie, 3:10:11
3, Amanda Daws, 22, Jekyll Island, Ga., 3:10:12
4, Taryn Giumento, 23, Scranton, 3:17:44
5, Hilary Nykwest, 20, Pittsburgh, 3:22:09

25-29
1, Amanda Brewster, 28, Cambridge, Mass., 3:08:10
2, Victoria McGrew, 29, Factoryville, 3:08:52
3, Christie Menna, 25, Nesconset, N.Y., 3:12:32
4, Carissa Stepien, 28, Syracuse, N.Y., 3:23:30
5, Dawn Sell, 27, Fairfax, Va., 3:29:47

30-34
1, Carmon Harvey, 31, Philadelphia, 3:09:27
2, Emily Piza-Taylor, 32, Binghamton, N.Y., 3:12:34
3, Kate Buzzell, 30, Scarborough, Me., 3:23:14
4, Rebecca Burke, 34, Middletown, Conn., 3:23:22
5, Aya Takeichi, 32, North Brunswick, N.J., 3:24:42

35-39
1, Lydia Becker, 38, Camp Hill, 3:04:55
2, Sharon Donovan, 35, Washington, D.C., 3:05:14
3, Kim Chaflin, 38, Nanuet, N.Y., 3:16:21
4, Allyson Schindel, 35, Glen Allen, Va., 3:17:43
5, Kathy Simin, 38, Port Matilda, 3:20:48

40-44
1, Brooke Curran, 41, Alexandria, Va., 3:09:14
2, Julie Burner, 40, Mechanicsburg, 3:09:45
3, Elizabeth Feldman, 42, Chevy Chase, Md., 3:19:16
4, Kim Haris, 43, Clinton, N.J., 3:24:38
5, Charlene Lyford, 43, Greene, N.Y., 3:24:56

45-49
1, Diane Novy, 46, Tenafly, N.J., 3:05:33
2, Barbara Picard, 45, Yardley, 3:12:11
3, Kathy Gannon, 46, Stony Point, N.Y., 3:20:40
4, Holly McDonald, 47, Lebanon, N.J., 3:21:49
5, Susan Kinnecome, 45, Bethesda, Md., 3:24:47

50-54
1, Emma Riconda, 52, Northport, N.Y., 3:24:55
2, Renee Idone, 50, Roxbury, Conn., 3:31:46
3, Carol Giampietro, 51, Garnet Valley, 3:35:25
4, Amy Snyder, 50, Lansdale, 3:40:15
5, Stephanie Danahy, 52, Fairfax Station, Va., 3:49:20

55-59
1, Paula Fitch, 59, Binghamton, N.Y., 3:49:37
2, Nancy Werthmuller, 58, Scott Township, 3:54:02
3, Peggy Davis, 57, Vienna, Va., 3:54:57
4, Shannon Davies, 56, Mountaintop, 3:56:40
5, Cindy Ingalls, 58, Pittsford, N.Y., 3:57:28

60-64
1, Nancy Trammell, 60, Port Jervis, N.Y., 3:44:26
2, Giovanna Tosato, 60, Bethesda, Md., 3:57:48
3, Daisy Pearce, 61, Cos Cob, Conn., 4:05:09
4, Beverly Attinson, 60, Asbury, N.J., 4:13:12

65-69
1, Pat Welch, 65, Vienna, Va., 4:14:16

UPDATED: 3:27 p.m.

SCRANTON -- The top five men's finishers have been determined in all age groups up through 65-69.

Runners who win prize money by finishing in the top five overall or the top three Masters (40-and-over) for their gender are not eligible for age group awards.

The award winners in the men's age groups, with age, hometown and time, are:

Under-25
1, James Faucette, 18, Perkasie, 2:44:00
2, Michael Petrina, 24, Bayport, N.Y., 2:44:44
3, Jonathan Corsini, 22, Wilmington, Del., 2:47:42
4, Adam Bross, 20, Bernville, 2:48:30
5, Jeffrey Ruhl, 23, Danville, 2:56:45

25-29
1, Jeremy Bochert, 29, Reynoldsville, 2:45:20
2, Jason Kennedy, 28, Honesdale, 2:47:03
3, Matthew Cullen, 28, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., 2:48:54
4, Alexander Ochman, 28, Philadelphia, 2:56:29
5, Brad Reed, 26, East Longmeadow, Mass., 2:59:24

30-34
1, Chad Carr, 33, Cambridge, Mass., 2:32:30
2, Matthew Dipretore, 31, Cranford, N.J., 2:35:16
3, Nick Menzies, 30, Brookline, Mass., 2:36:43
4, Nate Ayers, 30, Winston Salem, N.C., 2:43:36
5, Tetsuya Yamaguchi, 30, Narberth, 2:48:12

35-39
1, Marco Capelli, 37, Collegeville, 2:37:14
2, Brian Baumgarner, 39, Branchburg, N.J. 2:44:11
3, Jugant Laurent, 38, Middletown, N.Y., 2:44:30
4, Rich Roberts, 37, Barnegat, N.J., 2:50:48
5, Paul O'Hora, 37, Scranton, 2:54:35

40-44
1, Michael Murray, 43, West Chester, 3:00:06
2, Sean Robbins, 40, Shavertown, 3:02:25
3, Stephen Selby, 40, Pearl River, N.Y., 3:02:56
4, Eric Johnson, 43, East Berlin, 3:03:48
5, Larry Smart, 40, Tampa, Fla., 3:04:30

45-49
1, James Nolan, 46, Collegeville, 2:50:52
2, Barry Lass, 45, Cedar Knolls, N.J., 2:54:03
3, Rocco Della Serra, 48, Cranford, N.J., 2:55:42
4, Joseph Ewaskiewicz, 46, Millheim, 2:57:18
5, Antonio Massa, 45, Denville, N.J., 3:00:02

50-54
1, Steven Hershey, 51, Perkiomenville, 2:55:30
2, Frank Rainey, 50, Scranton, 3:04:01
3, Terrence Doyle, 50, Syracuse, N.Y., 3:05:08
4, Michael Merra, 50, Amherst, N.H., 3:08:28
5, G. Vaughan Paul, 51, St. John's, NL, 3:08:58

55-59
1, Bob Welby, 57, Northumberland, 3:03:00
2, Dana Beyeler, 58, Russell, 3:10:18
3, Phil Davies, 57, Doylestown, 3:14:39
4, Paul Peterson, 55, Bethesda, 3:17:00
5, Gary Michael, 55, Churchville, Va., 3:20:11

60-64
1, Bong Yoon, 62, Vestal, N.Y., 3:09:59
2, Joseph Dutko, 63, Mountaintop, 3:31:15
3, Daniel Pettigrew, 63, East Brunswick, N.Y., 3:37:53
4, James Fairchild, 60, Albany, 3:39:11
5, Michael Murphy, 60, Millbrook, N.Y., 3:39:30

65-69
1, Walter Seamon, 69, Wheeling, W.Va., 3:37:07
2, Len Sowinski, 65, Scott Township, 3:41:31
3, Jack Tozier, 66, Oakton, Va., 4:03:34
4, Dave Obelkevich, 66, New York City, 4:05:14
5, Francesco Criniti, 65, Philadelphia, 4:05:20

70-up
1, Tony Cerminaro, 73, Jermyn, 3:20:17
2, Charles Rogers, 76, Elmhurst, 4:00:26
3, Jose Badillo, 71, Bellevue, Neb., 4:15:20
 

UPDATED: 3:22 p.m.

SCRANTON -- Paul Leonard and Amanda Starr won Masters Division titles as the top 40-and-over runners in Sunday's 14th annual Steamtown Marathon.

Leonard, the overall winner of the first Steamtown Marathon in 1996, was eighth overall with a time of 2:36:33. Formerly from Scranton, Leonard, 47, now lives in Forty Fort.

Starr was the Masters Women's winner in 3:00:45. The 40-year-old from Lewisburg was 50th overall and sixth among women.

Leonard was followed in the Masters Men's Division by Dave Ruggles of Kingston, Ontario, Canada and John Weidner of Annandale, N.J. Ruggles, 44, ran the marathon in 2:46:16. Weidner, 46, finished in 2:50:29.

Mary Ann Protz, a 53-year-old from St. Petersburg, Fla., was the second Masters woman to finish with a time of 3:03:18.

Tammy Slusser was third in 3:04:06. Slusser, 44, is from Monroeville.