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David Plotts Leads University Place Contingent At Boston Marathon
While Plotts led the men from UP with a time of 3:30:29, Holly Plotts led the women at 3:46:50.
Six runners from University Place competed in today's Boston Marathon.
On the men's side, David Plotts, 31, led the local contingent with a time of 3:30:29, good for an 8-minute pace and 3,137th place overall.
On the women's side, Holly Plotts led the runners from UP with a time of 3:46:50. That was good for an 8-minute, 40-second pace and 5,748th place overall. Overall, that was the 1,263-best time among women.
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Overall, Wesley Korir of Kenya got the fastest time at 2:12:40. Sharon Cherop of Kenya got the fastest women's time at 2:31:50.
Overall, 22,426 runners competed in today's event, according to The Associated Press.
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Below is a recap of the runners from University Place. Great job!
Name Age Gender Official Time Overall Place Gender Place David Plotts 31 M 3:30:29 3,137 2,718 Gregory Webb 42 M 3:36:57 4,025 3,351 James Carpenter 43 M 3:40:05 4,608 3,748 Holly Plotts 25 F 3:46:50 5,748 1,263 Kirk White 55 M 3:53:38 7,195 5,370 Rikki Bogue 48 F 3:56:46 7,902 2,115Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.