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Stephen Rogers, Emily Keip top finishers in Starved Rock Country Half Marathon

By Shaw Local News Network

Stephen Rogersm of Lombard, who runs for Dick Pond Racing, finishes first in the Starved Rock Country Half Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Annette Barr)

OTTAWA - Stephen Rogers, of Lombard, with a chip time of 1 hour, 26 minutes, 16.9 seconds and Emily Keip, of Oak Park, with a chip time of 1:36:21.5 were the top male and female finishers Saturday at the Starved Rock Country Half Marathon presented by Dogfish Head Brewing.

Emily Keip, of Oak Park, a native of Ottawa, is the first woman to finish the Starved Rock Country Half Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Annette Barr)

Seatonville’s Jordan Rick (1:28:20.5) and Oak Park’s Tim Keip (1:34:54.7) rounded out the top three male finishers Saturday in the event run from Starved Rock State Park to downtown Ottawa. Naperville’s Hope James (1:37:19.2) and Benttendorf, Iowa’s Donna Carlson (1:46:41.8) completed the female top three.

Additional local runners finishing the 13.1-mile course in under two hours included Streator’s Camden Dodge (7th, 1:37:19.9), Ottawa’s Sean Manley (9th, 1:40:49.4), Tonica’s Troy Johnson (13th, 1:46:22.0), La Salle’s John Domtancich (15th, 1:47:05.9), Ottawa’s Rachel Martin (16th, 1:47:05.9), Streator’s Brad Bliss (18th, 1:48:58.1), Marseilles’ Rochelle Claire (19th, 1:49:15.1), Ottawa’s Chelsea Koscelny (21st, 1:50:18.8), Ottawa’s Scott Thompson (24th, 1:53:48.7), Ottawa’s Brian Reeder (25th, 1:53:53.0), Ottawa’s Chad Provost (32nd, 1:57:15.0), Ottawa’s Ashley Culjan (33rd, 1:57:16.1), Ottawa’s Matt Gross (35th, 1:57:28.5), La Salle’s Peter Faletti (37th, 1:57:45.7), Streator’s Kimberly Broyles (39th, 1:58:42.6), Grand Ridge’s John Thomas (42nd, 1:59:19.3) and Ottawa’s Gina Petty (44th, 1:59:58.5).

The Run Starved Rock Country 5K was won by Ottawa’s Lucas Farabaugh (1st, 20:14.7) just ahead of Marseilles’ Chad Kovash (2nd, 20:31.9), Ottawa’s Nate Nelson (3rd, 20:46.5) and La Salle’s Joe Bornac (4th, 20:51.9).

Top female 5K finishers included Ottawa’s Holly Hall (1st, 28:12.6), Princeton’s Mandi Moore (2nd, 29:01.1), Emily Moran (3rd, 29:12.5) and Peru’s Rebecca Amble (4th, 29:34.0).

The full marathon was not contested this year.