Members of Team USA & Boston Marathon Podium Finishers Set to Compete at 2024 Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Members of Team USA & Boston Marathon Podium Finishers Set to Compete at 2024 Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital

 American Olympic Marathoners Emily Sisson and Clayton Young, Plus World. No-1 ranked Sabastian Sawe, to race through Boston on June 23 Ahead of Paris Games 

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced professional fields for the 2024 Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to be run on Sunday, June 23. American Olympic Marathoners Emily Sisson and Clayton Young will race the new and enhanced Boston 10K course which features scenic views of the Charles River and finishes at Boston Common. Making his American road racing debut is world-number one ranked road racer Sabastian Sawe of Kenya, and returning is defending Boston Half champion Abel Kipchumba. 2024 Boston Marathon runner-up Sharon Lokedi and two-time Boston Marathon champion Edna Kiplagat headline the women’s field, while Para Athletics Division winners Marko Cheseto Lemtukei, Atsbha Gebremeskel, and Kelly Bruno will compete two months after finishing April’s marathon. 

“The Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital kicks off the summer running season,” said Jack Fleming, President and CEO of the B.A.A. “We’re eager for participants to take on the new course which will run along the Charles River, over two historic bridges, and across the Boston Marathon finish line before finishing at Boston Common. Leading the way are some of the fastest and most accomplished athletes to race 6.2 miles, some doing so as a tune-up for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.” 

Sisson and Young locked up their spots on Team USA’s Marathon roster in February, both finishing second in their respective women’s and men’s races. Sisson returns to the Boston 10K after placing second in 2022 and fourth in 2023, while this will be Young’s first B.A.A. event. 

From Kenya are Lokedi and Kiplagat, racing in Boston two months after placing on the podium at the 128^th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America. Lokedi is currently the alternate for Kenya’s Olympic Marathon team, and Kiplagat has twice finished runner-up at the Boston 10K. Joining them among international competitors are last year’s Boston 10K second-place finisher Stacy Ndiwa (Kenya), Cherry Blossom 10 Mile champion Sarah Chelangat (Uganda), 2022 Beach to Beacon 10K winner Fantaye Belayneh (Ethiopia), and 2021 Olympic 10,000m sixth place finisher Irine Cheptai (Kenya). Mercy Chelangat, an NCAA Cross Country and 10,000m champion from Kenya, and 2022 Boston Half third-place finisher Hiwot Gebremaryam (Ethiopia) are entered as well. 

From the USA is 2015 Boston Marathon champion Caroline Rotich, B.A.A. High Performance Team member Abbey Wheeler, 2024 USA 15K third place finisher Emily Durgin and former American 10,000m record holder and U.S. Olympian Molly Huddle. 

The men’s international field is headlined by Sabastian Sawe, the top ranked road racer in the world and the 2023 World Athletics Half Marathon champion. Sawe, of Kenya, has run 26:49 –fastest in the field—and will be making his American road racing debut. 

From Kenya are Boston Half reigning champion Abel Kipchumba, 2023 Falmouth Road Race winner Wesley Kiptoo, and 17-time NCAA champion Edward Cheserek. Also from Kenya is Alex Masai, third in 2023.

Beyond Clayton Young, American men on the starting line will include recent USA 25K national champion Diego Estrada, 1:00:02 half marathoner Teshome Mekonen, and B.A.A. High Performance Team member Josh Kalapos. Kalapos finished 17th at February’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials –Marathon. 

Hermin Garic returns in the men’s wheelchair division as a two-time defending champion, timing 22:44 last year. He’s joined by Michelle Wheeler, top entrant in the women’s wheelchair division, who was runner-up last year. 

In the Para Athletics Divisions, Brian Reynolds –who set a world record 41:09 at last year’s event for T61-64 Classification (lower-limb impairment) is back with sights on the podium again. Marko Cheseto Lemtukei and Kelly Bruno – each of whom won the T62-T64/T42-T44 Division at the 128^th Boston Marathon—will compete,  as well as Atsbha Gebremeskel, the two-time Boston Marathon T46 (upper limb impairment) Para Athletics Division champion. More than 25 athletes will participate in the Para Athletics Divisions and Adaptive Programs at this year’s Boston 10K. Nearly $20,000 – an event record—in prize awards are available to top-three finishers across Vision Impairment (T11-T13), Upper Limb Impairment (T45-T46), Lower Limb Impairment (T61-T64), Coordination Impairment (T35-T38) classifications.  

The Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital will be the second event of the 2024 B.A.A. Distance Medley, a year-long series featuring the Boston 5K (April), Boston 10K (June), and Boston Half (November). While open registration is sold out, limited spots are still available through Brigham and Women’s fundraising team. More information can be found here. 

Media members interested in covering the Boston 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, may apply for credentials here. 

Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Boston 10K’s presenting sponsor and exclusive fundraising partner, will again field a team of fundraising runners. Since 2016, more than 2,500 runners and 180 teams have raised $1.5 million to fuel life-giving breakthroughs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Learn more and register at www.runbwh.org/10k. 

MEN’S PROFESSIONAL FIELD 

NAME	COUNTRY	PERSONAL BEST
Sabastian Sawe	KEN	26:49 (Herzogenaurach, 2023)
Dennis Kitiyo	KEN	27:01 (Valencia, 2024)
Bravin Kiptoo	KEN	27:12 (Prague, 2019)
Bernard Ngeno	KEN	27:44 (Port Gentil, 2019)
Teshome Mekonen	USA	27:50 (Prague, 2015)
Ali Abdilmana	ETH	27:54 (Charleston, 2024)
Abel Kipchumba	KEN	28:06 (Prague, 2017)
Rory Linkletter	CAN	28:06 (Salt Lake City, 2021)
Diego Estrada	USA	28:19 (Boston, 2023)
Bethwel Yegon	KEN	28:24 (Appengdam, 2019)
Edward Cheserek	KEN	28:26 (Charlestown, 2021)
Alex Masai	KEN	28:29 (Boston, 2022)
Patrick Tiernan	AUS	28:37 (Atlanta, 2022)
Clayton Young	USA	28:49 (Atlanta, 2021)
Johannes Motschmann	GER	28:51 (Dresden, 2020)
Wesley Kiptoo	KEN	28:54 (Boston, 2023)
Peter Mwaniki Njeru	KEN	29:12 (Arezzo, 2021)
Paul Arredondo	USA	29:20 (Atlanta, 2023
Matt Baxter	NZL	29:36 (Atlanta, 2022)
Frank Lara	USA	29:37 (Atlanta, 2019)
William Amponsah	GHA	29:53 (Okpekpe, 2023)
Liam Dee	GBR	30:08 (Chepstow, 2021)
Brendan Martin	USA	30:15 (Northport, 2014)
Tim McGowan	USA	30:17 (Northport, 2021)
Jonathan Phillips	USA	30:27 (Gloucester, 2021)
Erik Linden	USA	30:33 (Gloucester, 2022)
Thomas Toth	CAN	30:33 (Toronto, 2016)
Harry Halford	GBR	31:03 (Telford, 2018)
Josh Kalapos	USA	31:26 (Boston, 2023)
George Degen	USA	32:30 (Gloucester, 2021)
Jordan Brannan	USA	29:43.74 10,000m
Spencer Friske	USA	31:27.36 10,000m
Ryan Eiler	USA	N/A
Mo’ath Alkhawaldeh	Jordan	N/A

 

 

WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL FIELD

 

NAME	COUNTRY	PERSONAL BEST
Irine Cheptai	KEN	30:16 (Prague, 2022)
Sarah Chelangat	UGA	30:24 (Valencia, 2023)
Fantaye Belayneh	ETH	30:24 (Herzogenaurach, 2022)
Senayet Getachew	ETH	30:34 (Herzogenaurach, 2023)
Bosena Mulatie	ETH	30:50 (Valencia, 2020)
Sharon Lokedi	KEN	30:52 (NYC, 2022)
Stacy Ndiwa	KEN	31:01 (Herzogenaurach, 2024)
Edna Kiplagat	KEN	31:06 (Boston, 2016)
Emily Sisson	USA	31:16 (NYC, 2023)
Molly Huddle	USA	31:21 (Boston, 2015)
Caroline Rotich	USA	31:30 (New York City, 2022)
Lily Partridge	GBR	31:31 (Manchester, 2024)
Esther Chebet	UGA	31:40 (Lille, 2024)
Emily Durgin	USA	31:49 (Atlanta, 2021)
Dominique Scott	RSA	31:59 (Charleston, 2022)
Daisy Jepkemei	KAZ	32:05 (Astana, 2018)
Yuka Takashima	JPN	32:05 (Castellon, 2023)
Hiwot Gebremaryam	ETH	32:22 (Taroudant, 2015)
Abbey Wheeler	USA	32:45 (Charleston, 2024)
Katie Kellner	USA	33:05 (Atlanta, 2014)
Bria Wetsch	USA	33:41 (New York, 2021)
Jackie Gaughan	USA	33:44 (Boston, 2023)
Rachel Hyland	USA	33:50 (Gloucester, 2021)
Jen Odenheimer	USA	34:42 (Oakland, 2022)
Claire Benjamin	USA	35:25A (Boulder, 2022)
Whitney Macon	USA	35:36 (Atlanta, 2021)
Judy Chepaskwony	KEN	31:09.42 10,000m
Mercy Chelangat	KEN	31:15.39 10,000m
Annie Heffernan	USA	33:09.83 10,000m
Citlali Cristian Moscote	MEX	33:25.80 10,000m
Sophia Jacobs-Townsley	USA	33:41.77 10,000m
Courtney Hawkins	USA	N/A

 

PROFESSIONAL WHEELCHAIR & PARA ATHLETICS DIVISIONS FIELD

 

Name	Country	Division
Hermin Garic	USA	T51-54 – Men’s Wheelchair
Jeyna Senbeta	USA	T51-54 – Men’s Wheelchair
Hoda Elshorbagy	Egypt	T51-54 – Women’s Wheelchair
Michelle Wheeler	USA	T51-54 – Women’s Wheelchair
Marko Cheseto	USA	T61-64 – Men’s Lower Limb Impairment
Brian Reynolds	USA	T61-64 – Men’s Lower Limb Impairment
Kelly Bruno	USA	T61-64 – Women’s Lower Limb Impairment
Atsbha Gebremeskel	Ethiopia	T46 – Men’s Upper Limb Impairment