Boston Marathon Champions & National Record Holders Headline Professional Field for 2022 B.A.A. 10K

Boston Marathon Champions & National Record Holders Headline Professional Field for 2022 B.A.A. 10K

Reigning Boston Marathon Winner Evans Chebet, American Record Holders Emily Sisson & Ben True Lead Fields for June 26 Race

 

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced a star-studded field for the 2022 B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to be held on Sunday, June 26. Evans Chebet, the 2022 Boston Marathon men’s open division champion, will return to Boston, while recently crowned American half marathon record holder Emily Sisson will lead the women’s field on the roads of Back Bay. Four-time B.A.A. 5K champion and American 5K record holder Ben True will also make his B.A.A. 10K debut.

 

The B.A.A. 10K starts and finishes on Charles Street adjacent to Boston Common and Boston Public Garden, and is widely regarded as one of the fastest 10K races in the world. Registration remains open at www.baa.org, while athletes interested in supporting Brigham and Women's Hospital, the B.A.A. 10K’s presenting sponsor and exclusive fundraising partner, are encouraged to visit www.runbwh.org/10k.

 

“We’re excited to continue to showcase the world’s most accomplished runners at our B.A.A. events,” said Mary Kate Shea, the B.A.A.’s Director of Professional Athletes and Technical Support. “We’re looking forward to cheering on all participants as they race towards the finish.”

 

The B.A.A. 10K women’s race brings together Boston Marathon champions Des Linden (2018) and Edna Kiplagat (2017), American record holder Sisson, 2017 B.A.A. 10K winner Joan Chelimo Melly, 2022 Boston Marathon top American Nell Rojas, 2016 USA Olympian Marielle Hall, and USA 15K runner-up Emily Durgin.

 

Sisson, a Providence College graduate and 2021 Olympian, ran 1:07:11 on May 7 to win the USATF Half Marathon Championships in a new national record. She’s also the defending USA 15K champion.

 

“Breaking the American record in the half marathon was very exciting and I'm now looking forward to switching things up and racing different distances,” said Sisson. “The 10K is a fun and different challenge and I always love racing in Boston.”

 

Additional international entrants include Biruktayit Degefa of Ethiopia, who has won a quartet of American road races this spring, and Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi, who placed third at the 2022 B.A.A. 5K in April. From the B.A.A. High Performance team are Erika Kemp and Abbey Wheeler; Kemp is a two-time national champion.

 

In the men’s race, Chebet looks to become only the second Boston Marathon champion to win the B.A.A. 10K, joining the likes of 2011 winner and course record holder Geoffrey Mutai. Chebet stormed to his first Boston Marathon victory in 2:06:51 on April 18.

 

“After winning the 2022 Boston Marathon, I’m excited to return to the city to run the B.A.A. 10K with a world class field,” said Chebet. “Boston feels like a second home to me now.”

 

Challenging Chebet from Kenya are David Bett, the reigning 2019 B.A.A. 10K winner; Kennedy Kimutai, the fastest man in the field with a 27:09 lifetime best; Bravin Kiptoo, the 2019 African junior 10,000m champion; and Nicholas Kosimbei, winner of this year’s Cherry Blossom 10 Miler in Washington, D.C. Brothers Jake and Zane Robertson, a dynamic pair from New Zealand who have lived and trained in Kenya, will also race. Recent Iowa State graduate and NCAA champion Wesley Kiptoo will make his Boston road racing debut.

 

Maine-native Ben True will return to familiar territory, having won the B.A.A. 5K four times, including a national-record setting run of 13:20 in 2017.  Fellow American contenders include Olympians Leonard Korir and Shadrack Kipchirchir, Princeton, Mass.-native Colin Bennie, and a quartet of B.A.A. High Performance Team members in Jerrell Mock, Matt McDonald, Jonas Hampton, and Paul Hogan. Korir enters the B.A.A. 10K hot off a pair of national title wins at the USATF Half Marathon and USATF 25K Championships in May.

 

In the wheelchair division, Jenna Fesemyer, the 2022 B.A.A. 5K women’s winner, Susannah Scaroni, the 2022 Boston Marathon runner-up, and 2020 Paralympian Yen Hoang are entered. Scaroni earned a gold medal on the track at the 2021 Paralympic Games in the 5000m, and is the fastest women’s wheelchair marathoner in U.S. history. James Senbeta and Hermin Garic are the top men’s wheelchair entrants.

 

For the first time in race history, Para Athletics Divisions will be offered for athletes with upper-limb, lower-limb, and visual impairments. Among the entrants confirmed include Marko Cheseto Lemtukei, Chaz Davis, and Liz Willis, each of whom won Para Division titles at April’s 126^th Boston Marathon. Jacky Hunt-Broersma, who ran 104 marathons in 104 consecutive days for a Guinness World Record, and local Para athlete Adrianne Haslet are also entered.

 

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

 

In addition to racing, top professional athletes will participate in the first-ever B.A.A. 10K Fest & Field Day on Saturday, June 25, one day prior to the race. From 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Boston Common, 10K Fest & Field Day will feature youth fitness activities, games, appearances by professional athletes, running clinics, and more. Participants will also be able to pick-up their participant shirts and bib numbers at 10K Fest. Additional details will be available on baa.org in the coming weeks.

 

Registration for the 2022 B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is currently open through the B.A.A.’s online platform Athletes’ Village. All participants who enter will receive an adidas participant shirt, unique bib number, and finisher medal. Additional participant information can be found on baa.org. The race will start at 8:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, June 26 on Charles Street adjacent to Boston Common and Boston Public Garden.

 

Brigham and Women's Hospital, the B.A.A. 10K’s presenting sponsor and exclusive fundraising partner, will again field a team of fundraising runners. Since 2016, more than 2,100 runners and 180 teams have raised $1.2 million to fuel life-giving breakthroughs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Learn more and register at www.runbwh.org/10k.

 

On June 1, the B.A.A. will celebrate Global Running Day with a special pop-up location at the Boston Marathon Finish Line between 3:00-6:00 p.m. Runners can take a picture with the Boston Marathon trophy, receive giveaways, refreshments, and more! RSVP for the free event on our Facebook page, and log miles throughout the day as part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors Global Running Day Challenge. Visit https://bstnmar.org/GRD22 to sign up for free, track your miles, and print a bib to wear as you join a global community of athletes around the world logging miles.

 

2022 B.A.A. 10K MEN’S & WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL FIELD

 

2022 B.A.A. 10K WOMEN’S FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY	ROAD 10K PB
Joan Chelimo Melly	Romania	30:14^
Edna Kiplagat	Kenya	31:06*
Sharon Lokedi	Kenya	31:06
Mary Munanu	Kenya	31:20
Biruktayit Degefa	Ethiopia	31:23
Emily Sisson	USA	31:47
Emily Durgin	USA	31:49
Diane Nukuri	USA	31:49
Lanni Marchant	Canada	31:49
Vibian Chepkirui	Kenya	31:49
Nell Rojas	USA	31:52
Erika Kemp	USA	32:18
Laura Thweatt	USA	32:20
Elaina Tabb	USA	32:40
Rachel Schneider Smith	USA	32:47
Abbey Wheeler	USA	DB (32:53.50 10,000m)
Grayson Murphy	USA	32:55
Fiona O’Keeffe	USA	32:57
Katie Kellner	USA	33:05
Des Linden	USA	33:06*
Taylor Werner	USA	33:35
Marielle Hall	USA	33:36 (31:05.71 10,000m)
Allie Hackett	USA	35:17
Jesca Chelangat	Kenya	DB (15:16 5K)
Courtney Hawkins	USA	DB (37:59.99 10,000m)

^ = Previous B.A.A. 10K Champion

* = Previous Boston Marathon Champion

 

2022 B.A.A. 10K MEN’S FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY	ROAD 10K PB
Kennedy Kimutai	Kenya	27:09
Bravin Kiptoo	Kenya	27:12
Philemon Kiplimo	Kenya	27:23
Zane Robertson	New Zealand	27:28
Jake Robertson	New Zealand	27:28
Wesley Kiptoo	Kenya	N/A (27:37.29 10,000m)
Ben True	USA	27:51
Nicholas Kosimbei	Kenya	27:52
John Dressel	USA	N/A (27:57.51 10,000m)
David Bett	Kenya	28:08^
Dominic Korir	Kenya	28:08
Leonard Korir	USA	28:09
Shadrack Kipchirchir	USA	28:12
David Nilsson	Sweden	28:13
Tsegay Tuemay	Eritrea	28:13
Bethwell Yegon	Kenya	28:24
Reuben Mosip	Kenya	28:28
Paul Hogan	USA	N/A (28:49.55 10,000m)
Johannes Motschmann	Germany	28:51
Alex Masai	Kenya	28:53
Colin Bennie	USA	28:55
Futsum Zienasellassie	USA	29:03
Matt McClintock	USA	29:02
Jacob Thomson	USA	29:07
John Raneri	USA	29:19
Evans Chebet	Kenya	29:30*
Jerrell Mock	USA	29:36
Aaron Dinzeo	USA	29:37
Matt McDonald	USA	29:38
Diego Estrada	USA	29:41
Fabiano Sulle	Tanzania	29:53
Jonas Hampton	USA	30:15
Tim McGowan	USA	30:17
Connor McMillan	USA	30:20
Josh Kalapos	USA	N/A (14:33.88 5,000m)

^ = Previous B.A.A. 10K Champion

* = Previous Boston Marathon Champion

 

2022 B.A.A. 10K WOMEN’S WHEELCHAIR FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY
Susannah Scaroni	USA
Jenna Fesemyer	USA
Yen Hoang	USA

 

2022 B.A.A. 10K MEN’S WHEELCHAIR FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY
James Senbeta	USA
Hermin Garic	USA

 

2022 B.A.A. 10K PARA ATHLETICS DIVISIONS FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY	CLASSIFICATION
Marko Cheseto Lemtukei	USA*	T62 (Lower Limb Impairment)
Chaz Davis	USA*	T12 (Vision Impairment)
Brian Reynolds	USA	T62 (Lower Limb Impairment)
Liz Willis	USA*	T64 (Lower Limb Impairment)
Jacky Hunt-Broersma	Netherlands	T64 (Lower Limb Impairment)
Adrianne Haslet	USA	T64 (Lower Limb Impairment)

* = Previous Boston Marathon Para Athletics Division Champion

 

麻州文化協會撥80萬元獎助92名繪畫及小說創作藝術家

$800,000 Awarded to 92 Massachusetts Artists Specializing in Drawing/Printmaking, Fiction/Creative Fiction & Painting

This Year Mass Cultural Council Invested a Record High $1.3M Into the Artist Fellowship Program

BOSTON – Today, Mass Cultural Council celebrates the 92 Massachusetts artists selected to receive Fiscal Year 2022 Artist Fellowship awards in Drawing/Printmaking, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Since 1975, Mass Cultural Council’s Artist Fellowships have recognized and uplifted the creative abilities of Massachusetts artists across a range of disciplines. These highly competitive awards provide financial assistance, crucial validation among artistic peers and the public, catalyze artistic advancement, and pave the way for creative innovation of enduring cultural value.  “I marvel at the innovation and brilliance of artists and the work they create,” said Mass Cultural Council Executive Director Michael J. Bobbitt. “It is an absolute pleasure to recognize and congratulate these Fellows and Finalists who demonstrate such creativity in their chosen fields." Today’s recipients include 34 Fellows and 58 Finalists. In FY22, Fellows receive a monetary award of $15,000, while Finalists receive $5,000. These unrestricted funds help support Massachusetts artists as they build their practice. Fiscal Year 2022 represents the Agency’s largest investment in the Artist Fellowships Program over the program’s 47-year history. Traditionally the Agency makes these awards in two separate cycles, covering six different artistic disciplines. In January, Mass Cultural Council celebrated 58 Massachusetts artists honored for their work in Choreography, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. In total, Mass Cultural Council’s FY22 Artist Fellowship Program awarded a total of $1.3 million to 150 Massachusetts artists. “One of my first challenges to the staff was to find a way to make more awards to creative individuals,” said Bobbitt. “I am so pleased Mass Cultural Council was able to prioritize this vision and double our investment in Artist Fellowships, and I hope we’ll continue to increase the support offered to Massachusetts artists moving forward.” A complete funding list for the FY22 Artist Fellowship awards across the six disciplines of Drawing/Printmaking, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, Painting, Choreography, Poetry, and Traditional Arts is online. Artist Fellowship grant applications (in all disciplines except Traditional Arts) are anonymously judged by panelists and readers and are awarded solely on the artistic quality and creative ability of the work submitted. This grant round was highly competitive, with 1,414 applications (326 in Drawing/Printmaking, 606 in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and 482 in Painting) received.   The Artist Fellowship Program helps Mass Cultural Council achieve progress towards meeting a key tenet of its Strategic Plan, Growing the Economy, by supporting the economic health of communities through targeted investments in artists. Further, the Agency’s new Racial Equity Plan lays the foundation for Mass Cultural Council to invest financial, programmatic, and informational resources equitably across the cultural sector. Seventy-six (76) of today’s ninety-two (92) Fellows and Finalists, or 82.6% of the award recipients, are first-time Mass Cultural Council grantees. To learn more about Mass Cultural Council’s Fellows and Finalists, visit the Agency’s online Gallery (please note that FY22 Fellows and Finalists will be added to the Gallery over the coming months), review our ever-growing list of Notable Fellows, and check the monthly ArtSake Fellows Notes blog post celebrating the honors, achievements, and news of these talented Massachusetts artists.

波士頓市政研究90週年年會 (City Video)

 

麻州長、波士頓市長雙雙出席波多黎各退伍軍人會陣亡將士紀念日儀式

在波士頓市南端的波多黎各退伍軍人紀念碑廣場上，美國國旗與波多黎各國旗，麻州州旗，
波士頓市旗，一起飄揚，紀念陣亡將士。 (周菊子攝)

              (Boston Orange 周菊子麻州綜合報導) 五月最後一個星期一，是美國的陣亡將士紀念日 (Memorial Day) ，麻州各地都有紀念儀式。在波士頓南端 (South End) 波多黎各退伍軍人紀念碑廣場舉行的這一場最特別，麻州州長查理貝克 (Charlie Baker) 和波士頓市市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 雙雙出席。

             波多黎各退伍軍人紀念碑協會會長莫利納 (譯音， Antonio Molina) 在紀念儀式中說，以人均比率來算，在戰場中殞落的波多黎各人比任何其他國家的人都多。他還透露自己1965年在越南戰爭的戰場上，被游擊手一槍打中頭部，卻大難不死的經歷。

波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu， 中) 和多名政要合影。 (周菊子攝) 

             麻州州長查理貝克在致詞時激動地說，正是這樣的故事，應該不斷被傳頌。查理貝克也讚許波士頓退伍軍人局局長Roberto Santiago對陣亡將士紀念日意義的解釋。他認為波多黎各退伍軍人紀念碑協會當天的紀念儀式，紀念陣亡將士們為保家衛國所作犧牲，感謝陣亡將士家人把他們的親人獻給國家，就像在波士頓廣場以旗海花園紀念那從美國革命戰爭以來的37,000名陣亡將士的行動一樣，表揚著這許多人以生命為後代換取來更好的國家與社會。

波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 和麻州州長查理貝克 (Charlie Baker， 右)只在這場
波多黎各退伍軍人紀念碑廣場協會的紀念儀式中同台。(周菊子攝)

             早於2012年起協助波多黎各退伍軍人在波士頓南端建成這紀念碑的波士頓市現任市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu)先以西班牙文致詞，再以英文表示，這是一個非常特殊的地方，對波士頓市來說，有這樣一個地方，提醒大家，在這個國家歷史中的所有社區，非常重要。這個地方也代表了波多黎各人在美國爭取自由，以及殞落生命中的不成比例貢獻。她為大家採取行動，建成一個紀念碑，一個廣場，確保下一代得到傳承，非常感謝這整個社區。

波多黎各退伍軍人紀念碑廣場協會會長Antonio Molina 在介紹麻州州長查理貝克 (Charlie
Baker) 時，稱他為將來的美國總統，把州長逗笑了。 (周菊子攝)

             根據維基百科，早在1899年，就有波多黎各人組成的軍隊，1901年再組成步兵團，1908年美國國會把波多黎各步兵團列入美國正規軍編制，成為第65步兵團，從第一次及第二次世界大戰，韓戰，幾乎無役不與。

             2022年5月30日的這場紀念活動，出席的民眾人數並不多，但政要不少，在麻州長、波士頓是長之外，薩福克郡治安官Steven Tompkins，麻州眾議員 Jon Santiago，波士頓市議會議長Ed Flynnn，市議員Erin Murphy，Ruthzee Loujieune等人都出席了獻花圈，升旗，致詞儀式。

             吳弭市長在致詞中指出，波多黎各退伍軍人紀念碑廣場是麻州，也大概是美國唯一的一個波多黎各退伍軍人紀念碑及廣場，她知道還有很多活動在進行中，也在募款中，她相信為保持這傳統，還會有許多後續行動。

             波士頓華裔退伍軍人會大約二、三年前起，也在商討籌建華裔退伍軍人紀念碑，或紀念廣場事宜，並有人提議過把夏利臣街上的菲利普廣場改建為華裔退伍軍人紀念廣場，不過目前還未傳出任何進展。

薩福克跑馬場昨晚6級大火

             (Boston Orange 編譯) 東波士頓的薩福克跑馬場 (Suffolk Downs) 看臺在5月30日晚約10點時，發生火警，火勢一路攀升。消防局出動了數達千呎長的接駁水管，一架無人機，最後才撲滅已升為6級的大火。

             大火是在晚上10點左右被人發現的，由於火勢不斷增強，波士頓消防局局長John Dempsey在午夜時下令，以6級火警規模處理。

            由於火警現場附近消防栓不足，消防員們得動用長達千餘尺的水管來接水滅火，火勢最後燒上屋頂。

             這個看臺是用來向全美轉播跑馬賽的地方，整個場地有161畝大，正在進行大規模的重新發展。

             擁有這務業的HYM投資集團上星期才在這位於瑞維爾 (Revere)市的薩福克跑馬場，舉行了破土動工儀式，要把這建於1935年，有著許多歷史的純種馬賽場，改建為生命科學用地，並蓋1000多戶房屋。

             這地方直到2019年都還在舉行現場比賽，也一直都在做全年聯播。

             火災的火勢雖大，但無人傷亡。