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129 Tampa Bay Area Runners Finish Boston Marathon: ICYMI
129 finishers of the 2017 Boston Marathon hail from the Tampa Bay area. Do you know an athlete on the list?
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — As thousands of runners from across the country and globe converged on Massachusetts Monday for the 2017 Boston Marathon, more than 100 Tampa Bay area athletes counted themselves among the participants.
While none of Tampa Bay's runners were at the head of the pack, many did well in their divisions. For example, St. Petersburg's Albert Wieringa, 70, was first in his division and 6,963 overall with an official finish time of 3:29:38.
Here’s a look at how folks from the region finished and how they compared with others in their age and gender groups:
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| Name | Town | Final Net Time | Overall Place | Gender Place | Division Place |
| Sean Gallagher, 34 | St. Petersburg | 2:49:31 | 549 | 512 | 412 |
| Mike V. Galvin, 43 | St. Petersburg | 2:52:16 | 711 | 669 | 83 |
| Larry Smart, 47 | Tampa | 2:52:47 | 745 | 702 | 40 |
| John Shea Jr., 51 | Tampa | 3:00:24 | 1,501 | 1,403 | 44 |
| Pedro Meraz, 38 | Wesley Chapel | 3:03:05 | 1,781 | 1,661 | 1,211 |
| Alec Fox, 23 | Tampa | 3:03:16 | 1,809 | 1,685 | 1,222 |
| Jennifer M. Walton, 30 | Tampa | 3:07:09 | 2,328 | 193 | 169 |
| Lee Rietsma II, 39 | Land O' Lakes | 3:09:06 | 2,626 | 2,392 | 1,604 |
| Zvonko Smlatic, 52 | Sarasota | 3:10:57 | 2,986 | 2,702 | 133 |
| Jeffrey Lessie, 56 | Tampa | 3:11:25 | 3.063 | 2,770 | 38 |
| Jesse E. Cookson, 37 | Lakeland | 3:12:32 | 3,234 | 2,902 | 1,847 |
| Jay Chancellor, 45 | Lutz | 3:12:48 | 3,266 | 2,929 | 329 |
| Anthony Diangelus, 47 | Odessa | 3:13:38 | 3,416 | 3,051 | 352 |
| Mike Leone, 25 | Tampa | 3:19:06 | 4,459 | 3,859 | 2,262 |
| Robert Hammond, 56 | Sarasota | 3:19:14 | 4,488 | 3,880 | 83 |
| Robert Bennett, 46 | Valrico | 3:22:34 | 5,195 | 4,393 | 690 |
| Kenneth B. Jones, 38 | Tampa | 3:23:05 | 5,304 | 4,467 | 2,463 |
| Leandra R. Osborne, 28 | Tampa | 3:24:00 | 5,499 | 893 | 750 |
| Bill Cottrell, 48 | Belleair | 3:24:03 | 5,512 | 4,615 | 743 |
| Michelle Thames, 40 | Tampa | 3:24:03 | 5,513 | 898 | 81 |
| Kerri Dienhart, 41 | St. Petersburg | 3:25:21 | 5,812 | 988 | 92 |
| Jeremiah M. Ryan, 50 | Sarasota | 3:26:43 | 6,183 | 5,055 | 388 |
| Dean Gray, 58 | Dade City | 3:27:44 | 6,444 | 5,218 | 171 |
| Wim Gezels, 48 | Brandon | 3:28:30 | 6,658 | 5,347 | 938 |
| Tyler C. Greathouse, 25 | Palm Harbor | 3:29:17 | 6,861 | 5,469 | 2,781 |
| Albert R. Wieringa, 70 | St. Petersburg | 3:29:38 | 6,963 | 5,532 | 1 |
| Claudia McCoy, 44 | Trinity | 3:30:33 | 7,180 | 1,521 | 170 |
| Joseph B. Gibbons, 55 | Trinity | 3:31:12 | 7,325 | 5,736 | 227 |
| Michael Rosenblum, 52 | Tampa | 3:31:36 | 7,439 | 5,803 | 507 |
| Morten R. Frederiksen, 50 | Wesley Chapel | 3:32:01 | 7,566 | 5,876 | 519 |
| Wendy Tocha, 40 | St. Petersburg | 3:32:18 | 7,631 | 1,716 | 202 |
| Christina M. Noordstar, 40 | Tierra Verde | 3:32:55 | 7,805 | 1,796 | 215 |
| Jolene C. Abanses, 41 | Lutz | 3:33:04 | 7,850 | 1,815 | 218 |
| Shelby L. Williams, 24 | Brandon | 3:33:56 | 8,077 | 1,924 | 1,504 |
| Christian Van Der Genugten, 35 | Riverview | 3:33:56 | 8,079 | 6,154 | 2,975 |
| Sean Daley, 40 | Sarasota | 3:34:17 | 8,168 | 6,207 | 1,142 |
| Meredith O. Mikell, 34 | St. Petersburg | 3:35:04 | 8.396 | 2,083 | 1,607 |
| Natalie Piszek, 36 | Gulfport | 3:35:46 | 8,576 | 2,163 | 1,659 |
| Kristin M. Margetis, 41 | Tampa | 3:36:08 | 8,663 | 2,210 | 280 |
| Bruce Haselden, 54 | St. Petersburg | 3:37:12 | 8,980 | 6,623 | 658 |
| Walter R. Sieg Jr., 57 | Palm Harbor | 3:37:29 | 9,060 | 6,667 | 345 |
| Jim Harding, 56 | Sarasota | 3:37:42 | 9,111 | 6,694 | 352 |
| Nelson L. Rodriguez, 56 | Brandon | 3:38:02 | 9,197 | 6,745 | 361 |
| Jonathan C. Dunford, 57 | St. Petersburg | 3:38:36 | 9,349 | 6,822 | 380 |
| Gul Mijgar, 50 | Lutz | 3:40:05 | 9,778 | 2,719 | 82 |
| Brian C. Welch, 56 | Odessa | 3:40:31 | 9,905 | 7,122 | 433 |
| Allison Decort, 35 | Tampa | 3:41:25 | 10,132 | 2,906 | 2,110 |
| Holly Hartman, 42 | Odessa | 3:42:12 | 10,360 | 3,021 | 460 |
| Gilly Garcia, 45 | Wesley Chapel | 3:42:43 | 10,502 | 3,100 | 275 |
| Patrick J. Bene, 52 | New Port Richey | 3:42:45 | 10,511 | 7,408 | 831 |
| Jennifer Keith, 46 | Ruskin | 3:43:07 | 10,614 | 3,149 | 285 |
| Kathleen Mallon, 39 | Lutz | 3:43:08 | 10,626 | 3,158 | 2,251 |
| Charles E. Roose, 52 | Wesley Chapel | 3:43:17 | 10,655 | 7,484 | 847 |
| Holly R. Johnson, 56 | Sarasota | 3:44:38 | 11,084 | 3,382 | 32 |
| Mike Dickey, 42 | Lutz | 3:44:48 | 11,133 | 7,721 | 1,328 |
| Beth C. Bryan, 54 | Tampa | 3:44:52 | 11,163 | 3,426 | 124 |
| Donna Silver, 48 | Lithia | 3:46:00 | 11,501 | 3,613 | 363 |
| Lauren McPhearson, 26 | Plant City | 3:46:20 | 11,592 | 3,662 | 2,510 |
| Richard F. O'Dea, 45 | Tampa | 3:46:26 | 11.615 | 7.941 | 1.525 |
| Ellen C. Gerth, 55 | Lutz | 3:47:34 | 11,951 | 3,860 | 43 |
| Randy Poteralski, 51 | Lutz | 3:47:36 | 11,960 | 8,097 | 973 |
| Thomas Sokolewicz, 49 | Valrico | 3:47:48 | 12,028 | 8,131 | 1,570 |
| Erin L. Seaverson, 39 | Tampa | 3:49:07 | 12,472 | 4,139 | 2,744 |
| Rae Ann E. Darling Reed, 43 | Bradenton | 3:49:17 | 12522 | 4172 | 703 |
| Andrew D. Findlay, 50 | Tampa | 3:50:48 | 12,959 | 8,551 | 1,061 |
| Darcey Lapointe, 39 | Lutz | 3:50:51 | 12,972 | 4,413 | 2,893 |
| Ron R. Robards, 60 | Tampa | 3:50:55 | 13,003 | 8,577 | 242 |
| Laura Harto, 50 | Sarasota | 3:51:20 | 13,127 | 4,483 | 217 |
| Gail Norman, 58 | Tampa | 3:51:57 | 13,300 | 4,590 | 65 |
| Stephanie M. Dyer, 47 | St. Petersburg | 3:52:38 | 13,470 | 4,673 | 554 |
| Stephanie Roach, 30 | Clearwater | 3:54:12 | 13,955 | 4,941 | 3,132 |
| Henry W. Vroom, 60 | Sarasota | 3:57:03 | 14,780 | 9,378 | 334 |
| Joshua B. Prevatt, 32 | Lithia | 3:57:51 | 15,019 | 9,486 | 3,630 |
| Brenda L. Wright, 42 | Gulfport | 3:57:58 | 15,057 | 5,555 | 964 |
| Adam S. Bright, 51 | Sarasota | 3:58:28 | 15,200 | 9,563 | 12,40 |
| Michael Schultz, 27 | Tampa | 3:59:24 | 15,467 | 9,677 | 3,663 |
| Greg J. Schultz, 56 | Parrish | 3:59:24 | 15,472 | 9,680 | 871 |
| Jennifer Tullio, 45 | Lakewood Ranch | 4:00:42 | 15,790 | 5,975 | 816 |
| Que T. Lambert, 51 | Palm Harbor | 4:01:08 | 15,870 | 6,024 | 411 |
| James W. Henneberger, 67 | Tampa | 4:01:19 | 15,909 | 9,862 | 83 |
| Linda L. Bayne, 55 | Sarasota | 4:02:08 | 16,085 | 6,161 | 149 |
| Dana Peters, 66 | Riverview | 4:02:49 | 16,222 | 9,983 | 88 |
| Michelle Hoffert, 34 | Lakeland | 4:03:26 | 16,341 | 6,305 | 3,663 |
| Ryan T. Kaelin, 44 | Trinity | 4:04:24 | 16,552 | 10,126 | 1,580 |
| Kaylie Wilson, 46 | Tampa | 4:05:12 | 16,717 | 6,523 | 940 |
| Karina K. Findlay, 50 | Tampa | 4:07:31 | 17,182 | 6,788 | 540 |
| Hannah E. Osborn, 26 | Clearwater | 4:08:56 | 17,455 | 6,955 | 3,877 |
| Jill Kralovanec, 49 | Tampa | 4:09:12 | 17,509 | 6,981 | 1,046 |
| Sandy Burks, 56 | Largo | 4:09:35 | 17,588 | 7,029 | 214 |
| Angela M. Bartlett, 46 | Dover | 4:09:39 | 17,600 | 7,036 | 1,060 |
| Ann M. Roberts, 53 | St. Petersburg | 4:10:23 | 17,740 | 7,112 | 587 |
| Vincent P. Cafferty, 67 | Wesley Chapel | 4:10:38 | 17,796 | 10,648 | 147 |
| Julie D'Angelo, 55 | Tampa | 4:11:36 | 17,993 | 7,267 | 242 |
| Rebecca L. Cosgrove, 51 | Bradenton | 4:13:40 | 18,386 | 7,495 | 646 |
| Lindsey P. Rosati, 29 | Clearwater Beach | 4:14:48 | 18,588 | 7,617 | 4,094 |
| Shelia M. Scott, 45 | Odessa | 4:15:21 | 18,679 | 7,670 | 1,200 |
| Laura Jansik, 50 | Tampa | 4:17:43 | 19,118 | 7,930 | 720 |
| Joseph M. Burgasser, 78 | St. Petersburg | 4:19:51 | 19,509 | 11,348 | 7 |
| Beth Williams, 45 | Lakeland | 4:21:25 | 19,750 | 8,303 | 1,349 |
| Elton G. Kostecka, 53 | Riverview | 4:24:44 | 20,252 | 11,669 | 1,574 |
| Clare E. Kelley, 61 | St. Petersburg | 4:25:30 | 20,379 | 8,650 | 131 |
| Timothy A. Miller, 61 | St. Petersburg | 4:26:20 | 20,490 | 11,786 | 701 |
| Amanda H. Speakman, 40 | Lakeland | 4:26:58 | 20,581 | 8,762 | 1,464 |
| Nicole Geller, 46 | Tampa | 4:27:31 | 20,664 | 8,811 | 1,429 |
| Terri Doheny, 58 | Clearwater | 4:28:10 | 20,759 | 8,862 | 429 |
| Dana F. Reina, 52 | Tampa | 4:31:46 | 21,249 | 9,132 | 919 |
| Tara Motzenbecker, 36 | Bradenton | 4:36:23 | 21,789 | 9,418 | 4,687 |
| Chad McLeod, 35 | Lakeland | 4:37:22 | 21,899 | 12,425 | 4,218 |
| Paula Didham, 60 | St. Petersburg | 4:37:36 | 21,930 | 9,494 | 186 |
| Leanne K. Haselden, 48 | St. Petersburg | 4:39:38 | 22,137 | 9,601 | 1,558 |
| Karen N. Ferguson, 41 | Odessa | 4:41:24 | 22,317 | 9,701 | 1,561 |
| Andrea J. O'Hora, 33 | New Port Richey | 4:41:24 | 22,318 | 9,702 | 4,796 |
| Jean F. Gendebien, 50 | New Port Richey | 4:41:24 | 22,319 | 12,617 | 1,706 |
| Rebeka Mesker, 39 | New Port Richey | 4:41:25 | 22,320 | 9,703 | 4,797 |
| Richard B. Guyer, 65 | Wesley Chapel | 4:41:53 | 22,363 | 12,636 | 285 |
| Kali A. MacGregor, 31 | St. Petersburg | 4:41:55 | 22,365 | 9,728 | 4,807 |
| Dave E. Carver, 55 | Tampa | 4:51:50 | 23,281 | 13,053 | 1,402 |
| David L. Jacobs, 67 | Lutz | 5:01:33 | 24,031 | 13,387 | 354 |
| Dawn Dantschisch, 45 | Palm Harbor | 5:06:26 | 24,352 | 10,830 | 1,725 |
| James B. Wolcott II, 40 | Bradenton | 5:07:12 | 24,395 | 13,546 | 1,877 |
| Melanie Hynes, 39 | New Port Richey | 5:07:36 | 24,413 | 10,860 | 5,316 |
| Madeline L. Blizzard, 27 | Lakeland | 5:09:13 | 24,496 | 10,908 | 5,336 |
| Randy C. Wadle, 50 | Bradenton | 5:13:06 | 24,714 | 13,684 | 1,844 |
| Danica L. Villegas, 40 | St. Petersburg | 5:21:20 | 25,113 | 11,236 | 1,746 |
| Michael Coyne, 66 | St. Petersburg | 5:29:33 | 25,462 | 14,036 | 391 |
| Corey Talbot, 30 | Sarasota | 5:32:39 | 25,583 | 11,493 | 5,628 |
| Marcus Winters, 43 | Treasure Island | 5:34:22 | 25,635 | 14,110 | 1,953 |
| Alisa A. Adamo, 41 | Sarasota | 5:41:20 | 25,843 | 11,638 | 1,800 |
| Patricia P. Trout, 42 | Wesley Chapel | 5:54:56 | 26,188 | 11,842 | 1,832 |
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