Runners From New Lenox Complete 2025 Chicago Marathon

NEW LENOX, IL — Several New Lenox runners successfully completed the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, joining more than 50,000 participants who crossed the finish line in Grant Park.

This year’s marathon was the 47th edition of the event. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Ethiopian Hawi Feysa won the men's and women's races at the Chicago Marathon by comfortable margins on Sunday.

The 26.2-mile race started and ended in Grant Park, with runners traversing 29 of Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Hailing from New Lenox, 39 runners finished. Here are the top local participants and their finishing times:

Top 10 New Lenox Women

• Erin Czuprynski: 3 hours, 2 minutes, 47 seconds,30-34 age group
• Lexy Sams, 3:16:20, 20-24 age group
• Karyn Holwerda, 3:40:26, 40–44, age group
• Meghan Preston, 3:54:47, 40–44 age group
• Elizabeth Hegji, 4:10:15, 20–24 age group
• Alyssa O'Brien, 4:16:48, 25–29 age group
• Loren Kaminski, 4:17:00, 60–64 age group
• Lauren Heikkinen, 4:21:28, 35–39 age group
• Melanie Washow, 4:21:28, 40–44 age group
• Caitlin Weinert, 4:30:45, 35–39 age group

Top 10 New Lenox Men

• Korey Leonard, 2:45:51, 25–29 age group
• Anthony Senerchia, 3:14:32, 25–29 age group
• Michael Senerchia, 3:27:12, 20–24 age group
• Dan Jerecki, 3:41:16, 30–34 age group
• Matthew Tomaszewski, 3:47:15, 50–54 age group
• Taylour Estes, 3:57:53, 30–34 age group
• Jesus Salas, 4:10:58, 35–39 age group
• Jonathan Punke, 4:17:39, 30–34 age group
• Rob Johnson, 4:17:44, 30–34 age group
• Bill Thomson, 4:20:27, 55–59 age group

View all the results online.

Kiplimo crossed the line in a personal-best time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 23 seconds. He was 1 minute, 31 seconds clear of Kenyan Amos Kipruto, the 2022 London Marathon winner, whose countryman Alex Masai was third in 2:04.37. Conner Mantz was fourth in a U.S.-record time of 2:04:43.

Earlier this year, the 24-year-old Kiplimo set a men's half-marathon world record and became the first runner to go under 57 minutes, and also finished second on his marathon debut in London. Kiplimo is also an Olympic and world championship bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters.

The 26-year-old Feysa also put in a stellar performance to win in 2:14:56 in a 1-2 finish for Ethiopia. She was 2:22 clear of Megertu Alemu with Magdalena Shauri of Tanzania third in 2:18:03.

Reporting contributed by the Associated Press.