Marquette Marathon Races See More Than 1,400 Participants

The 2023 Marquette Marathon has come to a close, with Noah Jacobs taking home first place in the marathon.

Noah Jacobs, Owosso, Michigan, native, took home overall first place in the marathon with a time of 2:34:26.8 (5:53 pace), Alex Dennis of Marquette, Michigan, captured first overall in the half marathon with a time of 1:09.22.7, Qwynn Darnell was first over the line for the Wildcat 5K, posting a time of 17:27.2, and the MSK Moon Man (a team consisting of Michael Meyer, Steve Phalen, and Katie Phalen, from Asheville, NC) won the Marathon Relay with a time of 3:17:32.7.

There were over 1400 participants across all the events, with just over 550 of those participating in the Marathon.

Below is the top three finishers from all events overall and by gender. A full list of results can be found through Superior Timing, here.

Marquette Marathon – Presented by Eagle Mine

• Overall / Overall Male

1. Noah Jacobs (bib 9) – Owosso, Michigan – 2:34:29.7 (5.53 pace)
2. Shane Skelcy (bib 279) – Rochester Hills, Michigan – 2:36:15.1 (5.57pace)
3. Robert Ashby (bib 50) – Brunswick, Maine – 2:37:39.7 (6:01 pace)

• Overall Female

1. Violet Butts (bib 246) – Rockford, Michigan – 2:59:49.5 (6:51 pace)
2. Stephanie Brown (bib 65) – Madison, Wisconsin – 3:02:30.4 (6:58 pace)
3. Natalie Burant (bib 437) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 3:02:47.0 (6:58 pace)

Half Marathon – Presented by Meijer

• Overall / Overall Male

1. Alex Dennis (bib 1163) – Marquette, Michigan – 1:09.22.7 
2. Sam O’donnell-Hoff (bib 1126) – Saint Paul, Minnesota – 1:13:34.4
3. Robbie Watling (bib 1101) – Hancock, Michigan – 1:14:07.8

• Overall Female

1. Kathy Vandehy (bib 1407) – Menasha, Wisconsin – 1:14:11.8
2. Polina Hodnette (bib 1145) – Chicago, Illinois – 1:17:50.5
3. Katie Swor (bib 1362) – Wyandotte, Michigan – 1:18:35.9

Marathon Relay – Presented by Nicolet Bank

• Team Results

1. MSK Moon Man (bib 2008) – Michael Meyer, Steve Phalen, Katie Phalen – Asheville, North Carolina – 3:17:52.4 (7.33 pace)
2. Vecna’s Army (bib 2005) – Eric Hildebrand, Marc Hildebrand, Alysha Weigold – Goodrich, Michigan – 3:21:19.4 (7.41 pace)
3. Team Kumamon (bib 2010) – Kazuya Tajiri, Yamato Tajiri, Momoko Tajiri – Calumet, Michigan – 4:09:18.9 (9.31 pace)

Wildcat 5K – Presented by Double Trouble Entertainment | Digs City Beach

• Overall / Overall Male

1. Qwynn Darnell (bib 5162) – 17:27.2 
2. Henry Plummer (bib 5005) – Negaunee, Michigan – 18:10.6
3. Zachary Brown (bib 5150) – 19:45.4

• Overall Female

1. Chessie Sergey (bib 5111) – Marquette, Michigan – 21:20:.2
2. Shannon Hanley (bib 5087) – Green Bay, Wisconsin – 22:03.8
3. Berkeley Chaltry (bib 5017) – Marinette, Wisconsin – 22:11.1