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22-04-2025
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U of I alum Susannah Scaroni wins Boston Marathon for 2nd time
BOSTON (WCIA) — University of Illinois alum and Paralympic champion Susannah Scaroni can add another major marathon win to her resume. Scaroni was in Boston on Monday to compete in the 129th edition of the Boston Marathon. The Associated Press reported that 18 miles into the race, Scaroni opened up a 40-second lead that she continued to build up over the rest of the race. Advertisement Scaroni crossed the finish line with a time of 1:35:20, two minutes and six seconds faster than Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland, who finished in second. IL Race Weekend welcoming new faces from cancelled event Photo courtesy of the Boston Marathon's Facebook page Scaroni graduated from the University of Illinois in 2014 but still trains with the university's wheelchair track team. Since then, she's won the wheelchair race of all three U.S. marathons regarded among the World Marathon Majors — Chicago, New York and Boston, as well as London, Berlin, Tokyo and new for 2025 — Sydney. Scaroni won the Chicago and New York Marathons in 2022 and New York again in 2024. She won the Boston Marathon in 2023 but was unable to defend her title the following year due to injury. Advertisement One year later, she's back on top in Boston. Her win this year adds Scaroni to an exclusive club of Illini women's wheelchair racers who have won the Boston Marathon multiple times. Jean Driscoll won seven consecutive Boston Marathons from 1990 to 1996 and an eighth in 2000, while Tatyana McFadden won four in a row from 2013 to 2016 and a fifth in 2018. Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend offering free entries through donation Outside of the annual majors, Scaroni won the 2013 and 2014 Los Angeles Marathon women's wheelchair races, and she's also won Paralympic medals. Scaroni won a gold and bronze medal in the 2020 Paralympics and last summer in Paris, she won a silver and three bronze medals. Advertisement Three of those medals won in Paris came in events where Debrunner won gold. Closer to her alma mater, Scaroni competed in and won the 2023 and 2024 wheelchair half-marathons of the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend. Scaroni may have taken first place in Boston on Monday, but she wasn't the only Illini wheelchair racer there. McFadden was competing again, and she finished the women's wheelchair race in fifth place with a time of 01:48:52. In the men's wheelchair race, Daniel Romanchuk came in second place with a time of 01:25:58. He finished four minutes after Marcel Hug of Switzerland won his eighth Boston Marathon. Advertisement Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
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21-04-2025
- Sport
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Champaign announces road closures for race weekend, Ebertfest
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Champaign is gearing up for a busy weekend between the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend and Ebertfest. Now, the city is letting residents know that if you're driving around this week, you may see some road closures. IL Race Weekend welcoming new faces from cancelled event The Michael Hogue Team Mile will kick off the events on Thursday. It'll start on First Street, north of Kirby at the Grange Grove gate. Participants will go north to Green Street, and west on Green to finish near Neil Street. One block of First, between Kirby and Peabody and one block of Green, from Neil and Locust will close at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The rest of the mile-long route will close at 7 p.m. Traffic will be able to exit the area along Kirby or roads north of Green. Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend offering free entries through donation On Friday, motorists will begin to see road closures beginning around 7 p.m. The Christie Clinic Illinois 5K starts on Oak Streetsouth of St. Mary's Rd. The route takes participants through campus using First, Green, Sixth, and Gregory before turning south on First Street and heading to the stadium. Traffic will be closed off completely between 7-8:15 p.m. for the area in blue, according to the race map. The first intersection to open will be First and Armory. Once that's open, traffic will be able to leave the area by going west on Armory to Oak Street and then south out of the area. Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend still asking for volunteers Several races will take place on Saturday. This includes the marathon, half marathon, the wheelchair marathon, the relay marathon, the 10K and the Busey Illinois Youth Run. IL_Marathon_FullDownload Closures will begin at 7 a.m. on First Street, south of Green, and Green Street, from First to Race Street. The wheelchair racers begin at 7:31 a.m., followed by the full/ half marathoners and the relay racers. The 10K racers will begin at 8 a.m. Stadium Drive, Kirby Avenue and St. Mary's Road will be closed to traffic east of Neil beginning at 7 a.m. Drivers attempting to enter State Farm Center parking should take Neil Street to Windsor Road, to Fourth Street. 2025 Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend medals unveiled The City of Urbana will likely be clear of participants by 11 a.m. Then, marathoners and relay participants will be heading south on Prospect in the east-most lane, between Armory Avenue and Curtis Road. South and northbound traffic will continue through the event. The Village of Savoy should be clear of participants by 1:30 p.m. To help drivers avoid road closures on race day, organizers provided a map, suggesting a route around town that isn't impacted by the race. You can find the map here: For more details about when certain streets are expected to close — and reopen — click here. You can also find more details about the races on the Illinois Marathon's website. Champaign County residents will also see temporary street closures from another event happening this weekend. Ebertfest announces more guests, final films for festival later this month Ebertfest, held at the Virginia Theatre, will run from April 23-26. During the festival, Park Avenue will be closed between Randolph Street and the entrance to Hickory Point Bank, beginning April 23. Traffic will not be allowed through in this area, but the city said residents will be able to reach businesses in the area through State Street to Park Avenue. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
