Former Titan Leads Wisconsin Women At Boston Marathon
Former UW-Oshkosh national champion Tiffany (Speckman)
Ebensperger was the top finisher among Wisconsin women at the 116th
Boston Marathon held Monday (April 16) in Boston, Mass.
Ebensperger finished with a time of 3 hours, 24 minutes and 29
seconds in the 26.2-mile challenge. That performance placed her
228th in the overall women’s standings. The race featured
80-degree temperatures and a total of 22,426 participants.
Ebensperger competed for the UW-Oshkosh women's cross country
and track and field teams from 1994-98. The Juda High School
graduate took first place at the 1997 NCAA Division III Cross
Country Championship, while winning the 5,000-meter run at the 1998
NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship.
In addition to Ebensperger, UW-Oshkosh cross country and track and
field alumnae Rachel (Milligan) Paape and Stephanie (Speckman) Ross
also completed the Boston Marathon. Paape took 354th place with a
time of 3:28.27, while Ross finished 7,006th in 4:59.05.
Three men with UW-Oshkosh ties were in the field as well. Former
cross country and track and field athletes Eamon McKenna placed
339th with a time of 2:55.17 and Ted Shue 3,419th in 3:37.34.
Former UW-Oshkosh head men's cross country and track and field
coach John Zupanc finished 9,941st in 4:46.28.
Wesley Koirr of Kenya crossed the finish line first with a time of
2:12.40. The women's title went to Sharon Cherop of Kenya after she
finished in 2:31.50.