Cellcom Green Bay Marathon

June 23, 2002

The overall winner of this year's Cellcom Green Bay Marathon was 44 year-old Andrey Kuznetson of Russia who finished with a time of 2:23:33. Last year's second place finisher, Jonathan Ndambuki of Kenya, was over taken by Kuznetson at the 22nd mile and took second place with a time of 2:24:46, putting him second place overall for two years in a row. Taking third place was Lazarescu Petru who finished the course in 2:26:49. Rounding out the top five were Glenn LeGros of New Zealand and Vincent Temu of Kenya. The first overall American finisher was Daniel Mayer of Naperville, IL who finished in sixth place with a time of 2:28:41.

For the second consecutive year the female title went to Tatiana Titova of Russia. Her time of 2:46:56 placed her nearly two and a half minutes ahead of Danuta Bartoszek from Poland who finished at 2:49:25. Green Bay's very own Carol LeGate finished third with a time of 2:52:51 making her the first female American runner.

While the elite athlete field was stronger this year, adverse conditions of heat and high humidity resulted in slower times. Executive Director Gloria West, has decided to move the date ahead due to the high humidity becoming prevalent in late June in Wisconsin. Next year's date will be determined in the next two months. Another anticipated change will be a finish inside Lambeau Field after its construction is complete.

The following link will provide a complete list of results: www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com/results

The homepage can be found at www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com

Since its inception in 2000, the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon has provided an athletic venue for more than 15,000 runners. The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon seeks to create community spirit through a world-class marathon for people of all athletic abilities. The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon donates all profits to local charities that partner in production of the marathon.

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