66 Coloradans Set to Compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon in Florida

Colorado Entry/Results Scoreboard

The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon will be held this Saturday (3-Feb) in Orlando, Florida.

Sixty-six (66) members of USATF Colorado (38 men and 28 women) are entered in the event that will begin at 8:10 AM MT. The event will be broadcast on Peacock TV beginning at 8 AM MT.  A total of 215 men and 165 women are entered.

The full list of Colorado entries with links to their bios can be found here.

In the men's race, Elkanah Kibet, 40,  (Colorado Springs) and Leonard Korir, 37,  (Colorado Springs) are the leading Colorado entries based on their qualifying times of 2:09:07 and 2:09:31, respectively. Jacob Riley, 35, of Boulder,  who represented Team USA at the 2020 Olympics and Paul Chelimo, 33, of Colorado Springs,  a two time Olympic medalist in the 5000m are on many expert's watch lists. Riley, is returning to form after nearly three years of injuries while Chelimo will be making his marathon debut in Orlando.

Other Coloradans entered with sub 2:14 qualifying times are: Reed Fischer, 28, Boulder, Tinman Elite, 2:10:54), Frank Lara (28, Westminster, Roots Running Project, 2:11:32), Parker Stinson (31, Broomfield, 2:12:11), Shadrack Kipchirchir (34, Colorado Springs, American Distance Project, 2:13:02), and Charlie Sweeney (25, Boulder, 2:13:41).

The oldest Colorado male entered is Benjamin Payne, 42, of Colorado Springs and the youngest is Marcus Graham, 24, of Colorado Springs.

In the women's race, Emma Bates (2:22:10) is entered as the fastest qualified Coloradan but has officially withdrawn due to injury. The Colorado women entered with qualifying times under 2:30 are Sara Vaughn (37, Boulder, 2:23:24), Lindsay Flanagan (33, Superior, 2:24:43), Nell Rojas, 36, Boulder, RISE Athletics, 2:24:51), Margareta Montoya (28,Boulder, 2:28:07), Bria Wetsch (35, Centennial, 2:28:35), and Molly Grabill (31, Superior, RISE Athletics, 2:29:45).

Three-time Olympian Jennifer Simpson, 37, of Boulder will make her marathon debut on Saturday as she qualified via her 1:10:35 half marathon run at last year's Houston Half Marathon. Simpson won the bronze medal in the 1500m at the 2016 Olympic Games and the gold medal at the 2011 world championships.

The oldest Colorado female entered is Caroline Rotich, 39, of Colorado Springs and the youngest is Lauren Baker, 23, of Longmont.