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OSU student wins Marshall University Marathon
Christopher Paulett was the first full marathon runner to cross the finish line during Sunday's Marshall University Marathon.
Purchase this photoHUNTINGTON — Chris Paulett was the unofficial winner Sunday in the Marshall University Marathon by a sizable margin.
Paulett, a 25-year-old optometry school student at Ohio State University, ran the 26.2-mile course with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 38 minutes, 17 seconds.
Runner-up John Van Steenbergh, 42, from Flowery Branch, Ga., posted an unofficial time of 2:48.04.
Holly Baker Wong of Richmond, Va., led the female marathon finishers, unofficially with a time of 3:12.47.
David McCollam, , school teacher in Bridgeport, W.Va., was first in the 13.1-mile half-marathon run with an unofficial time of 1:11. David Breshnahan was second in about 1:13.
Race director Tom Dannals with HealthyHuntington.org said a record for entries was set with about 1,000 participants.
