LOCAL FINISHERS: Nashua’s Doveno, Amherst’s Leighton lead way
Former Souhegan and UVM runner Jane Leighton was the top local women's finisher in Monday's Boston Marathon. (UVM Athletics photo)
Nashua’s Tyler Doveno, 29, was the top local runner in the 130th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, according to the times found on the Boston Athletic Association website.
Meanwhile, Amherst’s Jane Leighton, 26, a Souhegan and University of Vermont alum/runner, was the area’s top woman finisher, coming in at 2:48.17 good for 104th overall among women.
Doveno, a Nashua South alum and former UMass Lowell cross country runner, ran the race from starting line to finish line (listed as net time)in two hours, 31 minutes and 56 seconds (2:31:56). That was good for 398th overall. Locally, he was just ahead of Nashua’s Thomas Cantara, age 35, finishing 508th overall.
Here’s the list of local results by city/town according to the Boston Athletic Association website:
NASHUA – Men:Tyler Doveno, 2:31:56; Thomas Cantara, 2:33:45; Ryan Aschbrenner, 2:44:03; Jacob Wormald, 2:49:15; Jacob Isaacson, 2:54:48;Nate Burns, 3:00:41; Tyler Macdonald, 3:27:11; Marcos De Sa, 3:42:34; Matthew Gregg, 3:47:06; Colby Spencer, 3:58:52; Joseph Bellavance, 4:01:17; Lee Moyce, 4:02:27; Don Sun, 4:18:20; Troy Hoyt, 4:35:35; Stephen Lynn, 4:37:22;
Women: Stephanie Choi, 3:11:03; Jill Whitney, 3:47:56; Pam Triest-Hallahan, 4:28:25; Amanda McCann, 4:36:11; Vanessa Faucher-Bernard, 4:42:32;Melissa Wu, 4:42:39; Shelby Walker-Adams, 5:22:23; Lisa Klein, Laura Rizzo,5:30:40; 5:41:30 59.
HUDSON – Men: Peter Fortunato, 2:58:15 ; Daniel Maas, 3:05:48; Brendan Lawlor, 3:43:32. Women: Abigail Dubois, 2:57:47; Caitlin Fuentes, 3:19:11; Kimberly Doherty, 3:26:25; Suzanne Barker, 3:44:21; Laura McLaughlin, 4:29:35.
LITCHFIELD – Brendon Vachon, 4:43:47; Keleigh Morin, 4:54:50.
MERRIMACK – Men: Issam Krieche, 3:13:00; Joe Scollan, 3:40:08; Matthew Leighton, 4:14:16; Matthew Gage, 5:20:18; Justin Deflumeri, 5:22:26; Matthew Vroegindewey, 5:42:11.
Women: Gina Joubert, 4:10:10; Steph McLaughlin,4:32:52; Becky Tancrede,4:37:29. Lucy Leclaire, 5:23:32; Nicole Burke, 5:23:33.
HOLLIS – Michael O’Neil, 3:15:44;Samuel Judge, 3:55:10; Sue George, 3:30:40; Rebecca Kadish, 4:24:55.
AMHERST – Men: Thomas Cook, 2:54:31; Erik Swanson, 3:19:50; Craig Stoller, 3:26:01;Jacob Fingerson, 3:49:06; Caleb Bienefeld, 4:21:32; Joseph Gascoyne, 4:36:14.
Women: Jane Leighton, 2:48:17; Hannah Pike, 3:07:38; Bridget Ybarra, 3:22:26; Caroline Rodi, 3:27;33. Chelsea Cook 3:28:29; Kimberly Burke, 3:35:39; Jeneve Caddell, 3:49:22;
MILFORD – Shawn Mihill, 2:51:45; Paul Rolanti, 4:26:03; Jessica O’Brien, 4:21:42; Katy St. George, 4:19:47.


