Jeff Morrow was born and raised in the Tri-Cities. He graduated from Eastern Washington University with a degree in journalism, then returned home and got a job with the Herald in 1985. He's been here ever since, and has seen a lot in the Mid-Columbia sports community.


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Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2009

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Moses Lake's Thompson leads area entrants at Boston Marathon

BOSTON — Moses Lake’s Brendan Thompson was the Mid-Columbia’s highest placing finisher in the 113th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Thompson, 22, finished 2,172nd overall with a time of 3 hours, 6 minutes and 45 seconds.

Othello’s Joel Garza, 23, finished in 3:09:40 to place 2,675th overall.

The Mid-Columbia's oldest finisher was Ray Warner, a 70-year-old from Benton City, who completed the marathon in 4:26:43.

Here is the entire list of the area’s finishers:

Susan Brain, 65, Kennewick, 4:47:19; 21,025
Lisa Brouwer, 42, Kennewick, 4:12:17; 17,761
Anita Case, 52, Richland, 4:08:56; 17,235
Amy Dietrich, 35, Walla Walla, 3:43:22; 11,235
Joel Garza, 23, Othello, 3:09:40; 2,675
Mark Gerboth, 47, Kennewick, 3:36:46; 9,264
Harlan Halma, 47, Sunnyside, 3:37:20; 9,418
Christine Hayes, 34, West Richland, 3:41:51; 10,790
John Killian, 46, Sunnyside, 3:37:21; 9,423
Valorie Minton, 37, Richland, 3:46:02; 11,975
Damien Sinnott, 37, Walla Walla, 3:31:24; 7,687
Brendan Thompson, 22, Moses Lake, 3:06:45; 2,172
Ray Warner, 70, Benton City, 4:26:43, 19,470



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