Published: January 14th, 2012 11:41 PM
Last Modified: January 14th, 2012 11:42 PM
Former Chugiak High runner Jesse Cherry made an impressive marathon debut Saturday, finishing 29th in a field of 85 finishers at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Houston. Cherry, 25, a former two-time state cross-country champion, clocked 2 hours, 16 minutes, 31 seconds in his first stab at the 26.2-miler.
Cherry, who attended High Point University and runs professionally for ZAP Fitness Reebok, a North Carolina-based team, qualified for the Olympic Trials with his ninth-place finish in October at the Rock n' Roll San Jose Half-Marathon. In that race, he clocked 1:04:52, eight seconds faster than the 13.1-mile standard that served as one of the Olympic Trials marathon qualifying standards.
The San Jose race was won by Meb Keflezighi, 36, who won Saturday's marathon in 2:09:08.
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