St. Joseph’s Well Represented at the Suffolk Marathon

Patchogue, NY| Sunday marked the running of the first inaugural Suffolk County Marathon, and amongst the event's participants was St. Joseph's College (L.I.) cross country team member Erin MacDonell and 14 other cross country team alumni.

Of the St. Joe's contingency, 12 runners participated in the half-marathon and two in the full-marathon. Both the half and the full started and finished at Heckscher State Park, but the full ran along 27A before looping in Holbrook, while the half looped at Gerard Blvd. in West Sayville.

MacDonell, a sophomore, performed well, finishing first in the 16-19 age group of the half-marathon with a time of 1:52:15. Other winners included Paul Milazzo, who joined the St. Joseph's cross country team in 2010 after serving in the Marines. Milazzo ran with the Golden Eagles until 2012, and finished first in the veteran's half-marathon with a time of 1:24:20.

Ally Waka, a 2011 Skyline All-Conference First-Team honoree, placed first in the 25-29 half-marathon after posting a time of 1:36:29. Additionally, AnnMarie Zigrosser, who was the 2014 Skyline Conference Runner of the Year, placed second in the 20-24 age group of the half-marathon.

A member of the inaugural 1999 St. Joseph's cross country team, Tom Duffy finished seventh in the 35-39 half-marathon. Duffy was the first Skyline All-Conference runner in the program's history.

Click here for the full results of group of present and former Golden Eagles.