Oct. 29, 2007

Arlington, Va. - Former Georgetown University three-time All-American, Kristen (Gordon) Henehan (C, '01), took first place in the Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, October 28.

Henehan, 28, finished the course among the monuments in the nation's capital in two hours, 51 minutes, 9 seconds, edging ahead of Lisa Thomas in the final mile to win the women's division by 27 seconds.

"I truly was not going out with the mind-set of, 'I want to win,"' said Henehan, who had never run a full 26.2 miles before beginning training three months ago. "I was going out with the mind-set of, 'I'm running my first marathon and I want it to be a positive experience."'

Henehan earned All-America honors for the Hoyas in the Outdoor 3000m in 1999 after two All-America awards during 1998 in the Indoor 3000m and cross country.

Ethiopia's Tamrat Ayalew took the men's title in the Marin Corps Marathon that featured more than 22,000 runners.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.