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Eric Schuler wins 21st Bill Degnan Memorial race

Runners honor former Cape coach
The gun fired and runners took to the streets of Lewes in the 21st Annual Bill Degnan Memorial 5K. DAN COOK PHOTO
Dave Frederick
July 2, 2016
Seashore Striders Director Tim Bamforth, center, poses with male and female winners Eric Schuler and Meryl Ludwig. DAN COOK PHOTO
Eric Schuler of Laurel, Md., takes first place in the Bill Degnan Memorial 5K with a time of 17:33.9. DAN COOK PHOTO
Martin Rodriguez of Selbyville runs to second place overall with a time of 8:22.5. DAN COOK PHOTO
Meryl Ludwig of Mount Airy, Md., took first finisher in the female category at 22:14.9. DAN COOK PHOTO
DJ Farren of Wilmington took top finisher in the 14-19 age group at 18:54. DAN COOK PHOTO
Ryan Moody of Milton wins the 0-9 category with a 27:24. DAN COOK PHOTO
Keren Rams of Lewes finished first in the 14-19 age group with a 24:40. DAN COOK PHOTO

The 21st running of the Bill Degnan 5K June 26 attracted 94 runners and was won by Eric Schuler from Laurel, Md., in a time of 17:34.

The race was fast at the front, with 15 runners breaking the 22-minute mark.

Following Schuler to the finish line were Martin Rodriguez in 18:23, Paul Montini in 18:47, DJ Farren in 18:54, Chris Stanley in 18:54, Michael Raffetto in 19:24, Eric Payne in 19:46, Greg Schuler in 20:18, John Blackford in 20:22 and Breck Vanderwende in 20:40.

The top 10 women in the race were Meryl Ludwig in 22:15, Rebecca Pepper in 23;16,  Margaret Colvin in 23:35, Karen Johnson in 24:08, Tanya Brown in 24:11, Karen Rams in 24:40, Hannah Pepper in 24:48, Mikayla Cannon in 25:30, Becky Montini in 25:43, and  Jackie Quigley in 25:44.

“The race was small but the spirit was huge,” said Race Director Tim Bamforth. “We had several former Degnan ‘Faith in Human Spirit’ award winners run the race and many friends of Bill.”

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