Collegiate and U.S. champion distance runner Conner Mantz will run the Chicago Marathon for his second year in a row as the sixth-fastest American marathoner ever.
Country: U.S.A.
Standout Race: 2022 Chicago Marathon
Mantz made his marathon debut at the 2022 Chicago Marathon, placing seventh and breaking records as the fastest debut marathon by an American-born runner when he finished in 2:08:26.
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Mantz placed first in the 2022 USA Track & Field Championships 20K race and second in the 8K race. In 2021, he placed first in the USA Half Marathon Championships.
As a collegiate runner at Brigham Young University, Mantz placed first twice in the NCAA Cross Country Championship and thee times in the West Coast Conference Cross Country Championship.
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