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ALTON – The seventh Alton Half-Marathon (13.1 miles) road race took place through downtown Alton Saturday morning, with participants running across the Clark Bridge and through historic venues in Alton along the riverfront.
Hannah Polinske, Edwardsville emerged the age division winner in the (15-19; 2:26:06); Godfrey's James White won the 70-and-over division with a time of 2:28.22.
Here are the overall and age-group results for the day:
OVERALL RESULTS
Mike Aitken, St. Ann, Mo. (1:14:38); Anthony Hilkin, St. Louis (1:16:57); Tony Wang, Ballwin, Mo. (1:16:57); Craig Adams, Bentonville, Ark. (1:19:32); Jon Yoch, Collinsville (1:20:18); Colby Garman, Caseyville (1:21:17); Carrie Mack, Bloomington (1:22:55); Sarah Krueger, St. Louis (1:25.:37); Andrew Murrie, St. Louis (1:26:22); Chuck Violand, St. Louis (1:27:02); Jeremy McLeod, St. Louis (1:28:36); Craig Fedrich, Bowling Green, Mo. (1:30:34); Renee White, Michael, Ill. (1:30:51); Christina Sliepka, St. Louis (1:33:48); Todd Pingleton, St. Louis (1:34:09); Ryan Canny, St. Peters, Mo. (1:34:36); Jake Narup, St. Louis (1:34:59); Brigham Voigt, St. Louis (1:35:10); Ryan Smythers, Chesterfield, Mo. (1:35:18); Zachary Meszaros, Wood River (1:35:23)
AGE GROUP RESULTS
MEN
Wyatt Autry, Breese (Under-14; 2:15:19); Nick Orr, Nashville (15-19; 1:43:43); Mark Spewak, St. Louis (20-24; 1:44:27); Yoch (25-29); Violand (30-34); Adams (35-39); Jeff Bruggeman, Columbia (40-44; 1:37:42); James Clark, Alton (45-49; 1:36:27); John James, Troy (50-54; 1:42:05); Michael Wallace, Fenton, Mo. (55-59, 1:38:31); Rueben Wills, Godfrey (60-64; 1:45:44); Rick Lukasek, St. Louis (65-69; 2:01:16); James White, Godfrey (70-and-over; 2:58:22)
WOMEN
Hannah Polinske, Edwardsville (15-19; 2:26:06); Callie Janet, Oak Lawn, Ill. (20-24, 1:47:55); Sliepka (25-29); Lainie Many, Bentonville, Ark. (30-34; 1:37:35); Cathy Stevener, St. Louis (35-39; 1:35:41); Kathi White, Belleville (40-44; 1:42:30); Toni Laskey, Salt Lake Cty (45-49; 1:46:11); Michelle Dillon, St. Louis (50-54; 1:45:55); Tammy Angrisani, St. Louis (55-59; 1:58:11); Nancy Brown, Foristell, Mo. (65-69; 2:35.46)
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Dan Brannan also contributed to this story
Feeney, 56, is a native of Granite City and graduated from Granite City South in 1978. He was a part-time writer for the old Granite City Journal from 1979-84 before attending Eastern Illinois University in Charleston,
from which he earned his BA in journalism in 1988. He has worked for newspapers in Sikeston, Mo., Rocky Mount, N.C., Seneca, S.C. and in Charleston-Mattoon. He also worked for the old St. Clair County Suburban
Journals.