A Legacy of Champions

Since 1978, the Pequot Runners Thanksgiving Day Race has been a premier event on the Connecticut road racing circuit, attracting some of the region's leading runners year after year. This page honors the legacy of our overall male and female champions who have led the pack and claimed victory in this beloved community tradition.

We celebrate incredible performances from James Maniscalo, who holds the men's title with a time of 24:09 in 2021, and Allie Ostrander, who holds the women's title of 27:13 in 2022.

Visit our official results page on Athlinks to search for your finish time, view age group placings, and browse our historical archives.

Three male runners participating in a road race, running on a wet street on a rainy day.

A male runner wearing a black and white shirt, blue shorts, and bright green shoes running in a race on a wet road with an overhead bridge in the background. Spectators with umbrellas watch from behind a barricade adorned with Connecticut Orthopaedics and Peguat Runners banners.

Young male cross-country runner holding an award, standing in front of a 'Pequot Runners' backdrop.

First Name	Last Name	Age	TIME	YEAR	First Name	Last Name	Age	TIME
Ryan	Smith	23	24:54:00	2024	Vicky	Martinez	26	29:07:00
Jeffrey	Theis	28	24:35:00	2023	Vicky	Martinez	25	29:26:00
James	Maniscalo	22	24:29:00	2022	Allie	Ostrander	25	27:13:00
James	Maniscalo	21	24:09:00	2021	Rebecca	Lavietes	28	28:23:00
Spencer	Brown	22	25:12:00	2019	Haley	Abing	28	29:46:00
Henry	Wynne	23	25:03:00	2018	Haley	Abing	27	29:21:00
Henry	Wynne	22	24:50:00	2017	Haley	Abing	26	28:53:00
Patrick	Corona		25:42:00	2016	Meg	Ryan		29:20:00
Andrew	Erskine	20	25:04:00	2015	Rebecca	Lavietes	20	29:50:00
Cameron	Marantz	27	24:10:00	2014	Kerri	Lyons		28:30:00
Matthew	Kane	23	24:40:00	2013	Heather	Stephans	23	28:56:00
Matthew	Kane	22	25:22:00	2012	Kristen	Henehan	33	29:48:00
Cameron	Marantz	24	25:25:00	2011	Meredith	Anand	33	28:47:00
Matthew	Kane	20	25:03:00	2010	Meg	Ryan		29:53:00
Cameron	Marantz	22	24:26:00	2009	Amy	Bevilacqua	36	29:09:00
John	Henwood	36	24:33:00	2008	Sharon	Lemberger	35	29:12:00
Kyle	Smits	28	25:34:00	2007	Cait	Bradley	21	30:37:00
Kyle	Smits	27	25:51:00	2006	Sharon	Lemberger	33	30:30:00
Kyle	Smits	26	25:38:00	2005	Sharon	Lemberger	32	29:14:00
Sergio	Ribeiro	35	25:37:00	2004	Katarina	Janosikova	24	29:20:00
Kyle	Smits	24	24:38:00	2003	Janice	Flynn	44	31:25:00
Kyle	Smits	23	24:37:00	2002	Maria	Moraes	29	29:40:00
Roland	Lavellee	23	24:38:00	2001	Rosa	Apaza	21	28:35:00
Daniel	Too	24	24:48:00	2000	Zofia	Wieciorkowska	37	28:21:00
Joseph	Lemay	32	24:20:00	1999	Zofia	Wieciorkowska	36	28:24:00
Joseph	Lemay	31	24:22:00	1998	Zofia	Wieciorkowska	35	29:01:00
Tom	Harding	31	24:56:00	1997	Alison	Lapinski	34	28:19:00
Andrew	Cleary	27	25:30:00	1996	Zofia	Wieciorkowska	33	28:41:00
Keith	Matiskella		24:27:00	1995	Zofia	Wieciorkowska	32	28:31:00
Majid	Moncif		24:30:00	1994	Alison	Lapinski	31	27:23:00
Michael	Nahom		24:40:00	1993	Rosa	Mota		28:43:00
Andrew	Cleary	23	25:35:00	1992	Julie	Foster		29:34:00
Rodney	Ellsworth		24:44:00	1991	Julie	Foster		28:56:00
Sean	Nicholson		25:30:00	1990	Dede	Beck		29:55:00
Tom	Harding	23	25:05:00	1989	Jane	DeMarco-Ott		28:09:00
Mike	Ambrose		24:05:00	1987	Meg	Gordon		30:29:00
Peter	Gambaccini		24:40:00	1983	Patty	McGovern		28:34:00
Robert	McCauley			1982	Jane	DeMarco
Ben	Wheeler			1981	Joy	Green (Palmer)
Dave	Peterson		24:03:00	1980	Kiki	Sweigart		27:35:00
Pat	Wild		25:02:00	1979	Kyle	Mickune		30:53:00
Mike	Cotton		24:04:00	1978	Muffy	Tate		31:00:00