Jesse Rappole, the son of Robert and Barbara Rappole, turned in a blistering time of 2 hours, 35 minutes, 19 seconds, which was good for 446th place out of 28,390 runners. Among males, he was 410th and among males in the 40-44 age group, he finished 39th.

Rappole, a Maple Grove High School graduate who now lives in Cary, North Carolina, qualified for Boston last fall when he ran a marathon in Tidewater, Virginia. Now a learning specialist at North Carolina State University — he supports student-athlete’s academic skill development and teaches them to learn more effectively — the 42-year-old obtained his B.A. in political science at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He also has his J.D. from Washington & Lee Law, as well as his Phd in sport management from the University of Georgia.

The other local runner to complete the Boston Marathon was Matt Langworthy, who is a Southwestern Central School graduate and former principal at Southwestern Elementary School. Now the director of curriculum and instruction in the Pioneer School District, Langworthy finished the 26-mile, 285-yard course in 2:55:05, which was good for 3,266th overall, 3,061st among males and 2,359th in his age group. The 38-year-old Langworthy is the son of Tom and Lynn Langworthy of Jamestown.

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Jesse Rappole

John Swabik (Sherman/Sherman) is having quite a career as a combined events athlete at the University of Colorado.

His highlights during the 2024-25 outdoor seasons include:

≤ Placing second in the decathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational, scoring a personal-best 7,458 points that included a first place in the long jump (24-2.5) and the 110-meter hurdles (14.36), third in the 100 meters (10.84) and 1,500 meters (4:28.63), and sixth or better in six total events.

≤ Finishing fifth in the javelin (164-9) at the Jack Christiansen Invite after also running 14.71 in the 110-meter hurdles.

≤ Winning the long jump (24-3.5) at the Mines Midweek Meet.

≤ Scoring in three events at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships, including second in the high jump (6-5.5), fourth in the 400 meters (50.27) and seventh in the javelin (140-10) to finish eighth in the decathlon with 5,542 points.

Indoors, in 2024-25, Swabik added these highlights to his personal resume:

≤ Opened the season with a third-place finish in the heptathlon at the UCCS Invitational and Multi, scoring a personal-best 5,430 points. During the competition, he placed first in the high jump (6-5.5), second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.19) and second in the 1,000 meters (2:49.20).

≤ Added a third-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.12) at the Mines Alumni Classic.

≤ Competed in four additional heptathlons during the season, highlighted by a 5,045-point performance at the Big 12 Championships, placing 13th overall. Also ran 8.06 in the 60-meter hurdles to finish third.

The leadership and community engagement major is the son of John and Michelle Swabik.

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Trenton Shutters (Jamestown/Southwestern) has turned in his team’s top times in two events so far this spring at Youngstown State University.

The junior distance runner has the Penguins’ best clocking in the 400 meters (48.09) and the 800 meters (1:50.07), both at the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays on March 29. The 400-meter time is fourth on the school’s all-time list, while the 800-meter time is second all-time.

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Running unattached, Jamestown native Travis Prejean finished seventh in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Invitational earlier this month.

Prejean, who posted a time of 14 minutes, 38.92 seconds, was scheduled to run that same event last night at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.