Sadie Wieschhoff
Brookline, MA
1999 Bay State Games Ice Hockey
Sadie played ice hockey growing up in Brookline. While in high school, she played in the Bay State Games, and then went on to play and be the captain at Bowdoin College. After graduating, she was the Assistant Athletic Director, 8th grade history teacher, and field hockey and ice hockey coach at North Yarmouth Academy in Maine. Sadie now lives in Boston and works for Carney, Sandoe & Associates, an educational recruitment firm placing teachers and administrators in independent and charter schools all over the world. Athletics have played a huge part in her life. She has always wanted to run the Boston Marathon, and is really looking forward to doing so as a member of the Bay State Games team.
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Anthony Santana
Lawrence, MA
2003 and 2004 Bay State Games Track & Field
Anthony ran cross country, indoor, and outdoor track at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Mass, from 2001 to 2004. He was named a four-time MVC All Conference runner and two-time MVC All-Star. Anthony also ran indoor and outdoor track at UMass Lowell before transferring to Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is running the Boston Marathon in honor of his former high school coach Peter O’Sullivan, who passed away four years ago. Anthony remembers Peter as a great mentor during his running seasons. Peter, himself, ran several marathons. For Anthony, running the Boston Marathon has always been a goal, and he considers it a great way to give back to Peter, as well as his other former coaches.
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Ali Reeder
Andover, MA
Ali has been running since she was a member of the cross country team at Andover High School in Andover, Mass. She got into running longer distances in college at James Madison University, and in the past two years, she has run five half marathons all over the east coast. Ali is a National Teaching Fellow through Citizen Schools, a non-profit organization that provides additional learning opportunities to middle schoolers in low-income areas across the country. Every day is an adventure working with her wonderful middle school students, and she has already seen them grow so much over the past few months. She is extremely excited to run the Boston Marathon this year, while raising money for the Bay State Games.
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Meaghan Tanguay
Medfield, MA
Bay State Games Ice Hockey and Soccer
Meaghan grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts playing sports with her two brothers. She has great memories of playing in the Bay State Games and the lifelong friends she made through the experience. She attended Nobles and Greenough in Dedham where she was a tri-sport captain in varsity soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse. Meaghan then went on to attend Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. At Bowdoin, she majored in physics, minored in chemistry and graduated as a pre-med student, all while playing varsity ice hockey and lacrosse.
Meaghan now lives in Charlestown, Mass, and works for GDS Associates, an energy efficiency and renewable energy engineering and consulting company. This will be her first marathon and she is extremely excited to be running for the Bay State Games. She has always wanted to run the Boston Marathon and can't wait for Aprill 19th to roll around!
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Kathy Steenburgh
Fairport, NY
Kathy grew up in Rochester, NY, always playing sports. She played soccer and ran track in high school, and went on to compete at the state level for four years. Kathy went to SUNY Cortland and ran track her freshman year and went to Nationals for the 4x400 relay. Today, she lives in Lakeland, FL, and works for GEICO. She has recently got engaged to her by best friend, Ryan, and they have a little puppy named Melo.
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Evan Powers
Charlottesville, VA
Evan grew up in Wellesley, MA, about a mile and a half from the Marathon’s halfway point. He graduated from Wellesley High School in 1999, where he was on the varsity baseball and golf teams. Evan went on to play baseball at Harvard and graduated with honors. He is currently in the process of starting his own trading company, Phase Three Capital, LLC, which should launch soon. He currently lives in Charlottesville, VA, with his wife Meggie. Evan’s father, John, is a sportswriter for The Boston Globe, and has been for almost 40 years.
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Linda Steenburgh–Palmer
Fairport, NY
Linda and her daughter, Kathy, are the only mother-daughter duo running for the Bay State Games this year. Linda’s other two other daughters, Nicole and Megan, will be joining the pair while they are running up Heartbreak Hill during the race. Running Boston will be the highlight of their spring with another victory soon to follow. Linda and Megan both graduate from college on the same day, May 15th. Megan graduates with her BA from Geneseo and Linda graduates with her Masters from the University of Rochester. Nicole actually gave up her place on the Bay State Games Team so that Linda could run this dream come true event that's been her goal for the last three years.
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Amanda Buchholz
Andover, MA
2001 Bay State Games Field Hockey
While trying to stay in shape for field hockey one summer, Amanda discovered her love for long distance running. She started running cross country the fall of her senior year in high school and has been running ever since. After some coaxing from her mom, Amanda joined her mother for her first half marathon in the fall of 2007 and she was hooked. After watching the Boston Marathon in ’08, Amanda decided to go for it the next year, had a great experience and is looking forward to tackling it again this year!
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Kerri Fagan
Burrillville, RI
1987 Bay State Games Field Hockey
Kerri grew up playing field hockey, basketball and softball at Burrillville High School. She went on to play field hockey at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and in the Bay State Games while attending college. Kerri’s been involved in athletics her entire professional career, and that’s why she chose to support the Bay State Games. She has worked in amateur and collegiate sports and truly believes in the benefits for children that come with the opportunity to participate in sports. Kerri’s worked for the United States Field Hockey Association (a member of the USOC), Indiana State University, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and currently works for the America East Conference. She also played in the Junior Olympics and United States Olympic Festival when she was in high school/college.
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Amy Davidson
Concord, NH
Amy grew up in Sharon, MA, and then went to college at Boston University. Five years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer which marked the beginning of a serious focus on health and fitness. Amy began enjoying sports - mostly outdoors - such as skiing, hiking, kayaking and power walking. Athough, she ran occasionally, Amy had never really considered running on a regular basis. Then, in the spring of 2008, she had a sudden inspiration when a friend ran the Boston Marathon at age 60. With the 2010 Marathon as her goal, Amy started with 5ks, and then got into triathlons. In fact, she'll be doing an Ironman 70.3 Timberman this August. Presently, she has a solo law practice specializing in working with children and families which has made it even more thrilling for her to be part of a charity team with its focus on kids’ fitness. |
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