Desiree Linden wasn’t the only American who did well in the 2018 Boston Marathon

American names were all over the men's and women's top 10.

Shadrack Biwott of the United States crosses the finish line in third place in the men's elite division of the Boston Marathon. Ryan McBride/AFP/Getty Images

By Hayden Bird

April 16, 2018

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While much of the attention in the aftermath of the 2018 Boston Marathon was rightfully on women’s champion Desiree Linden, she was far from the only American runner to finish high up in the standings.

On the women’s side, four of the top five runners represented the United States, with third place Krista Duchene of Canada being the only exception:

#Boston2018 Top Women’s Times (1/2):
1. @des_linden🇺🇸 2:39:54
2. Sarah Sellers🇺🇸 2:44:04
3. Krista Duchene🇨🇦 2:44:20
4. Rachel Hyland🇺🇸 2:44:29
5. Jessica Chichester🇺🇸 2:45:23

— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 16, 2018

Shalane Flanagan finished seventh, while defending champion Edna Kiplagat was the only African runner to finish in the top 10:

#Boston2018 Top Women’s Times (2/2):
6. Nicole Dimercurio🇺🇸 2:45:52
7. @ShalaneFlanagan🇺🇸 2:46:31
8. Kimi Reed🇺🇸 2:46:47
9. @KiplagatEdna🇰🇪 2:47:14
10. Hiroko Yoshitomi🇯🇵 2:48:29

— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 16, 2018

On the men’s side, Galen Rupp’s decision to drop out of the race didn’t derail U.S. achievement in the top 10. While Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi and Kenya’s Geoffrey Kirui took first and second, American runners rounded out the top 5. Shadrack Biwott finished in third place:

#Boston2018 Top Times (1/2):
1. Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) 2:15:58
2. Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) 2:18:23
3. Shadrack Biwott @skiptoob (USA) 2:18:35
4. @TylerPennel (USA) 2:18:57
5. Andrew Bumbalough @abumbalough (USA) 2:19:52
…

— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 16, 2018

And with two more Americans in sixth and 10th place, it meant half of the top ten were U.S. runners:

#Boston2018 Top Men’s Times (2/2):
6. Scott Smith (USA) 2:21:47
7. Abdi Nageeye (NED) 2:23:16
8. Elkanah Kibet @elkip2005 (USA) 2:23:37
9. @ReidCoolsaet (CAN) 2:25:02
10. Daniel Vassalo (USA) 2:27:50#BostonMarathon

— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 16, 2018