Daniel Romanchuk becomes youngest to win men's wheelchair division of Boston Marathon. The 20-year-old finished the 26.2-mile race in one hour, 21 minutes and 36 seconds.
Daniel Romanchuk became the youngest person ever and the first American in 26 years to win theThe 20-year-old finished the 26.2-mile race in one hour, 21 minutes and 36 seconds, according to WBZ, a local CBS affiliate, beating Japan's Masazumi Soejima by nearly three minutes. The last time an American won in this division was 1993.
I have been winning, but I never go into a race expecting a certain place or something like that. I like to keep my goals within my own power. "I have been winning, but I never go into a race expecting a certain place or something like that. I like to keep my goals within my own power," Romanchuk said.
Romanchuk is also a student at Parkland College in Illinois and trains at the University of Illinois, which he said is "an absolutely wonderful environment." In a statement to ABC News, Parkland College spokesperson Stephanie Stuart congratulated Romanchuk on his victory.
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