Baltimore-born Romanchuk wins men’s wheelchair race

Growing up in Maryland, Daniel Romanchuk played basketball, hockey and racing in wheelchair division sports. He has also competed in para-swimming and para-triathlon events. But now the Baltimore-born, Mount Airy-raised Romanchuk is more focused on marathon training with the University of Illinois Wheelchair Racing Team. On Sunday, Romanchuk, a student at Parkland College in Champaign, reached a career high by winning the Bank of America Chicago Marathon men’s wheelchair race in 1 hour, 31 minutes, 34 seconds. And he’s only 20. “I always go in hoping [to win] and [knowing] the race isn’t over until everyone is crossing the finish line,” Romanchuk said. He staved off two-time defending champion Marcel Hug (1:31:35), from Switzerland, for the win. David Weir, from Great Britain, finished third in 1:31:43. It was the first marathon victory for Romanchuk, who placed 17th in Chicago in 2016 and ninth in 2017. He’s having a breakthrough year with third-place finishes in Boston and London. He had competed in five racing events at the 2016 Olympics. He said he has his eyes set on the New York Marathon next. “I’ve got a lot to learn in this sport,” said Romanchuk. WOMEN’S WHEELCHAIR RACE: Atholton alumna Tatyana McFadden, who entered the race with eight championships in nine tries, finished in seventh place in 1:56:35. Switzerland’s Manuela Schar won in 1:41:38. members of the World Class Athlete Program, claimed the top three spots, respectively, in the Army Ten-Miler in Washington. Tonui edged Kirwa by inches as he crossed the finish line in 50 minutes, 23 seconds. The event, conducted by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, is a 10-mile race that starts and finishes at the Pentagon, with the course consisting of crossing the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge and going through the Potomac River Freeway and Independence Avenue SW. More than 35,000 people, from all 50 states and 19 countries, registered for Sunday’s event, the third largest 10-mile road race in the world, according to organizers. The World Class Athlete Program dominated the women’s race, as well. Specialist Susan Tanui finished first. She repeated her first-place finish in 56:33, shaving 17 seconds off last year’s time. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Wayne Rooney scored twice in the second half to raise his season total to nine goals in 16 matches, and D.C. United rallied for a 2-1 win over the visiting Chicago Fire (8-17-7). A former England captain who made his MLS debut in July, the 32-year-old striker has five goals in his last three games. Rooney tied the score in the 62nd minute when his slight deflection of Paul Arriola’s cross caused goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland to bobble the ball, and Rooney tapped home the rebound. Rooney converted a penalty kick in the 81st after Junior Moreno drew a foul. D.C. 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