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Change at the top: 2010 champion pulls out

By JASON POWLES

Story Created: Jun 28, 2011 at 4:37 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jun 28, 2011 at 4:37 PM EDT

WKTV - Lelisa Desisa, the 2010 Boilermaker Men's Champion, has withdrawn from the this years race, according to Elite Runners Coordinator Dick Mattia.

However a number of runners are set to come back including Shadrack Kosgei from Kenya and Ridouane Harroufi from Morocco. They finished third and fourth respectively.

On the women's side, Alice Timbilili from Kenya and Dire Tune of Ethiopia have committed to run in Utica. They finished second and fourth last year. Men's Masters champ Mbarak Hussein and Women's Masters winner Ramilya Burangulova will be back to defend their titles as well.
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