SARAH FULLER

Sarah Fuller has been a fierce athlete since the age of five when she first started playing soccer. She made history in 2020 as the first woman to suit up for an SEC football game as a student-athlete while at Vanderbilt University. Two weeks later, she made history again as the first woman to play in and score in a Power 5 football game, notching a pair of extra points for the Commodores. She studied Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt, and is currently pursuing her master's at the University of North Texas where she is also a goalkeeper for the soccer team. This summer, she'll play for Minnesota Aurora FC of the USLW League. This will be Fuller's first Boston Marathon.

MANUELA SCHÄR

Manuela Schär is one of the most dominant wheelchair racers in recent history, having won three Boston Marathon titles and the last three Abbott World Marathon Majors series crowns. At the Tokyo Paralympics, Schär earned five medals (including a pair of golds) in distances from the 400 meters to the marathon. She's the current marathon world record and Boston course record holder (1:28:17) and is the only woman in history to break the 1:30 barrier. Schär has competed in five Paralympic Games and continues to redefine what's possible within the sport of road racing.

VERNA VOLKER

Verna Volker is the founder of Native Women Running, whose mission is to build and nurture a community that features and encourages Native women runners on and of the reservation. A mother of four, member of the Navajo Nation, and brand ambassador, she balances family, running, and community activism. Verna created Native Women Running to bring more visibility to Native women runners all across North America. She is part of the leadership team for the Running Industry Diversity Coalition, which focuses on improving inclusion, visibility, and access for Black, Indigenous, and people of color within the sport. Verna is running on behalf of Wings of America.

VALERIE ROGOSHESKE

Valerie Rogosheske was one of the original eight finishers in 1972, the first year of the official women's division at the Boston Marathon. Now, 50 years later, she is lining up to race again! Valerie is from Minnesota and placed in the top 10 at the Boston Marathon three times, taking sixth in 1972, ninth in 1973, and eighth in 1974. This year, instead of lining up among eight female runners, she'll be supported and surrounded by 14,000 other strong women, including her daughters Abigail and Allie.

JOCELYN RIVAS

Jocelyn Rivas is a proud Dreamer (DACA recipient) who came to the United States from El Salvador when she was six years old. In El Salvador, she was told she would most likely not be able to walk, but with physical therapy and a continued focus on recovery, she has proven that prediction wrong. She was inspired to run after watching friends in the 2013 Los Angeles Marathon and soon made it her goal to finish 100 marathons. In November 2021, she completed her 100th marathon at the age of 24, making her the Guinness World Record holder for the youngest woman to run 100 marathons and the world record holder for the youngest Latina to ever do so. Boston will be her 112th marathon!