Golden finishes at 50th Mattapoisett Road Race

Jul 5, 2022

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Road Race celebrated its 50th running with some golden times.

The five-mile event, which wove its way through Mattapoisett, ended with the overall race record approached and the women’s record shattered.

Trevor Wysong, 24, ended the race in a familiar post: First place. He has won the race the last few years.

His time was 25:18, just seconds behind the race record of 25:02, which is held by Bob Winn.

Mattapoisett’s Margot Appleton, 19, shattered the women’s record by nearly a minute as she crossed the finish line at 28:37, besting the previous record of 29:32 held by Jennifer DeRego.

The top 10 finishers were: 

  1. Trevor Wysong, 25:18
  2. Alex Craig: 26:20
  3. Colin Rooney: 26:59
  4. Ryan O’Connell: 27:05
  5. Ben Ruffing: 27:54
  6. Margot Appleton: 28:37
  7. Henry Myers: 28:40
  8. Douglas Hickey: 28:54
  9. Jason Eddy: 29:28
  10. Cameron Strathos: 29:34