Matt Richtman of Illinois became the first American to win the Los Angeles Marathon since 1994 Sunday, topping the second-largest field in race history in a blistering time of 2:07:56.

In just his second-ever marathon race, Illinois native Matt Richtman won Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon, the first American to do so in 31 years. For the Montana State cross-country standout ...

For the first time in 31 years, an American has won the Los Angeles Marathon. Matt Richtman, an Illinois native, was the victor in what was the second-largest field in the race’s history ...

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Richtman ran away from the competition and made history in his Los Angeles Marathon debut Sunday. Richtman, a former All-American at Montana State, won the men’s race by nearly ...