Justin Young and Emily Nay were the top U.S. finishers Sunday at the 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in New Delhi, India.

Young led the men's squad to a 10th place finish by completing the course in 1 hour, 5 minutes, 33 seconds to finish 18th overall. Other U.S. finishers included Josh Cox (47th in 1:08:38), Teddy Mitchell (48th in1:08:39), Nicholas Cordes (49th in 1:08:43) and Kevin Collins (58th in 1:10:32). Team USA's total time was 3 hours, 22 minutes, 50 seconds.

Team USA's women's squad finished seventh in the team competition as Emily Nay led the way by placing 33rd with her time of 1:17:09. Other U.S. finishers included Kimberly Fitchen-Young (35th in 1:17:40), Melissa White (36th in 1:18:42) and Heather Tanner (38th in1:19:48).

Kenya won the men's competition in 3:07:55, and Ethiopia won the women's race in 3:36:00.

A record 64 countries entered the Championships, which were held in Asia for the first time.

For more information on the 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, including the complete results, visit www.iaaf.org.