Sam Chelanga

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Samuel Chelanga (born February 25, 1985) is a Kenyan cross country runner and track and field athlete who competed for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia from 2009 to 2011. He holds the NCAA record for the 10,000 meters run with a time of 27:08.49.[1] His brother, Joshua Chelanga, is a professional marathon runner.

Originally hailing from Nairobi, he moved the United States on a sports scholarship. He won the 2009 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana and set a course record in 28:41.3.[2] He won a third consecutive title at the Big South Conference cross country championships in October, leading the race by a margin of over half a minute.[3] He defended his title by winning the NCAA cross country championship in 2010, becoming only the 11th man in NCAA history to win at least two such titles.[4] He ended his time at Liberty University with fourteen All-American distance honours.

Chelanga made his professional race debut at the B.A.A. 10K in Boston in June 2011 and managed to take fourth place.[5] In November 2013, he won the 77th Manchester Road Race (4.748 miles), an annual race held on Thanksgiving Day in Manchester, Connecticut, in a time of 21 minutes, 31 seconds.[6] Sam ran a 13:04:35 at boston university's BU Multi-Team Meet coming in second. He came in second behind his old college rival Galen Rupp who won in an 13:01:26 a new american indoor 5k record.

Personal bests

  • Updated July 22, 2012.[7]
Surface Event Time Date Place
Outdoor track 5000 m 13:09.67 June 2, 2012 Los Angeles, CA
10,000 m 27:08.49 May 1, 2010 Palo Alto, CA
Indoor track 3000 m 7:48.24 February 5, 2011 Boston (Roxbury), MA
5000 m 13:04.35 January 16, 2014 Boston (Boston Univ.), MA
Road 10 km 28:31 June 26, 2011 Boston, MA
Half marathon 1:01:19 March 18, 2012 New York City, NY

References

  1. ↑ "Track and Field News: Record", TrackandFieldNews.com. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Chelanga Outruns Doubts to Win NCAA Title", RunningTimes.com. 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  3. ↑ Ramsak, Bob (2010-11-01). Hasay cruises to Pac-10 title, Chelanga dominates in Blacksburg - NCAA Conference champs round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-08.
  4. ↑ Lee, Kirby (2010-11-23). Chelanga and Reid Prevail at NCAA Cross Country Championships. IAAF Retrieved on 2010-11-27.
  5. ↑ Chelanga Places 4th in BAA 10K. Liberty Flames (2011-06-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-02.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ IAAF Samuel Chelanga biography. Retrieved on 2011-06-27.

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