Sam Chelanga
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Nairobi, Kenya | February 25, 1985
Sport | |
Sport | Track, long-distance running |
Event(s) | 5000 meters, 10,000 meters |
College team | Liberty University |
Now coaching | James Li |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | [1] 5000 meters 13:04.35 10,000 meters: 27:08.39 Half Marathon 1:01:19 |
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[hide]Running career[edit]
Collegiate[edit]
Originally hailing from Nairobi, he moved the United States on a sports scholarship. He attended Liberty University, with whom he won the 2009 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana and set a course record in 28:41.3.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] He ended his time at Liberty University with fourteen All-American distance honours.[6]Year | Meet | Venue | Time | Place |
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2011 | NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | 13:29.30 | 1st |
2011 | NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | 28:12.18 | 2nd |
2011 | NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station | 13:27.34 | 2nd |
2011 | NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Texas A&M-Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium - College Station | 8:11.15 | 15th |
2011 | Big South Conference Indoor Championships | Clemson-Indoor Track Facility - Clemson, SC | 4:16.88 | 1st |
2010 | NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | 13:45.35 | 2nd |
2010 | NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA | 28:37.40 | 1st |
2010 | NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track - Fayetteville, AR | 13:37.01 | 2nd |
2010 | Big South Conference Indoor Championships | Clemson-Indoor Track Facility - Clemson, SC | 4:13.75 | 1st |
2010 | Big South Conference Indoor Championships | Clemson-Indoor Track Facility - Clemson, SC | 8:14.07 | 1st |
2009 | Big South Conference Outdoor Championships | Radford Patrick D. Cupp Track - Radford, VA | 14:01.89 | 1st |
2009 | Big South Conference Outdoor Championships | Radford Patrick D. Cupp Track - Radford, VA | 3:49.69 | 1st |
Professional[edit]
Chelanga signed a contract with Nike and made his professional race debut at the B.A.A. 10K in Boston in June 2011 under Jerry Schumacker and managed to take fourth place.[8]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.[9] 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.
From 2013 - January 2015, Sam trained with Dartmouth College alumnus Ben True in Hanover, New Hampshire.
In January 2015, Sam joined coach James Li in Tucson, Arizona.[10][11][12]
2014 Annual Bests[edit]
Event Result Venue DateMile 4:02.90 Falmouth (USA) 16.08.2014
3000m ind. 7:45.21 Boston (USA) 08.02.2014
5000m 13:16.24 Berlin (GER) 31.08.2014
5000m ind. 13:04.35 Boston (USA) 16.01.2014
10,000m 27:59.74 Eugene (USA) 30.05.2014
8 km Road 22:45 Kingsport (USA) 12.07.2014
10 km Road 28:11 Boston (USA) 22.06.2014
Half Marathon 1:02:59 Philadelphia (USA) 20.09.2014
Seasonal best[edit]
2014 27:59.74 Eugene, OR 30 MAY2013 27:46.06 Melbourne (Albert Park) 12 DEC
2012 27:29.82 Palo Alto, CA 29 APR
2011 28:12.18 Des Moines, IA 10 JUN
2010 27:08.39 Palo Alto, CA 01 MAY
2009 27:28.48 Berkeley, CA 24 APR
2008 28:15.99 Palo Alto, CA 04 MAY
2015[edit]
Carlsbad 5000 Results:1. @LawiLalang1 13:32
2. Wilson Too 13:35
3. @Lagat1500 13:40
4. @SamChelanga 13:50
Wharf to Wharf Santa Cruz to Capitola 6 mile results:
1. Sam Chelanga 27:24.48[13][14][15]
2. Shadrack Kosgei 27:27
3. John Muritu Watiku 27:28
43rd New Balance Falmouth Road Race
August 16
Sam finished 4th place 32:21 only 4 seconds behind the winner Stephen Sambu.[16]
USA 5 km Championships CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5k Providence, Rhode Island[17]
September 20,
1. David Torrence 13:56.0
2. Dan Huling 13:59.0
3. Dathan Ritzenhein 14:03.0
4. Sam Chelanga 14:07.0
USA 10 mile championship on October 4th
1. Sam Chelanga 46:47
2. Tyler Pennel
3. Dathan Ritzenhein
Personal bests[edit]
- Updated May 17, 2014.[18]
Surface | Event | Time | Date | Place |
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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 | 7:45.21 | February 8, 2014 | Boston (Roxbury), MA |
5000 m | 13:04.35 | January 16, 2014 | Boston (Boston Univ.), MA | |
Road | 10 km | 28:11 | June 23, 2014 | Boston, MA |
Half marathon | 1:01:19 | March 18, 2012 | New York City, NY |
References[edit]
- Jump up ^ All-Athletics. "Profile of Samuel Chelanga".
- Jump up ^ "Track and Field News: Record", TrackandFieldNews.com. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- Jump up ^ "Chelanga Outruns Doubts to Win NCAA Title", RunningTimes.com. 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- Jump up ^ 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.
- Jump up ^ Lee, Kirby (2010-11-23). Chelanga and Reid Prevail at NCAA Cross Country Championships. IAAF Retrieved on 2010-11-27.
- Jump up ^ http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=11948&TeamID
- Jump up ^ Sam Chelenga Liberty University Track and Field Results
- Jump up ^ Chelanga Places 4th in BAA 10K. Liberty Flames (2011-06-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-02.
- Jump up ^ [1] 2013 Manchester Road Race
- Jump up ^ http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251077-News-from-the-Track-and-Field-World/article/29460-Chelanga-To-Train-With-Lagat-In-Tucson
- Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/SamChelanga/status/582291327120908288
- Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/timrileyphd/status/573303851442294785
- Jump up ^ http://www.register-pajaronian.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=18960&page=74
- Jump up ^ http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/20150726/sam-chelanga-wins-wharf-to-wharf-gotcher-top-american
- Jump up ^ http://santacruzupdate.com/2015/07/26/sam-chelanga-wins-wharf-to-wharf-gotcher-top-american/
- Jump up ^ http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/08/stephen-sambu-3217-diane-nukuri-3647-streak-to-titles-at-43rd-falmouth-road-race/
- Jump up ^ http://usatf-5km-championships.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=2519&year=2015&do=info
- Jump up ^ IAAF Samuel Chelanga biography. Retrieved on 2011-06-27.
External links[edit]
- Profile at Liberty Flames
- Sam Chelanga profile at IAAF
Categories:
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- 1985 births
- Sportspeople from Nairobi
- American long-distance runners
- Male long-distance runners
- Liberty University alumni
- Liberty Flames and Lady Flames
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- Male marathon runners
- Kenyan sportsmen
- American male track and field athletes
- African-American male track and field athletes
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