Nationality American Name Sam Chelanga | Now coaching James Li | |
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Personal best(s) 5000 meters 13:04.3510,000 meters: 27:08.39Half Marathon 1:01:19 | ||
2009 ncaa cross country championships sam chelanga xc
Samuel Chelanga (born February 25, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who competed for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia from 2008 to 2011. He holds the NCAA record for the 10,000 meters run with a time of 27:08.49. His brother, Joshua Chelanga, is a professional marathon runner.
Contents
- 2009 ncaa cross country championships sam chelanga xc
- Sam chelanga talks after 2015 us national 12k
- Collegiate
- Professional
- 2014 Annual Bests
- Seasonal best
- 2015
- Personal bests
- References
Sam chelanga talks after 2015 us national 12k
Collegiate
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. 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. 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. He ended his time at Liberty University with fourteen All-American distance honours.
Professional
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.
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. 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.
2014 Annual Bests
Event Result Venue Date
Mile 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
2014 27:59.74 Eugene, OR 30 MAY
2013 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
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
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.
USA 5 km Championships CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5k Providence, Rhode Island
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