1. Sam Chelanga set the NCAA record for the 10,000 meters run with a time of 27:08.49 set at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Palo Alto, California, on May 1,2010.
19 Facts About Sam Chelanga
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Sam Chelanga was born in Kabarsel village, Baringo County, Kenya, and was the 10th of 11 children.
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Originally hailing from Baringo County, Kenya, Sam Chelanga moved to the United States on a sports scholarship.
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Sam Chelanga 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.
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Sam Chelanga ended his time at Liberty University with fourteen All-American distance honours.
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Sam Chelanga ran a 13:04.35 at Boston University's BU Multi-Team Meet, coming in second.
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From 2013 - January 2015, Sam Chelanga trained with Dartmouth College alumnus Ben True in Hanover, New Hampshire.
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In January 2015, Sam Chelanga joined coach James Li in Tucson, Arizona.
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At the 2016 US Olympic Trials, Sam Chelanga finished the 10,000 meters in sixth place, a minute behind winner Galen Rupp.
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Sam Chelanga placed third in 2016 New York Half Marathon in 1:01:43 on March 20,2016.
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Sam Chelanga placed first in Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, DC Sam Chelanga ran 10 Miles Road in 48:26 on April 3,2016.
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Sam Chelanga placed fifth in 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000m in 27:54.57 at Stanford University on May 1,2016.
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Sam Chelanga placed sixth in the 10,000 m in 28:56.12 and 22nd in 5000 meters in 13:59.52 at 2016 United States Olympic Trials.
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In October 2016, Sam Chelanga won the USATF 10 miles Championships at the Medtronic TC 10 Mile.
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At the time, Sam Chelanga was running for Team USA Minnesota.
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Sam Chelanga placed ninth in 10,000m at 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June in Sacramento in a time of 29:08.29.
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Sam Chelanga placed 15th in October at 2017 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:15:02.
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Sam Chelanga placed seventh at 2018 Aramco Half Marathon in 1:00:37.
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Sam Chelanga ran the sixth fastest American time all-time for the half marathon behind Ryan Hall, Leonard Korir, Dathan Ritzenhein, Abdihakem Abdirahman, and Galen Rupp.