Stanley Kebenei
 Kebenei running steeplechase at the 2016 Olympic Trials | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Born | November 6, 1989 | |||||||||||
| Height | 5.9 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 meters steeplechase, 5000 meters | |||||||||||
| College team | Arkansas | |||||||||||
| Club | Nike | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2015 | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Scott simmos | |||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 15TH | |||||||||||
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Stanley Kebenei (born November 6, 1989) is a Kenyan-American distance runner who ran for Iowa Central Community College and the University of Arkansas.
Career
[edit]Iowa Central (2011–13)
[edit]Stanley Kebenei earned nine NJCAA national championship titles at Iowa Central Community College.
University of Arkansas
[edit]In 2014, Stanley Kebenei became the most recent senior in Arkansas history to earn all American honor at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships.[3]
Stanley Kebenei earned six NCAA Division 1 Track and Field All-American honors[4] and two NCAA Division 1 cross country awards.[5]
Professional
[edit]Stanley Kebenei is a professional runner for Nike, Inc.[6]
Kebenei won in 44:37 in the 2016 USATF 15 km championships in Jacksonville, Florida.[7] Interview after 2016 USATF 15 km championship victory
Kebenei placed second in steeplechase at 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational in 8:22.85.[8] Kebenei placed fifth in steeplechase at 2016 Diamond League Golden Gala in Rome in 8:18.52.[9] As of June 3, 2016, Kebenei is ranked in the United States and twenty-sixth in the world going into the Trials.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Stanley Kipkoech Kebenei | Profile. iaaf.org. Retrieved on August 8, 2016.
- ^ Profile of Stanley Kipkoech KEBENEI. All-Athletics.com. Retrieved on August 8, 2016.
- ^ "Stanley Kebenei Sixth Again at 2014 NCAA XC". Letsrun. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ Stanley Kebenei. TFRRS. Retrieved on August 8, 2016.
- ^ Stanley Kebenei. TFRRS. Retrieved on August 8, 2016.
- ^ Kebenei Signs Contract to Compete for Nike. Arkansas Razorbacks (July 7, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-08-08.
- ^ 2016 USATF 15 km championships. Usatf-15km-championships.runnerspace.com (March 12, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-08.
- ^ Payton Jordan Invitational DATE: 05/01/16 LOCATION: Stanford Cobb Track and Angell Field – Palo Alto, CAICON KEY: TEAM FILTER: Men's 3000 Steeplechase. Tfrrs.org. Retrieved on August 8, 2016.
- ^ "Complete Rome Diamond League Results (iaaf results service) 02/06/2016 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Roma (Stadio Olimpico), 02/06/2016". Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "2016 USA Top Marks List – Comprehensive 02/06/2016". Retrieved June 3, 2016.
External links
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- American male long-distance runners
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- American male steeplechase runners
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Iowa Central Tritons men's track and field athletes
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen