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Stanley Kebenei

Stanley Kebenei
Stanley Kebenei 2016.jpg
Kebenei running steeplechase at the 2016 Olympic Trials
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 3000 meters steeplechase, 5000 meters
College team Arkansas
Club Nike
Turned pro 2015
Coached by James Li
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 27TH
Personal best(s)

Stanley Kebenei (born November 6, 1989) is a Kenyan-American distance runner with University of Arkansas.

Stanley Kebenei is a professional runner for Nike, Inc.

Kebenei won in 44:37 in the 2016 USATF 15 km championships in Jacksonville, Florida.Interview after 2016 USATF 15 km championship victory

Kebenei placed second in steeplechase at 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational in 8:22.85. Kebenei placed fifth in steeplechase at 2016 Diamond League Golden Gala in Rome in 8:18.52. As of June 3, 2016, Kebenei is ranked in the United States and twenty-sixth in the world going into the Trials.

In 2014, Stanley Kebenei became the most recent senior in Arkansas history to earn all American honor at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships.

Stanley Kebenei earned six NCAA Division 1 Track and Field All-American honors and two NCAA Division 1 cross country awards.

Stanley Kebenei earned nine NJCAA national championship titles at Iowa Central Community College.


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