Everlyne Lagat
| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| University team | Washington State Cougars |
Everlyne Lagat (also known as Evelyn Lagat; born December 2, 1980) is a retired long-distance runner with multiple marathon wins.[1][2] Lagat has nine siblings, all of which ran competitively in some fashion, including her brother, Olympian Bernard Lagat.[3]
College career
[edit]Lagat ran for the Malone University Pioneers where she was part of the 1999 NAIA Championship Cross Country team before becoming the individual NAIA Cross Country Champion in 2000.[4][5] She later ran for the University of Toledo Rockets and the Washington State University Cougars.[6] She finished 30th at the 2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Lagat was the winner of the US Classic 10 km in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 1, 2008. She finished in first place with 34 minutes and 34 seconds, winning $4,500. She won the San Antonio Marathon on Nov. 14, 2010.[8]
She got first place in the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon Race in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 15, 2011.[9] Just before, she had won the Indianapolis Half on May 7, 2011.[10]
In 2011, she finished 2nd to Yihunlish Delelecha at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, but she felt she had a shot at the title and planned her return once again (she was third in 2010).[11][12] She also won the competitive Crim 10K in Flint, Michigan, on Aug. 27 that year.
On June 16, 2012, she was back at the Grandma's race. She finished first, with a time of 2 hours and 33 minutes and 14 seconds, taking home $11,250.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Everlyne comes from a family of runners: her older brother is Bernard Lagat, a two-time Olympic medalist (2000 and 2004 in the 1500m). Another brother, Robert Cheseret won the 2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships. Her younger sister is Viola Lagat, a two-time All-American at Florida State who placed second in the 2021 New York City Marathon.[14][15][16][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ken Young; Andy Milroy, eds. (2022). "Everlyne Lagat". Mattole Valley, California: Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Evelyn Lagat". Monaco: World Athletics. 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ a b Pates, Kevin (7 October 2022). "Running success runs in family for defending Grandma's women's champ". duluthnewstribune.com. Duluth, Minnesota: Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Scalzo, Joe (27 August 2017). "Talent, chemistry helped Pioneer women take gold in 1999". cantonrep.com. Canton, Ohio: The Canton Repository.
- ^ "NAIA Woman's Cross Country Championship History" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Huskies, Cougars runners fall short of Pac-10 titles". sports. Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. 28 October 2001. p. C16.
- ^ "2001 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCA. Mountain View, California: NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via Track and Field News.
- ^ Kosub, LeAnna (14 November 2010). "Lagat wins women's marathon". mysanantonio.com. San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Express News.
- ^ Lubinger, Bill (19 May 2012). "Who will break the tape? That's a sticky question". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. D9.
- ^ Woods, David (8 May 2011). "Kenyan run ends". Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. C1.
- ^ Pates, Kevin (15 June 2012). "Meet the face of this year's grandma's marathon". Duluth News Tribune. Duluth, Minnesota. McClatchy-Tribune Business News.
- ^ Gilbert, John (15 June 2022). "Kara Goucher wins U.S. women's half-marathon title; Berhanu Girma wins maratho". Pioneer Press. St. Paul, Minnesota.
- ^ Blount, Rachel (17 June 2012). "Rain, Pain Can't Ruin Day". sports. Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. C6.
- ^ FSU Cross Country: The Family Business. YouTube (November 15, 2012). Retrieved on 2018-02-19.
- ^ Longman, Jeré (2008-05-19). "In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ Kissane, John A. (2012-10-11). "5 Minutes with Violah Lagat". Runner's World. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
