Esther Erb Explained
Esther Erb Atkins |
Birth Name: | Esther Phoebe Erb |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1986 |
Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia, US |
Height: | 5'4.5" |
Weight: | 116 |
Country: | United States |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Marathon |
Universityteam: | Case Western Reserve |
Esther Erb Atkins (born April 20, 1986) is an American long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2] [3]
Major races
Erb placed 24th in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[4]
Erb won the 2014 USA Marathon Championships and qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Los Angeles, California.[5] [6] [7] Erb placed 27th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on January 14, 2012, in Houston, and 11th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on February 13, 2016, in Los Angeles.[8]
Collegiate career
Erb was an NCAA Division III 10,000M champion,[9] six time NCAA All-American and two-time Academic All-American while competing at Case Western Reserve University. After graduating from Case Western, she spent two years as a Fulbright teaching fellow in Austria.[10]
Erb was a professional runner from ZAP Fitness from 2010 - 2013.[11] [12]
Erb worked as an assistant cross country and distance coach at Rider University from 2013 - 2015.[13] She joined the Appalachian State University athletics department in 2015.[14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Esther Erb . IAAF . August 30, 2015. August 30, 2015.
- http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-MAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf Final results
- Web site: From Cleveland to Beijing, CWRU Alumna Esther Erb is Going the Distance. case.edu.
- Web site: At World Championships, U.S. Athletes Weren't Pressured to Wear Nike Gear Away From the Track. Runner's World.
- Web site: Esther Erb '08 Qualifies for Olympic Trials Once Again. case.edu.
- Web site: Get to Know Five Unsung Runners on the U.S. World Championships Team. Runner's World.
- Web site: Esther Erb: National Champion. levelrenner.com.
- News: AP. Keflezighi, Flanagan run to victory at U.S. Olympic marathon trials. CNN.com. January 14, 2012. January 14, 2012.
- Web site: Catching Up With National Champion Esther Erb Atkins - UAA. uaasports.info. February 13, 2016.
- http://uaasports.info/sports/general/2015-16/erbatkinsfeature University Athletic Association profile of Esther Erb Atkins
- Web site: Down the Backstretch: Esther Erb Wins Marathon National Championship. Competitive Image 2014. . downthebackstretch.blogspot.com.
- Web site: Esther Erb - Athlete Interview - Freeplay. Freeplay.
- Web site: Esther Erb. gobroncs.com. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425003926/http://www.gobroncs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20200&ATCLID=209255228. April 25, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Esther Erb-Atkins. AppStateSports.com. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910182205/http://www.appstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=210274858. September 10, 2015. dead.