Everlyne Lagat Explained

Everlyne Lagat
Country:Kenya
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running
Universityteam: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

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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Everlyne Lagat. Association of Road Racing Statisticians . 2022. Mattole Valley, California. Ken Young. Andy Milroy. 7 October 2022. en .
  2. Web site: Evelyn Lagat. World Athletics . 2022. Monaco . 10 October 2022 . en . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221022013937/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/evelyne-lagat-14289223. 22 October 2022.
  3. News: Kevin . Pates . Running success runs in family for defending Grandma's women's champ . 7 October 2022 . duluthnewstribune.com . Duluth News Tribune . Duluth, Minnesota . 7 October 2022 . en .
  4. News: Joe . Scalzo . Talent, chemistry helped Pioneer women take gold in 1999 . 27 August 2017 . cantonrep.com . The Canton Repository . Canton, Ohio . en.
  5. Web site: NAIA Woman's Cross Country Championship History . grfx.cstv.com . 7 October 2022 . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522210019/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/w-xc/auto_pdf/WomensCCRecords.pdf . 22 May 2011 . en.
  6. News: Huskies, Cougars runners fall short of Pac-10 titles . 28 October 2001 . Seattle Times . Seattle, Washington . sports . C16 . en.
  7. Web site: 2001 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results . USTFCCCA . NCAA . Track and Field News . Mountain View, California . 7 October 2022 . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119071048/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/338 . 19 November 2016.
  8. News: LeAnna . Kosub . Lagat wins women's marathon . 14 November 2010 . mysanantonio.com . San Antonio Express News . San Antonio, Texas . en.
  9. News: Bill . Lubinger . Who will break the tape? That's a sticky question . 19 May 2012 . Cleveland Plain Dealer . Cleveland, Ohio . D9 . en.
  10. News: David . Woods . Kenyan run ends . 8 May 2011 . Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana . C1 . en.
  11. News: Kevin . Pates . Meet the face of this year's grandma's marathon . 15 June 2012 . Duluth News Tribune . McClatchy-Tribune Business News . Duluth, Minnesota . en.
  12. News: John . Gilbert . Kara Goucher wins U.S. women's half-marathon title; Berhanu Girma wins maratho . 15 June 2022 . Pioneer Press . St. Paul, Minnesota . en.
  13. News: Rachel. Blount. Rain, Pain Can't Ruin Day. 17 June 2012. Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. en. sports. C6.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKuTw9gpnu8 FSU Cross Country: The Family Business
  15. News: In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First . Longman . Jeré . 2008-05-19 . The New York Times . 2017-05-20 . 0362-4331 . 5 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105064422/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/sports/othersports/19lagat.html . live.
  16. News: 5 Minutes with Violah Lagat . Runner's World . John A. . Kissane . 2012-10-11 . 2017-05-20 . en . 16 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416092718/http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-web-exclusive/5-minutes-with-violah-lagat . live.

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