Susan Ejore Explained

Susan Ejore-Sanders
Sport:middle-distance running
long-distance running
Event:800 Meters,
1500 Metres,
3000 metres,
5000 metres
Nationality:Kenyan
Collegeteam:University of Oregon Ducks
Monroe College
Club:Under Armour Flagstaff, Arizona
Birth Date:9 November 1995
Birth Place:Nakuru, Kenya
Turnedpro:2020
Coach:Stephen Haas
Employer:Under Armour
Height:5 feet 0 inches
Pb:800 Meters

1:59.51,
1500 Metres: 4:02.20,
Mile: 4:20.61NR,
3000 metres: 8:55.25,
5000 metres: 15:18.58

Susan Ejore-Sanders (nee Ejore born November 9, 1995) is a professional long-distance runner.

High School

Susan Lokayo Ejore started running at St. Gabriel's Mission School in Nakuru, Kenya, where she completed in cross country and track and field.[1]

College

Ejore graduated from the University of Oregon and Monroe College.[2] [3]

In 2016, her first track season at Monroe College, Ejore won the mile and 1,000 m at the NJCCA Indoor Championships. She also ran on the winning distance medley relay team. She went on to win the 1,500 m at the NJCAA Championships, place second in the 800 m, and run on the winning 4 x 800 m relay team The next year, she repeated her 1,500 m and 4 x 800 m victories and added 800 m gold to her tally.

Professional

Ejore signed with Under Armour. On February 11, 2024, Susan Ejori-Sanders set a Kenya National Record in the indoor mile (4:20.61).[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.syracuse.com/sports/2024/02/millrose-games-2024-channel-track-field-schedule-free-live-stream.html Millrose Games 2024: Channel, track & field schedule
  2. https://as.com/masdeporte/atletismo/marta-perez-record-de-espana-de-la-milla-en-los-millrose-games-n/ Marta Pérez, récord de España de la milla en los Millrose Games
  3. https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=455424 Susan Ejore on path from Kenya to NYC to Oregon
  4. https://www.instagram.com/citiusmag/p/C3OGPaMOkLV/ Kenyan record - With her 4:20.61 at the @millrosegames Wanamaker Mile, @susan__ejore gets her second mile PB of the season and a national record in the process. In the last two races she’s knocked 11(!) seconds off her mile time