Kenyan runner
Susan Ejore-Sanders
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Nationality | Kenyan |
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Born | (1995-11-09) November 9, 1995 (age 29) Nakuru, Kenya |
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Employer | Under Armour |
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Height | 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) |
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Sport | middle-distance running long-distance running |
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Event(s) | 800 Meters, 1500 Metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres |
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College team | University of Oregon Ducks Monroe College |
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Club | Under Armour Flagstaff, Arizona |
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Turned pro | 2020 |
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Coached by | Stephen Haas |
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Personal bests | 800 Meters: 1:59.51, 1500 Metres: 4:02.20, Mile: 4:20.61NR, 3000 metres: 8:55.25, 5000 metres: 15:18.58 |
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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]
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