Robert Cheseret
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Robert Cheseret, is a Kenya
n-born long-distance runner now training with the aim of representing the United States
at the 2012 Olympics
. He is the younger brother of Bernard Lagat
. Cheseret won the men's title for the U.S. at the 2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships
.
Cheseret enrolled at the University of Arizona
, majoring in business. He was the 2004, 2005, and 2006 PAC-10 Champion and runner of the year. Cheseret became the first PAC-10 athlete to earn Track Athlete of the Year honors three times. He successfully defended his PAC-10 titles in 5000 meters (13:47.50) and 10,000 meters (30:32.92). He also added a PAC-10 title in 1500 meters (3:41.88) to give him a total of eight PAC-10 titles during his career - the most ever by a PAC-10 track and field athlete.
In his junior year he defended his PAC-10 title when he finished in 23:57 (8000 meter run) to become the second Arizona runner, and ninth runner in PAC-10 history, to win back-to-back conference titles. Cheseret went on to capture the NCAA West Regional individual crown (with 30:03 for the 10,000 meter) and was the PAC-10's top finisher at the NCAA Championships with a tenth-place finish (29:51 for the 10,000 meter).
He joined the U.S. Army in 2009, training in the army's World Class Athlete Program to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics
. This put in place the steps towards gaining U.S. citizenship.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n-born long-distance runner now training with the aim of representing the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the 2012 Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
. He is the younger brother of Bernard Lagat
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...
. Cheseret won the men's title for the U.S. at the 2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships
2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships
The 2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships was the seventh edition of the continental cross country running competition which took place on February 19 at Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago...
.
Cheseret enrolled at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
, majoring in business. He was the 2004, 2005, and 2006 PAC-10 Champion and runner of the year. Cheseret became the first PAC-10 athlete to earn Track Athlete of the Year honors three times. He successfully defended his PAC-10 titles in 5000 meters (13:47.50) and 10,000 meters (30:32.92). He also added a PAC-10 title in 1500 meters (3:41.88) to give him a total of eight PAC-10 titles during his career - the most ever by a PAC-10 track and field athlete.
In his junior year he defended his PAC-10 title when he finished in 23:57 (8000 meter run) to become the second Arizona runner, and ninth runner in PAC-10 history, to win back-to-back conference titles. Cheseret went on to capture the NCAA West Regional individual crown (with 30:03 for the 10,000 meter) and was the PAC-10's top finisher at the NCAA Championships with a tenth-place finish (29:51 for the 10,000 meter).
He joined the U.S. Army in 2009, training in the army's World Class Athlete Program to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
. This put in place the steps towards gaining U.S. citizenship.