Samuel Chelanga is a Kenya

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 cross country runner and track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 athlete who currently competes for Liberty University

Liberty University

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 in Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...

. He holds the NCAA record for the 10,000 meters run with a time of 27:08.49.

Originally hailing from Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

, he moved the United States on a sports scholarship. He won the 2009 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...

 and set a course record in 28:41.3. He won a third consecutive title at the Big South Conference

Big South Conference

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 cross country championships in October, leading the race by a margin of over half a minute. He defended his title by winning the NCAA cross country championship in 2010, becoming only the 11th man in NCAA history to win at least two such titles.

Chelanga made his professional race debut at the B.A.A. 10K

B.A.A. 10K

The B.A.A. 10K is an annual road running event for men and women over that takes place in June in Boston in the United States. A total of 3040 people finished the race at the inaugural edition....

 in Boston in June and managed to take fourth place.

His brother, Joshua Chelanga

Joshua Chelanga

Joshua Chelanga is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who won the 2007 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15, clocking 2:08:21....

, is a professional marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 runner.

Personal bests

From :

Surface	Event	Time	Date	Place
Outdoor Track	5000m	13:24.73	31 May 2008	New York City, NY
	10000m	27:08.49	1 May 2010	Palo Alto, CA
Indoor Track	3000m	7:48.24	5 February 2011	Boston (Roxbury), MA
	5000m	13:19.79	13 February 2009	Fayetteville, AR
Road	10km	28:31	26 June 2011	Boston, MA

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