Esther Erb Atkins (born April 20, 1986) is an American
long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength.
Within e ...
. She competed in the
marathon event at the
2015 World Championships in Athletics
The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...
in Beijing, China.
Major races
Erb placed 24th in the
marathon event at the
2015 World Championships in Athletics
The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...
in Beijing, China.
Erb won the 2014
USA Marathon Championships
The USA Marathon Championships is the annual national championships for marathon running in the United States. The race serves as a way of designating the American national champion for the marathon. The men's race was first contested in 1925 and a ...
and qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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.
Erb placed 27th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on January 14, 2012, in Houston, and 11th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on February 13, 2016, in Los Angeles.
Collegiate career
Erb was an
NCAA Division III
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10,000M champion, six time
NCAA
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All-American and two-time Academic All-American while competing at
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...
. After graduating from Case Western, she spent two years as a
Fulbright
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teaching fellow in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
.
Erb was a professional runner from ZAP Fitness from 2010 - 2013.
Erb worked as an assistant cross country and distance coach at
Rider University
Rider University is a private university in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It consists of four academic units: the Norm Brodsky College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Services, and West ...
from 2013 - 2015. She joined the
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dough ...
athletics department in 2015.
References
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1986 births
Living people
American female long-distance runners
American female marathon runners
Case Western Reserve University alumni
World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
Place of birth missing (living people)
Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia
21st-century American women