Everlyne Lagat (also known as ''Evelyn Lagat''; born December 2, 1980) is a retired

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with multiple marathon wins. Lagat has nine siblings, all of which ran competitively in some fashion, including her brother, Olympian

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College career

Lagat ran for the

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Pioneers where she was part of the 1999 NAIA Championship Cross Country team before becoming the individual NAIA Cross Country Champion in 2000. She later ran for

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and the

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. She finished 30th at the 2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

Professional career

Lagat was the winner of the US Classic 10 km in

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, on Sept. 1, 2008. She finished in first place with 34 minutes and 34 seconds, winning $4,500. She won the San Antonio Marathon on Nov. 14, 2010. She got first place in the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon Race in

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, on May 15, 2011. Just before, she had won the Indianapolis Half on May 7, 2011. In 2011, she finished 2nd to

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, but she felt she had a shot at the title and planned her return once again (she was third in 2010). She also won the competitive Crim 10K in

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, on Aug. 27 that year. On June 16, 2012, she was back at the Grandma's race. She finished first, with a time of 2 hours and 33 minutes and 14 seconds, taking home $11,250.

Personal life

Everlyne comes from a family of runners: her older brother is

, a two-time Olympic medalist (

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and

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in the

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). Another brother, Robert Cheseret won the

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. Her younger sister is Viola Lagat, a two-time All-American at

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who placed second in the

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References

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