Stanley Kebenei (born November 6, 1989) is a Kenyan-American distance runner who ran for

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and the

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Career

Iowa Central (2011–13)

Stanley Kebenei earned nine NJCAA national championship titles at

University of Arkansas

In 2014, Stanley Kebenei became the most recent senior in

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history to earn all American honor at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships. Stanley Kebenei earned six

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All-American honors and two

cross country awards.

Professional

Stanley Kebenei is a professional runner for

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. Kebenei won in 44:37 in the 2016

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15 km championships in

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Interview after 2016 USATF 15 km championship victory
Kebenei placed second in steeplechase at 2016

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Invitational in 8:22.85. Kebenei placed fifth in steeplechase at 2016 Diamond League

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in Rome in 8:18.52. As of June 3, 2016, Kebenei is ranked in the United States and twenty-sixth in the world going into the Trials.

References

External links

arkansasrazorbacks.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kebenei, Stanley Living people 1989 births American male long-distance runners Kenyan male long-distance runners American male steeplechase runners Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Iowa Central Community College alumni