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Esther Erb

American long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Esther Erb Atkins (born April 20, 1986) is an American long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2][3]

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Major races

Erb placed 24th in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[4]

Erb won the 2014 USA Marathon Championships at the Twin Cities Marathon and qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Los Angeles, California.[5][6][7]

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.[8]

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Collegiate career

Erb was an NCAA Division III 10,000M champion,[9] six time NCAA All-American and two-time Academic All-American while competing at Case Western Reserve University. After graduating from Case Western, she spent two years as a Fulbright teaching fellow in Austria.[10]

Erb was a professional runner from ZAP Fitness from 2010 - 2013.[11][12] She won the Tallahassee Marathon in 2014 with a time of 2:46:28.

Erb worked as an assistant cross country and distance coach at Rider University from 2013 - 2015.[13] She joined the Appalachian State University athletics department in 2015.[14]

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