Stanley Kebenei

Stanley Kebenei (born November 6, 1989) is a Kenyan-American distance runner who ran for Iowa Central Community College and the University of Arkansas.

Stanley Kebenei

Kebenei running steeplechase at the 2016 Olympic Trials
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 35)
Height	5.9
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 meters steeplechase, 5000 meters
College team	Arkansas
Club	Nike
Turned pro	2015
Coached by	Scott simmos
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	15TH
Personal bests	3000 meters steeplechase: 8:08.32[1][2] 1500 meters: 3:46.13 5000 meters: 13:42.15 10,000 meters: 29:33.58
Medal record Representing  United States NACAC Championships 2015 Costa Rica 3000 m steeplechase

Career

Iowa Central (2011–13)

Stanley Kebenei earned nine NJCAA national championship titles at Iowa Central Community College.

University of Arkansas

In 2014, Stanley Kebenei became the most recent senior in Arkansas history to earn all American honor at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships.^[3]

Stanley Kebenei earned six NCAA Division 1 Track and Field All-American honors^[4] and two NCAA Division 1 cross country awards.^[5]

Professional

Stanley Kebenei is a professional runner for Nike, Inc.^[6]

Kebenei won in 44:37 in the 2016 USATF 15 km championships in Jacksonville, Florida.^[7] Interview after 2016 USATF 15 km championship victory

Kebenei placed second in steeplechase at 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational in 8:22.85.^[8] Kebenei placed fifth in steeplechase at 2016 Diamond League Golden Gala in Rome in 8:18.52.^[9] As of June 3, 2016, Kebenei is ranked in the United States and twenty-sixth in the world going into the Trials.^[10]