Sport | |
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Country | Kenya |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
University team | Washington State Cougars |
Everlyne Lagat (also known as Evelyn Lagat; born December 2, 1980) is a retired long-distance runner with multiple marathon wins.[1][2] Lagat has nine siblings, all of which ran competitively in some fashion, including her brother, Olympian Bernard Lagat.[3]
Lagat ran for the Malone University Pioneers where she was part of the 1999 NAIA Championship Cross Country team before becoming the individual NAIA Cross Country Champion in 2000.[4][5] She later ran for the University of Toledo Rockets and the Washington State University Cougars.[6] She finished 30th at the 2001 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.[7]
Lagat was the winner of the US Classic 10 km in Atlanta, Georgia, 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.[8]
She got first place in the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon Race in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 15, 2011.[9] Just before, she had won the Indianapolis Half on May 7, 2011.[10]
In 2011, she finished 2nd to Yihunlish Delelecha at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, but she felt she had a shot at the title and planned her return once again (she was third in 2010).[11][12] She also won the competitive Crim 10K in Flint, Michigan, 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.[13]
Everlyne comes from a family of runners: her older brother is Bernard Lagat, a two-time Olympic medalist (2000 and 2004 in the 1500m). Another brother, Robert Cheseret won the 2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships. Her younger sister is Viola Lagat, a two-time All-American at Florida State who placed second in the 2021 New York City Marathon.[14][15][16][3]