Lawi Lalang
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1991-06-15) June 15, 1991
Eldoret, Kenya[1]
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event800 m – 10 km
College teamUniversity of Arizona
ClubU.S. Army
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima10,000 m

Lawi Lalang (born June 15, 1991) is a Kenyan-American runner.

Personal life

His elder brother Boaz Kiplagat Lalang is a middle distance runner, who specialises in the 5000 metres. Lalang was drafted into the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program on a track to becoming a U.S. citizen.[2] He switched athletic allegiance from Kenya to the US on May 17, 2018.[3]

Career

In college, Lalang ran for the University of Arizona.[4] Lawi Lalang was coached by James Li of the University of Arizona, who also coaches other eminent Kenyan-American runners including Bernard Lagat.[5] Lalang won 2011 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships titles. In 2012, he won bronze at both the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships and at the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5,000 m). In 2013 he won both 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In 2014 he took two silver medals at the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships before finishing with a silver and a gold at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3]

Representing the US in international competition, Lalang won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 Pan American Games.[3]

Personal bests

References

  1. SPC Lawi Lalang. armymwr.com
  2. Lawi Lalang Will Become American This Fall, But Can't Race For The U.S. Yet. Flotrack.org. Retrieved on February 11, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Lawi Lalang at World Athletics
  4. From Dust to Dominance. Runner's World.
  5. "James Li - Cross Country Coach".
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