A new Samuel Wanjiru is rising in the fields of Kenya (won U20 xc trials)
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probably 20-25 yrs old
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John Wesley Harding wrote:
Samuel Kibathi Wanjiru won the U20 race at the Kenyan national XC champs by 13 seconds.
He’s still 17 years old and has a 5,000 PB of 13:35.
Who will have the better career, Samuel Kibathi Wanjiru or Telahun Haile Bekele?
You can't use the word "field/fields" anymore. It's been banned lol
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Rumor is he's getting recruited by Dartmouth and UCLA!
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Here is an article on how he wants to make the Olympics next year.
As for his age, Tilastapaja says he's 18 (DOB August 6, 2004) but that article says he's 17 and World Athletics lists a DOB of February 23, 2005, which would make him 17.
He ran 13:35 at altitude in 2021 and is based in Japan.
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We won’t see him at World XC though right? Granted Raynold Cheruiyot (U20 1500m champ, 4th Kenyan Sr Trials) seems to be the big young talent to watch and he will be there.
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NCAA Insider wrote:
Rumor is he's getting recruited by Dartmouth and UCLA!
Please, no.
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El Keniano wrote:
NCAA Insider wrote:
Rumor is he's getting recruited by Dartmouth and UCLA!
Please, no.
Apparently he is in high school in Japan - form 2 at Kurashiki High School. Would be interesting if he went to univ. in Japan and ran Hakone but he could probably go pro in Japan or elsewhere.
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He'll have to start going by his middle name, Kibathi, for obvious reasons. He's from Sammy's hometown, Nyahururu, in the Aberdares, a mountain range in Central Kenya.
First there was John Ngugi, then Sammy and I think this kid could be just as great.
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Will coop wrote:
El Keniano wrote:
Please, no.
Apparently he is in high school in Japan - form 2 at Kurashiki High School. Would be interesting if he went to univ. in Japan and ran Hakone but he could probably go pro in Japan or elsewhere.
That's a relief. He'll need that Japanese formation to ground him and stay focused. Most who go through that system turn out well rounded and just stand-up individuals. Look no further than the OG Kenyan-Japanese beneficiary Douglas Wakiihuri.
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And Stanley waithaka Mburu too.
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Update: ran great at the first big AK meet, 13:36 for the win at altitude beating 13:03 man (3rd at Trials last year) Cornelius Kemboi
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mbaihaulles wrote:
And Stanley waithaka Mburu too.
And Catherine Ndereba
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