| Susan Tanui | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Residence: | Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Event: | 1500 m – marathon |
| Club: | US |
| Birth Date: | March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Eldoret, Kenya |
| Coach: | Scott Simmons |
| Collegeteam: | University of Alaska Anchorage |
| Height: | 5inchesft4inchesin (ftin) |
| Alma Mater: | Liberty University |
| Turnedpro: | 2015 |
| Pb: | 1500 m: 4:28.78 (2013) 5000 m: 16:36.13 (2012) 10,000 m: 34:19.08 (2014) Mar: 3:06:27 (2016) |
Susan Tanui (born March 1987) is an American long-distance runner of Kenyan descent. She has competed in running events ranging from 1500 m to 10,000 m. She has also taken part in 5 km and half marathon events.[1]
During her collegiate career at University of Alaska Anchorage, Tanui was the 2012 and 2013 NCAA D2 Outdoor Championships runner up taking second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She also had All Region as well as All-America placings in NCAA competition in cross country running and indoor track (3000 m and 5000 m).[2] In April 2014, she was enlisted to serve in the U.S. Army.[1]
| Representing the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | NCAA Cross Country | NCAA Outdoor | ||||||
| 2013 | bgcolor=gold | 6 km 1st 20:24.8 | 6K 16th 21:29.9 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 6 km 1st place 20:37.3 | 6 km 2nd place 20:12.6 | bgcolor=gold | 5000 m 1st place 17:51.26 | 5000 m 3rd place 16:37.03 | bgcolor=silver | 5000 m 2nd place 17:37.08 | 5000 m 4th place 17:12.78 |
| bgcolor=gold | 3000 m 1st place 9:54.95 | 3000 m 8th place 9:48.53 | bgcolor=gold | 3000 m Steeplechase 1st place 10:41.88 | bgcolor=silver | 3000 m Steeplechase 2nd place 10:38.36 | ||
| bgcolor=silver | Mile 2nd place 4:58.97 | 1500 m 4th place 4:28.78 | ||||||
| bgcolor=silver | 10,000 m 2nd place 36:02.84 | |||||||
| 2011–12 | bgcolor=gold | 5000 m 1st 17:31.67 | 5000 m 8th 18:00.06 | |||||
| bgcolor=gold | 3000 m Steeplechase 1st place 10:24.44 | bgcolor=silver | 3000 m Steeplechase 2nd place 10:28.26 | |||||
| bgcolor=silver | 1500 m 2nd place 4:32.83 | |||||||
| Representing the Dallas Baptist Patriots | ||||||||
| Year | NCCAA Cross Country | NCCAA Outdoor | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 6 km 9th place 23:51.8 | bgcolor=silver | 5000 m 2nd place 18:16.86 | |||||
| bgcolor=gold | 3000 m Steeplechase 1st place 11:23.34 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | 5000 m 9th place 19:35.44 | 10,000 m 6th place 40:19.78 | ||||||
| 3000 m 20th place 11:44.87 | ||||||||
Tanui initiated the 2018's season by winning 6th place at the USA Cross Country Championships which was led by Emily Infeld in 33:18.7 (3:19.9/km), Molly Seidel in 33:22.1, Stephanie Bruce in 33:34.1, her teammate Courtney Frerichs 33:55.1, Emily Durgin in 33:56.9, and Susan Tanui in 34:39.0 and the six qualified for Team USA at 2018 NACAC Cross Country Championships in La Libertad, El Salvador on February 17, 2018 where she placed 4th Top leading American [6]