Susan Ejore-Sanders (nee Ejore born November 9, 1995) is a professional long-distance runner.

High School

Susan Lokayo Ejore started running at St. Gabriel's Mission School in Nakuru, Kenya, where she completed in cross country and track and field.

College

Ejore graduated from the

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and

Monroe College Monroe University is a Private college, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit university in New York City. It was founded in 1933 and has campuses in the Bronx, New Rochelle and Saint Lucia, with degree programs al ...

. In 2016, her first track season at Monroe College, Ejore won the mile and 1,000 m at the NJCCA Indoor Championships. She also ran on the winning distance medley relay team. She went on to win the 1,500 m at the NJCAA Championships, place second in the 800 m, and run on the winning 4 x 800 m relay team The next year, she repeated her 1,500 m and 4 x 800 m victories and added 800 m gold to her tally.

Professional

Ejore-Sanders is sponsored by

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and is a member of Under Armor Dark Sky Distance. On February 11, 2024, Susan Ejori-Sanders set a Kenya National Record in the indoor mile (4:20.61).Kenyan record 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 - With her 4:20.61 at the @millrosegames Wanamaker Mile, @susan__ejore gets her second mile PB of the season and a national record in the process. In the last two races she’s knocked 11(!) seconds off her mile time
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, where she placed sixth the 1500 m in a personal best time of 3:56.07. That year, Ejore-Sanders also ran a personal best of 1:57.12 in the 800 m.

Statistics

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Susan Ejore University of Oregon Track and Field

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Susan Ejore University of Oregon Track and Field Results
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Susan Ejore Monroe College
1995 births Living people Kenyan female middle-distance runners Oregon Ducks women's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Arizona NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Monroe College alumni Junior college women's track and field athletes in the United States Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub