Esther Erb

Esther Erb Atkins
Personal information
Birth name Esther Phoebe Erb
Nationality American
Born (1986-04-20) April 20, 1986
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Height 5'4.5"
Weight 116
Sport
Country United States
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Marathon
University team Case Western Reserve University

Esther Erb Atkins (born April 20, 1986) is an American long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2][3]

Major races

Erb placed 24th in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[4]

Erb won the 2014 USA Marathon Championships and qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Los Angeles, California.[5][6][7]

Erb placed 27th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on January 14, 2012 in Houston.[8]

Collegiate career

Erb was an NCAA Division III 10,000M champion,[9] six time NCAA All-American and two-time Academic All-American while competing at Case Western University. After graduating from Case Western, she spent two years as a Fulbright teaching fellow in Austria.[10]

Erb was a professional runner from ZAP Fitness from 2010 - 2013.[11][12]

Erb worked as an assistant cross country and distance coach at Rider University from 2013 - 2015.[13] She joined the Appalachian State University athletics department in 2015.[14]

Personal life

Erb married fellow Olympic Trials Qualifier and former ZAP Fitness teammate Cole Atkins on September 26, 2015.

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