Esther Erb

Esther Erb Atkins

Personal information
Birth name	Esther Phoebe Erb
Born	(1986-04-20) April 20, 1986 (age 38) Richmond, Virginia, US
Height	5'4.5"
Weight	116
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	Marathon
University team	Case Western Reserve

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, and 11th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on February 13, 2016, in Los Angeles.^[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 Reserve 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]

References

1. "Esther Erb". IAAF. August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
2. Final results
3. "From Cleveland to Beijing, CWRU Alumna Esther Erb is Going the Distance". case.edu.
4. "At World Championships, U.S. Athletes Weren't Pressured to Wear Nike Gear Away From the Track". Runner's World.
5. "Esther Erb '08 Qualifies for Olympic Trials Once Again". case.edu.
6. "Get to Know Five Unsung Runners on the U.S. World Championships Team". Runner's World.
7. "Esther Erb: National Champion". levelrenner.com.
8. AP (January 14, 2012). "Keflezighi, Flanagan run to victory at U.S. Olympic marathon trials". CNN.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
9. "Catching Up With National Champion Esther Erb Atkins - UAA". uaasports.info. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
10. University Athletic Association profile of Esther Erb Atkins
11. Competitive Image 2014. "Down the Backstretch: Esther Erb Wins Marathon National Championship". downthebackstretch.blogspot.com.
12. "Esther Erb - Athlete Interview - Freeplay". Freeplay.
13. "Esther Erb". gobroncs.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
14. "Esther Erb-Atkins". AppStateSports.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

External links

• Esther Erb at World Athletics