(personal bests – as of June 17, 2022)
| Date |
Year |
Event |
Statistic |
Meet |
| Jan. 16 |
2021 |
Mile |
5:33.83 |
LSU Purple Tiger |
| May 1 |
2021 |
800 meters |
2:24.36 |
Mississippi State Maroon & White Invitational |
| May 13-15 |
2021 |
1500 meters |
4:49.63 |
Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championship |
| April 17 |
2021 |
3000 meters |
10:32.76 |
LSU Boots Garland Invitational |
| March 25-27 |
2021 |
3000 steeplechase |
11:35.15 |
Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays |
| May 13-15 |
2021 |
5000 meters |
18:11.87 |
Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championship |
| Sept. 18 |
2021 |
4K |
14:55.3 |
Louisiana Tech Mook 4 Invitational |
| Oct. 29 |
2021 |
5K |
17:55.9 |
Sun Belt Conference Championship |
| Nov. 12 |
2021 |
6K |
22:10.9 |
NCAA Division I South Central Regional |
HONORS
2021 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Cross Country)
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (SENIOR-2)
Competed in six meets … Named Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference after setting a new personal best in the 5K in 17:55.9 to finish 10th at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Oct. 29) … Placed second at the season-opening Warhawk Opener (Sept. 3), completing the 4K in 15:18.0 … Set a personal best in the 4K in 14:55.3 at the Louisiana Tech Mook 4 Invitational (Sept. 18) … Picked up another personal best, this time in the 6K in 22:10.9, to place 47th at the NCAA Division I South Central Regional Championship (Nov. 12).
2021 TRACK (JUNIOR)
Made her ULM debut at the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 16), finishing third in the one mile run after posting a time of 5:33.83 … closed out the indoor slate at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 22), placing 26th in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:07.58 … posted her lone Top-10 finish of the 2021 outdoor season at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational (April 17) where she captured the individual crown of the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:32.76 ... took part in two events at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 13), finishing seventh in the 3000-meter steeplechase (11:38.64) and 15th in the 1500-meter run with a mark of 4:50.24.
2020 CROSS COUNTRY (SENIOR-1)
Competed in four events in the fall of 2020…Placed second with a time of 16:07.0 in the 4K at the Mook 4 Invitational at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 11)…Placed third with a time of 19:25.0 in the 5K at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (Oct. 2)…Finished 32nd with a 5K time of 19:00.1 at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Oct. 31).
2020 TRACK (JUNIOR)
Did not compete in any events over the course of the season.
2019 CROSS COUNTRY (JUNIOR)
Did not compete for ULM.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Attended Trinidad Junior College … competed for coaches Lauren and Kyle Masterson … earned All-American honors in steeplechase event, placing seventh overall in the National Junior College Athletic Association (
NJCAA) Championship … closed out her sophomore season by capturing the Regional Championship in the cross country steeplechase … integral part of her team winning
NJCAA National Championship in 3000m steeplechase … her career included seven overall team records.
PREP
Graduated from
Sergoit Secondary School in 2015.
PERSONAL
Benedine
Jebichii Chelimo … daughter of Sarah
Jemeli Chemyoit and Frederick
Chelimo Kipkorir … born August 15, 1996 … has nine siblings, including Cornelius
Korir, Richard
Korir,
Eluid Korir, Brian
Korir,
Jessicah Korir, Gladys, Rose, Dorothy,
Leonidah.
