(personal bests – as of Oct. 6, 2021)
| 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. 1 |
2021 |
5K |
18:10.9 |
Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival |
JUNIOR TRACK (2021): 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.
JUNIOR CROSS COUNTRY (2020): 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).
JUNIOR TRACK (2020): Did not compete in any events over the course of the season.
JUNIOR CROSS COUNTRY (2019): 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.
