- August 15th, 2015, 12:30 am
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Congrats, Sammy!
LetsRun.com wrote:Four-Time NCAA Champion Sam Chelanga Became A U.S. Citizen TodayClick Here for Full Story
By Jonathan Gault
August 14, 2015
Sam Chelanga, who won four NCAA titles at Liberty University from 2008 to 2011 and set the collegiate record in the 10,000 meters, became a U.S. citizen today at the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, Ariz. Chelanga, 30, moved to the United States from Kenya in September 2006 and is now eligible to represent the United States in international competition, including next summer’s Olympic Games in Rio.
“I love America a lot,” Chelanga said on the phone from Arizona. “[Becoming an American] is everything to me. I live in America and my [son] is American. I pay taxes, but I can do more than that as an athlete. And with citizenship that can become a reality.”