Solomon Chebor (2000) - FDU Hall of Fame

FDU Hall of Fame

Solomon Chebor

Class

1982
Induction

2000
Sport(s)

Men's Track and Field

Inducted: May 19, 2000

Fairleigh Dickinson University's most decorated distance runner, Solomon Chebor '82, becomes the fifth person with ties to the FDU track and field team inducted into the Hall of Fame. He becomes the fifth person with ties to the FDU track and field team inducted into the Hall of Fame. Chebor is a 10-time All-American who earned the honors in cross-country, the 3,000 meters, the 5,000 meters, and the steeplechase. Chebor graduated from FDU with 11 school records ranging from the two mile to the 10,000 meters. He was a two-time NCAA Individual Champion, winning the indoor three mile in 1980 and 1981 steeplechase. He was one of the top-ranked steeplechase competitors in the world in 1981 and added a third-place finish in the 1981 NCAA Cross Country Championship and finished 25th in the1981 New York City Marathon- his first-ever marathon race.

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