El Paso Times · May 12, 2017
How did UTEP land world class runner Emmanuel Korir?
UTEP runner Emmanuel Korir talks about winning the national championship in the 800 meter race.Victor Calzada/El Paso Times
Buy PhotoIn nine months in El Paso, UTEP track superstar Emmanuel Korir has answered so many questions.
His explosion on the track scene at a world class level was so meteoric, such a sudden rise from unknown freshman to one of the most intriguing prospects on the planet in a matter of weeks, it doesn't have many parallels. He made his indoor debut with a world's leading time in the 800 meters, six days later he set a world record in the 600 and track statisticians began scrambling to find his birthdate (he's 21).