title: Esther Erb
text: # Esther Erb
  
  Esther Erb Atkins (born April 20, 1986) is an American long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
  
  ## Major races
  
  Erb placed 24th in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
  
  Erb won the 2014 USA Marathon Championships and qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Los Angeles, California.
  
  Erb placed 27th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on January 14, 2012, in Houston, and 11th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on February 13, 2016, in Los Angeles.
  
  ## Collegiate career
  
  Erb was an NCAA Division III 10,000M champion, six time NCAA All-American and two-time Academic All-American while competing at Case Western Reserve University. After graduating from Case Western, she spent two years as a Fulbright teaching fellow in Austria.
  
  Erb was a professional runner from ZAP Fitness from 2010 - 2013.
  
  Erb worked as an assistant cross country and distance coach at Rider University from 2013 - 2015. She joined the Appalachian State University athletics department in 2015.
  
  