Weini Kelati

Weini Kelati
Personal information
Nationality	Eritrean
Born	December 1, 1996; Eritrea
Sport
Country	Eritrea; United States
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Distance
College team	New Mexico Lobos
Club	Dark Sky Distance
Turned pro	Nov. 2020
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor; 1500 m: 4:10.88 (Eugene 2021); 3000 m: 8:53.89 NR (Palo Alto 2019); 5000 m: 14:58.24 (San Juan Capistrano 2021); 10000 m: 31:10.08 NR (San Juan Capistrano 2020); Indoor; Mile: 4:37.75i NR (Albuquerque 2019); 3000 m: 8:53.98i NR (New York City 2019); 5000 m: 15:14.71i NR (Boston 2019);

Weini Kelati Frezghi (born 1 December 1996) is an Eritrean-American long-distance runner.[1] She became a US citizen in June 2021.[2] Her transfer of allegiance made her eligible to represent the United States on June 23, 2021.[3]

She attended Heritage High School in Virginia and competed in cross country and track and field. She was the 2015 winner of Footlocker XC. 2015 Virginia state champion in cross country and 2016 outdoor 3200 m. Won 2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals 5000 m and 2 mile.

She won the 10,000 m at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships and won the 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. She was named the Honda Sports Award recipient for cross country that year. She forgoed the remainder of her collegiate eligibility and signed a professional contract in November 2020 with Under Armour's elite team, Dark Sky Distance.[4]

On 5 December 2020, she ran a 10,000 m race and qualified by Entry standard for the 2020 Summer Games, with a personal best time of 31:10.08, also an Eritrean national record – at JSerra Catholic HS, in San Juan Capistrano. But for her first participation to US Trials in Eugene, a few days after becoming American, she did not finish the 10,000 m.

On 16 October 2021, she set the American 10K record for a women’s-only race at the Boston 10K for Women in 31:18.[2] She broke the meet record at the Manchester Road Race in 2021.[5][6]

References

Rodriguez, Kara Clark (June 2, 2017). "Meet Heritage's Weini Kelati Frezghi". Retrieved June 9, 2021.
"Weini Kelati sets American record at Boston 10K for Women - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
"Weini KELATI FREZGHI | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
"Kelati, UNM's star distance runner, turns pro, signs with Under Armour - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
Inquirer, Adam Betz / Journal. "Kelati smashes course record to win women's title at 85th Manchester Road Race". Journal Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
"WTW: Why Weini Kelati May Be America's Next Great Distance Star And Is Sean Brosnan Great Or Just Lucky?". LetsRun.com. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-12-01.

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[1] Rodriguez, Kara Clark (June 2, 2017). "Meet Heritage's Weini Kelati Frezghi". Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[:0-2] "Weini Kelati sets American record at Boston 10K for Women - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-10-18.

[3] "Weini KELATI FREZGHI | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.

[4] "Kelati, UNM's star distance runner, turns pro, signs with Under Armour - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.

[5] Inquirer, Adam Betz / Journal. "Kelati smashes course record to win women's title at 85th Manchester Road Race". Journal Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-12-01.

[6] "WTW: Why Weini Kelati May Be America's Next Great Distance Star And Is Sean Brosnan Great Or Just Lucky?". LetsRun.com. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-12-01.