2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Kelati, Simon

Simon Kelati

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Greely, Colo.
  • High School:
    Greeley Central
  • Prev School:
    Western Colorado

2024-25

Indoor Track & Field

  • Ran 14:06.85 in the 5000m, at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 14-15, 2025).
  • Did not start in the mile at the Colorado Classic (Jan. 17-18, 2025).

Cross Country

  • Placed 159th in the 10k (30:20.4) at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (Nov. 23, 2024).
  • Finished 33rd in the 10k (29:59.6) at the NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 15, 2024).
  • Placed 26th in the 8k (23:17.5) a personal best at the Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championships (Nov. 1, 2024).
  • Finished 78th in the 8k (23:43.6) at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19, 2024).
  • Ran 24:24.7 in the 8k, placing 65th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 27, 2024).

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Before CU

Western Colorado

2024

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Placed 3rd in the 1500m (3:54.73) and 7th in the 5000m (14:48.27) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Won the 1500m (3:48.15) at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Ran a season-best 5000m (13:34.94) at the Bryan Clay Invitational, finishing 8th.
  • Won the 1500m (3:48.59) at the Chuck Haering Classic.

Indoor Track & Field

  • NCAA Division II National Champion in the 3000m (7:57.62) and finished 3rd in the 5000m (13:55.77).
  • Won the 3000m (8:14.10) at the RMAC Indoor Championships.
  • Clocked 13:58.56 in the 5000m at the Husky Classic.
  • Ran a team-winning DMR (10:14.56) at the Mines Winter Classic & Multi.
  • Opened the season with a 5000m win (14:35.64) at the Mountaineer Open.

Cross Country

  • Finished 2nd at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships with a career-best 10k time of 29:13.2.
  • Earned All-Conference honors at the RMAC Cross Country Championships with a 2nd-place finish (24:11.0, 8k).
  • Won the Mountaineer Invite (8k, 25:15.6).

2023

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Finished 4th in the 1500m (3:54.56) and 7th in the 5000m (14:33.76) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Placed 5th in the 1500m (3:53.76) at the RMAC Outdoor Championships.
  • Ran a personal best 5000m (13:51.79) at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

Indoor Track & Field

  • Placed 8th in the 5000m (14:10.35) at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Won the 5000m (14:49.52) at the Mountaineer Open and Multi.

Cross Country

  • Placed 12th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (10k, 30:08.8), earning his first All-American honor.
  • Finished 10th at the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships (10k, 31:09.4), earning All-Region honors.
  • Finished 6th at the RMAC Cross Country Championships (8k, 24:57.5), earning First Team All-Conference honors.
  • Ran a career-best 8k time of 23:55.5 at the NCAA DII Pre-Nationals meet.
  • Won the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite and the Gig Leadbetter Maverick Stampede.

2022

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Placed 18th in the 1500m (3:50.38) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Finished 3rd in the 1500m (3:51.85) at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed in the mile at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships (DNF).

Cross Country

  • Competed in the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite and the RMAC Championships, finishing 16th with an 8k time of 25:16.3.

2021

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Placed 7th in the 5000m (15:17.37) at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Won the 5000m (14:39.46) at the Maverick Sun Classic.

Indoor Track & Field

  • Finished 4th in the mile (4:38.91) at the Western Colorado Triangular.

Cross Country

  • Competed in three races, posting a season-best 8k time of 25:17.6 at the Chile Pepper XC Festival.

2020

Cross Country

  • Finished 16th at the RMAC Championships (8k, 25:16.3).

2019

  • Redshirted.

Personal

  • Position: Distance
  • Class: Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown: Greeley, Colorado
  • High School: Greeley Central
  • Previous School: Greeley Central
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