Alev Kelter Explained

Birth Name:Leyla Alev Kelter
Birth Date:21 March 1991
Birth Place:Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 6 in
Weight:165 lb
Ru Position:Centre
Repyears1:2016–present
Repteam1:United States
Repcaps1:15
Reppoints1:32
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2014
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:United States
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:-
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Collegeyears1:2009–2013
Nationalyears1:2009
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Shoots:Right
Sex:f
Ntl Team:USA
Career Start:2009
Career End:2013

Leyla Alev Kelter (; born March 21, 1991)[1] is an American rugby sevens and rugby union player.

Rugby career

She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team.[2] [3] She also made the squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

Kelter was named in the Eagles squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[4]

In January 2022 the English rugby side Saracens Women announced that they had signed her for the rest of the 2021–22 Premier15s season.[5] She was named in the Eagles squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[6] [7] She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[8] [9] [10]

Kelter has also played for the Northern Loonies in Premier Rugby Sevens, and was part of the 2021 Inaugural Championship team and the 2023 Women's Championship.[11] She won the Finals MVP in 2023.[12]

Kelter won a bronze medal in rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13]

Soccer and Ice hockey

Kelter played for the United States women's national under-16 soccer team and the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team and later played both sports at the University of Wisconsin from 2009 to 2013.[14] [15]

Personal life

Born to Scott and Leyla Kelter, she has two brothers, Erol and Aydin and a twin sister, Derya, who also played soccer and ice hockey. Before she was nine, her family had moved four times because her father was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force.[16] Kelter attended Chugiak High School in Chugiak, Alaska. She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin in 2015.[17] [18] At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kelter got engaged to her partner, fellow Rugby player Kathryn Treder.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KELTER Alev . . August 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: Leyla Kelter . Toronto2015.org . . July 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150804234349/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10162980-kelter-leyla.htm . August 4, 2015 . live.
  3. Web site: TeamUSA Rugby at the 2015 Pan American Games . TeamUSA.org . . July 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160808064503/http://www.teamusa.org/Toronto-2015-Pan-American-Games/Team-USA/Rugby . August 8, 2016 . dead.
  4. News: Eagle River Olympian Alev Kelter headed back to international rugby stage . July 17, 2017 . Alaska Dispatch News . September 23, 2017 . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924093247/https://www.adn.com/sports/2017/07/17/eagle-river-olympian-alev-kelter-headed-back-to-international-rugby-stage/ . September 24, 2017 . live.
  5. News: ALEV KELTER SIGNS FOR SARACENS WOMEN . January 10, 2022.
  6. Web site: May 10, 2022 . Eagles name Pacific Four traveling squad . June 20, 2022 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  7. Web site: Cahill . Calder . May 9, 2022 . USA Women's Eagles traveling roster named for Pacific Four Series 2022 . June 20, 2022 . USA Rugby.
  8. Web site: Cahill . Calder . September 14, 2022 . USA Women's Eagles Rugby World Cup roster named as the official countdown to New Zealand begins . October 12, 2022 . eagles.rugby . en.
  9. Web site: September 16, 2022 . Kate Zackary leads Eagles squad to Rugby World Cup . October 12, 2022 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  10. Web site: Mockford . Sarah . October 9, 2022 . USA Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – USA 10-22 Italy . October 12, 2022 . Rugby World . en-US.
  11. Web site: October 10, 2021 . Premier Rugby Sevens crowns inaugural champions . August 10, 2023 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  12. Web site: August 7, 2023 . Loggerheads, Loonies Win PR7s | Goff Rugby Report . 2023-08-10 . www.goffrugbyreport.com . en.
  13. Web site: July 30, 2024 . 2024 Olympics: U.S. women's rugby sevens wins first bronze medal, stunning Australia with try as clock expires . July 31, 2024 . CBSSports.com . en.
  14. News: Who is Alev Kelter? . Rubinroit . Seth . August 3, 2016 . NBC Olympics . September 23, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924050255/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/who-alev-kelter . September 24, 2017 . live . en.
  15. Web site: August 25, 2008 . Gatorade Alev Kelter Girls' Soccer POY . July 31, 2024 . ESPNdeportes.com . es.
  16. News: Alev Kelter . Team USA . September 23, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045411/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-rugby/athletes/Alev-Kelter . September 24, 2017 . dead.
  17. Web site: Alev Kelter . USA Rugby . March 20, 2021.
  18. Web site: Alev Kelter . https://web.archive.org/web/20160101104744/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-rugby/athletes/Alev-Kelter . dead . January 1, 2016 . Team USA . March 20, 2021.
  19. Web site: Instagram . August 10, 2024 . www.instagram.com.

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