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Kelati, Izzo, and Kurgat lead USA women to Tallahassee

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By Clay Shaw

12.6.25 Portland, OR—Weini Kelati of Flagstaff, AZ and the UA/Dark Sky Distance team won the USATF women’s 10K in Glendoveer Golf Course in suburban Portland. It was rainy for this race and muddy and chilly for all the races.  Six women qualified for Team USA going to World XC in Tallahassee in January. Ten women scored into modest prize money, which wasn’t really the point in the intense and competitive field. Kelati won in 33:45.5, Katie Izzo of Adidas was second in 34:00.9. Ednah Kurgat of US Army was third in 34:09.9. Karissa Schweizer of Nike Swoosh TC was fourth in 34:16.2. Emily Venters of Nike Swoosh TC was fifth in 34:20.7. Grace Hartman of NC State took the sixth and final USA spot in 34:25.7.

For myself it was great to return to Oregon and the Portland area where I spent some my youth. Portland is an interesting city with lots going on.  I loved getting lost in Powell’s bookstore and did manage to find a great book. I packed light. I left my muddy shoes from race day in Oregon, and had to use my running skills in the San Francisco airport as I just made it my flight to Washington-Dulles that was boarding as I got to the gate. My time in my native SF in 2025 was limited to quesadillas at the airport on Thursday and a mad dash on Sunday.

Results – Top Women

  1.  33:45.9 Weini Kelati, 29, UA/Dark Sky Distance
  2. 34:00.9 Katie Izzo, 28, Adidas
  3. 34:09.9 Ednah Kurgat, 34, US Army
  4. 34:16.2 Karissa Schweizer, 29, Nike Swoosh TC
  5. 34:20.7 Emily Venters, 26, Nike Swoosh TC
  6. 34:25.7 Grace Hartman, 21, NC State
  7. 34:33.1 Elise Stearns, Nike Swoosh TC
  8. 34:34.4 Allie Ostrander, 28, Oiselle
  9. 34:40.9 Emma Grace Hurley, 27, Asics
  10. 34:48.9 Parker Valby, 23, New Balance
  11. 34:57.8 Carrie Elwood, 31, Asics Mammoth TC
  12. 35:04.8 Makena Morley, 29, Asics
  13. 35:10.5 Elena Henes, 27, Adidas
  14. 35:10.8 Cailie Hughes, 26, Puma/Minnesota Distance Elite
  15. 35:14.3 Margot Appleton, 23, New Balance Boston
  16. 35:30.3 Katelyn Tuohy, 23, Adidas
  17. 35:32.7 Rachel Rudel, Front Range Elite
  18. 35:33.4 Rachel Anderson, 24, Minnesota Distance Elite
  19. 35:34.2 Kassie Parker, 26, Crown Running
  20. 35:34.2 Shelby Houlihan, 32, Unattached
  21. 35:35.8 Syephanie Bruce, 41, Flagstaff, AZ
  22. 35:39.0 Annastasia Peters, Salt Lake City, UT
  23. 35:41.1 Makenna Myler, 35, Run Elite Program
  24. 35:48.3 Taylor Werner, 27, Unattached
  25. 35:52.4 Amber Zimmerman, 33, Philadelphia, PA
  26. 35:55.6 Amaris Tyynismaa, 24, UA/Dark Sky Distance
  27. 35:55.7 Olivia Markezich, 25, On Athletics Club
  28. 35:59.3 MaKenna Thurston, Minnesota Distance Elite
  29. 36:30.9 Lesley Boyd, Unattached
  30. 36:38.7 Riley Buese, Timberline AC
USATF 10K women just after the start in the Oregon rain. Weini Kelati, Parker Valby, Emma Grace Hurley, and Grace Hartman lead the large group of athletes.
Weini Kelati, Parker Valby, and Emma Grace Hurley leading the 10K early as fans line the sideline.
Elena Henes and Katelyn Tuohy in action in the USATF 10K in Portland, Oregon. Henes finished 13th; Tuohy was 16th.
Amber Zimmerman of Philadelphia was 25th in the USATF 10K Cross Country event.
Late in the race it was down to just Weini Kelati and Katie Izzo, with Ednah Kurgat a few steps back. Kelati won, Izzo was second, and Kurgat was third.
Ednah Kurgat of the US Army team in Colorado Springs was third in 34:09.
Olivia Markezich on the On Athletics Club was 27th.
Callie Hughes, Katelyn Tuohy, and Taylor Werner compete in the rainy USATF women’s 10K in Portland. Hughes was 14th, Tuohy was 16th, and Werner was 24th.
Annastasia Peters of University of Utah was 22nd.
Weini Kelati wins the USATF Women’s 10K XC championship in 33:45.5.
Grace Hartman of NC State has a big smile as she earns a USA berth in Tallahassee. Hartman was sixth in 34:25.7.
Team USA will be Weni Kelati, Katie Izzo, Ednah Kurgat, Karissa Schweizer, Emily Venters, and Grace Hartman.
Tallahassee Bound USA Women’s team. Kelati, Izzo, Kurgat, Schweizer, Venters, and Hartman.
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