We are THREE DAYS away from this year’s Olympics in Rio. To celebrate, I am highlighting several of the people representing the USA. Today’s feature is about rugby star Alev Kelter.
All information obtained from NBC and Team USA.
Name: Alev Kelter
Sport: Rugby
Previous Olympics:N/A
Previous Career Highlights: 2015 Pan American Games, where she won silver, 2015-16 HSBC Women’s Sevens World Series, where she placed 6th, 2014-15 HSBC Women’s Sevens World Series, where she placed 5th, 2015 NACRA Sevens Championship, where she placed 1st.
Did You Know?
Her position is Scrum half.
She has a twin named Derya.
Her father was a skydiver with the Wings of The Blue at the Air Force Academy.
She played ice hockey and soccer in college.
She captained the U.S. women’s ice hockey team to the gold medal at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship.
Be sure to watch Alev wow us in Rio starting Friday! Thank you for tuning into Football In High Heels for your sports news, entertainment, lessons and fun!
