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Ariel Keklak
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sudbury, Mass.
- High School:
- Lincoln-Sudbury Regional HS
- Prev School:
- Wake Forest / Johns Hopkins
- Major:
- Master of Public Health
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:41.9
6K (XC): 19:46.7
800 (Indoor): 2:18.7
1000 (Indoor): 3:03.64
Mile (Indoor): 4:54.01
3000 (Indoor): 10:09.48
800 (Outdoor): 2:14.64
1500 (Outdoor): 4:31.57
5000 (Outdoor): 16:41.30
Academic Honors:
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Winter
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2021 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District
2021 Centennial Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2020 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2020 Centennial Academic Honor Roll
2020 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District
2019 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2019 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
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Athletic Honors:
2021 USTFCCCAÂ DIII Outdoor All-American (1,500)
2021 First-Team All-Centennial (800m)
2021 Second-Team All-Centennial (4x400m Relay)
2021 Centennial League 800m Champion
2020 USTFCCCAÂ DIII Indoor All-American (10K)
2020 Indoor All-Region (Mile)
2019 Indoor All-Region (DMR)
2019 Indoor Honorable Mention All-Centennial Team (Mile)
2019 USTFCCCA All-American (XC)
2019 First-Team All-Centennial Team (XC)
2019 Outdoor All-Region (1,500)
2018 Cross Country All-Region
2018 Second-Team All-Centennial Team (XC)
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School Records:
Johns Hopkins
4th all-time in 1,000m indoors (3:03.64)
6th all-time in 800m outdoors (2:14.64)
7th all-time in 1500m outdoors (4:31.57)
9th all-time in mile indoors (4:54.01)
8th all-time with DMR team indoors (11:50.25)
Freshman Records
1st all-time in 800m outdoors (2:15.18)
1st all-time in 1,500m outdoors (4:36.72)
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2023 Outdoor Track:
• Took second in her outdoor season debut with a run of 4:36.58 in the 1500m at the Utah Tech Invitational
• Picked up another top-10 finish in the 1500m race at the Utah Spring Classic
• Ran a new PR time of 16:41.30 to capture the 5000m race at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Competed in the 5000m race at Pac-12 Championships
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
2022 Cross Country:
• Saw action in four meets during the historic season for Utah
• Opened the season as the fourth Ute to cross the line with a time of 21:18.0 to help Utah win as a team
• Crossed the finish line at 20:35.7 as the fourth Utah runner at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Was 17th overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR run of 19:46.7 while Utah took second after losing the tiebreaker to Colorado
• Came in 102nd at the NCAA Championships to help Utah secure the best finish in program history (12th) with a run of 20:37.8
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2022 Outdoor Track:
• Did not compete
2021-22Â Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
2021 Cross Country:
• Opened the season by leading Utah to a second-place finish in her Division I debut with an eighth-place finish and was the third Ute overall to cross the finish line
• Set a new 6k PR (20:13.0) for fourth-place and helped Utah capture the Dellinger Invitational crown
• Helped Utah finish in second at the loaded FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet with a time of 20:35.8, which was good for 42nd overall and the fourth scoring runner for the Utes
• Placed 47th overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 22:16.2 while the Utes recorded their best finish at the conference meet (second)
2021 Outdoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Competed in six meets and competed for the first time in over a year
• Opened the outdoor season with a PR in the 800m with a time of 2:14.64 for fourth while taking second in the 1,500m (4:37.67)
• Followed up with another PR mark, crossing at 4:31.57 in the 1,500m at the George Mason Spring Invitational
• Won the 800m race at the Hopkins/Loyola Track & Field Invitational with a mark of 2:15.77
• Claimed the 800m crown at the conference championships and helped the 4x400m relay team take second
• Came in eighth at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 4:32.21 in the 800m finals
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2020 Cross Country (Johns Hopkins):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2020 Outdoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Ran in four meets on the year and recorded four top-15 finishes
• Opened the year with a PR in the 3k (10:09.48) at the Diplomat Open
• Placed fourth in the mile at the 2020 Great Dane Classic
• Part of the DMR team that took second at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational
• Took 14th with the DMR team and set a new mile time (4:54.01) at the 2020 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational
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2019 Cross Country (Johns Hopkins):
• Competed in seven races with four top-25 marks
• Started the year with an 11th-place finish at the Mount St. Mary’s 5k Dual
• Posted a new 5k PR at the Louisville Classic with a mark of 17:41.9
• Followed up with a fourth-place finish and PR in the 6k (21:09.3) at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle
• Took sixth at the conference championships with a time of 22:10.7 in the 6k
• Paced 23rd at the NCAA DIII Championships with a time of 21:59.4 in the 6k
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2019 Outdoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Saw action in seven meets with seven top-25 finishes and led Bluejays to a third-place finishÂ
• Ran a season-best time of 2:15.18 in the 800m at the Towson Invitational
• Set a season-best time of 4:36.72 in the 1,500m at the Bison Outdoor Classic
• Was second in the 1,500m at the MIT DIII Final Qualifying Meet, her parent’s alma mater
• Placed 22nd at the NCAA Championships with a time of 4:54.94 in the 1,500m
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2018-19 Indoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Ran in eight races with nine top-10 finishes, nine of which were in the top-3
• Started the year off with a third-place finish in the 3k at the Diplomat Open
• Took third in the mile at the Gulden Invitational
• Set a new PR in the 1k (3:03.64) for third while also taking third as a member of the DMR squad
• Placed third in the 800m with a PR time of 2:18.7 at the NYC DIII Invitational while picking up an event win as a member of the DMR team
• Claimed first in the DMR at the AARTFC Track & Field Championships
• Was part of the DMR crew that took ninth at the NCAA Championships
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2018 Cross Country (Johns Hopkins):
• Saw action in six events with two top-10 finishes
• Opened the year with an eighth-place finish in the 5k (19:07.4) at the Mount St. Mary’s 5k Duals
• Took ninth at the Centennial Conference Championships in the 6k
• Was 34th at the NCAA DIII Mideast Regionals (6k)
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2017 Outdoor Track (Wake Forest):
• Did not compete.
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2016-17 Indoor Track (Wake Forest):
• Did not compete.
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2016 Cross Country (Wake Forest):
• Did not compete.
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High School:
• Helped Lincoln-Sudbury Region High School to a top-three finish in the Massachusetts State Championships all four years
• Was the 2015-16 Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year (MA)
• Won the state cross country championship her senior year while leading the Warriors to a second-place team finish
• Named the 2015 Boston Globe Division I Girls Cross Country All-Scholastic Runner of the Year
• Came in seventh at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships and qualified for the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships where she came in 30th
• Won several state championships in track & field during her prep career
• Was a standout in the classroom and member of the National Honor Society
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Personal:
• Daughter of Claudia Buser and John KeklakÂ
• Has an older sister, Andrea, and an older brother, Alexander
• Sister Alexander was an All-American in cross country and track & field at Georgetown
• Earned her bachelor’s in molecular & cellular biology from John’s Hopkins University in 2021
• Graduated with her masters in public health at the U in the Spring of 2023
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:41.9
6K (XC): 19:46.7
800 (Indoor): 2:18.7
1000 (Indoor): 3:03.64
Mile (Indoor): 4:54.01
3000 (Indoor): 10:09.48
800 (Outdoor): 2:14.64
1500 (Outdoor): 4:31.57
5000 (Outdoor): 16:41.30
Academic Honors:
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Winter
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2021 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District
2021 Centennial Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2020 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2020 Centennial Academic Honor Roll
2020 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District
2019 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2019 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
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Athletic Honors:
2021 USTFCCCAÂ DIII Outdoor All-American (1,500)
2021 First-Team All-Centennial (800m)
2021 Second-Team All-Centennial (4x400m Relay)
2021 Centennial League 800m Champion
2020 USTFCCCAÂ DIII Indoor All-American (10K)
2020 Indoor All-Region (Mile)
2019 Indoor All-Region (DMR)
2019 Indoor Honorable Mention All-Centennial Team (Mile)
2019 USTFCCCA All-American (XC)
2019 First-Team All-Centennial Team (XC)
2019 Outdoor All-Region (1,500)
2018 Cross Country All-Region
2018 Second-Team All-Centennial Team (XC)
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School Records:
Johns Hopkins
4th all-time in 1,000m indoors (3:03.64)
6th all-time in 800m outdoors (2:14.64)
7th all-time in 1500m outdoors (4:31.57)
9th all-time in mile indoors (4:54.01)
8th all-time with DMR team indoors (11:50.25)
Freshman Records
1st all-time in 800m outdoors (2:15.18)
1st all-time in 1,500m outdoors (4:36.72)
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2023 Outdoor Track:
• Took second in her outdoor season debut with a run of 4:36.58 in the 1500m at the Utah Tech Invitational
• Picked up another top-10 finish in the 1500m race at the Utah Spring Classic
• Ran a new PR time of 16:41.30 to capture the 5000m race at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Competed in the 5000m race at Pac-12 Championships
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
2022 Cross Country:
• Saw action in four meets during the historic season for Utah
• Opened the season as the fourth Ute to cross the line with a time of 21:18.0 to help Utah win as a team
• Crossed the finish line at 20:35.7 as the fourth Utah runner at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Was 17th overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR run of 19:46.7 while Utah took second after losing the tiebreaker to Colorado
• Came in 102nd at the NCAA Championships to help Utah secure the best finish in program history (12th) with a run of 20:37.8
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2022 Outdoor Track:
• Did not compete
2021-22Â Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
2021 Cross Country:
• Opened the season by leading Utah to a second-place finish in her Division I debut with an eighth-place finish and was the third Ute overall to cross the finish line
• Set a new 6k PR (20:13.0) for fourth-place and helped Utah capture the Dellinger Invitational crown
• Helped Utah finish in second at the loaded FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet with a time of 20:35.8, which was good for 42nd overall and the fourth scoring runner for the Utes
• Placed 47th overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 22:16.2 while the Utes recorded their best finish at the conference meet (second)
2021 Outdoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Competed in six meets and competed for the first time in over a year
• Opened the outdoor season with a PR in the 800m with a time of 2:14.64 for fourth while taking second in the 1,500m (4:37.67)
• Followed up with another PR mark, crossing at 4:31.57 in the 1,500m at the George Mason Spring Invitational
• Won the 800m race at the Hopkins/Loyola Track & Field Invitational with a mark of 2:15.77
• Claimed the 800m crown at the conference championships and helped the 4x400m relay team take second
• Came in eighth at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 4:32.21 in the 800m finals
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2020 Cross Country (Johns Hopkins):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2020 Outdoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Ran in four meets on the year and recorded four top-15 finishes
• Opened the year with a PR in the 3k (10:09.48) at the Diplomat Open
• Placed fourth in the mile at the 2020 Great Dane Classic
• Part of the DMR team that took second at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational
• Took 14th with the DMR team and set a new mile time (4:54.01) at the 2020 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational
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2019 Cross Country (Johns Hopkins):
• Competed in seven races with four top-25 marks
• Started the year with an 11th-place finish at the Mount St. Mary’s 5k Dual
• Posted a new 5k PR at the Louisville Classic with a mark of 17:41.9
• Followed up with a fourth-place finish and PR in the 6k (21:09.3) at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle
• Took sixth at the conference championships with a time of 22:10.7 in the 6k
• Paced 23rd at the NCAA DIII Championships with a time of 21:59.4 in the 6k
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2019 Outdoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Saw action in seven meets with seven top-25 finishes and led Bluejays to a third-place finishÂ
• Ran a season-best time of 2:15.18 in the 800m at the Towson Invitational
• Set a season-best time of 4:36.72 in the 1,500m at the Bison Outdoor Classic
• Was second in the 1,500m at the MIT DIII Final Qualifying Meet, her parent’s alma mater
• Placed 22nd at the NCAA Championships with a time of 4:54.94 in the 1,500m
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2018-19 Indoor Track (Johns Hopkins):
• Ran in eight races with nine top-10 finishes, nine of which were in the top-3
• Started the year off with a third-place finish in the 3k at the Diplomat Open
• Took third in the mile at the Gulden Invitational
• Set a new PR in the 1k (3:03.64) for third while also taking third as a member of the DMR squad
• Placed third in the 800m with a PR time of 2:18.7 at the NYC DIII Invitational while picking up an event win as a member of the DMR team
• Claimed first in the DMR at the AARTFC Track & Field Championships
• Was part of the DMR crew that took ninth at the NCAA Championships
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2018 Cross Country (Johns Hopkins):
• Saw action in six events with two top-10 finishes
• Opened the year with an eighth-place finish in the 5k (19:07.4) at the Mount St. Mary’s 5k Duals
• Took ninth at the Centennial Conference Championships in the 6k
• Was 34th at the NCAA DIII Mideast Regionals (6k)
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2017 Outdoor Track (Wake Forest):
• Did not compete.
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2016-17 Indoor Track (Wake Forest):
• Did not compete.
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2016 Cross Country (Wake Forest):
• Did not compete.
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High School:
• Helped Lincoln-Sudbury Region High School to a top-three finish in the Massachusetts State Championships all four years
• Was the 2015-16 Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year (MA)
• Won the state cross country championship her senior year while leading the Warriors to a second-place team finish
• Named the 2015 Boston Globe Division I Girls Cross Country All-Scholastic Runner of the Year
• Came in seventh at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships and qualified for the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships where she came in 30th
• Won several state championships in track & field during her prep career
• Was a standout in the classroom and member of the National Honor Society
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Personal:
• Daughter of Claudia Buser and John KeklakÂ
• Has an older sister, Andrea, and an older brother, Alexander
• Sister Alexander was an All-American in cross country and track & field at Georgetown
• Earned her bachelor’s in molecular & cellular biology from John’s Hopkins University in 2021
• Graduated with her masters in public health at the U in the Spring of 2023
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