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2021-22 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster

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Michael Welsh Jr.

  • Class Freshman
  • Event Cross Country/Distance
  • Hometown Chardon, Ohio
  • High School Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School

Biography

   CCU Personal Bests   
 Cross Country
 8k   26.44.0   
 10k   33:56.0
 Indoor
 5000-meters   16:10.21   


MICHAEL WELSH JR. TFRRS PAGE
 

2022 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season

  • Did not compete in a meet over the outdoor season
  • Did compete unattached at the Bob Pollock Invitational during the indoor season, turning in a fifth-place finish in the 5000-meters with a time of 16:10.21
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester


2021 (Freshman)
Cross Country

  • Competed in five meets on the season for the Chanticleers
  • Placed 44th overall at the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships (8k) with a time of 27:23.7
  • Finished 35th with a time of 27:31.5 at the ECU Pirate Invitational (8k)
  • Turned in a season-best time of 26:44.0 in his CCU debut at the Queen City Invite (8k)
  • Posted a time of 28:46.2 at the Chanticleer Challenge (8k)
  • Competed for the Chants at the 2021 NCAA DI Southeast Regional Championships (10k), finishing with a time of 33:56.0
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2021 fall semester

High School
  • A two-time District Champion in cross country (2019 and 2020)
  • An OHSAA state qualifier (2020)
  • A two-time all-area selection in cross country, earning first-team honors in 2020 and second-team accolades in 2019
  • Was named his high school team's Rookie of the Year in track in 2018 and cross country in 2019
  • Born in Highland Heights, Ohio