OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD FRESHMAN (2020) Ran the 1,500-meter race at the RCC Invitational and clocked a time of 4:09.07 ... the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19.
CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN (2019) Competed in five meets… started the year off with a 51st place finish at the Mark Covert Classic, running an 8K in 26:16.4… continued with a 26th 8K finish at the USD Invite… finished 59th at the Masters University Invitational 4.97M with a time of 26:38.1… ran an 8K at the Highlander Invitational and finished 69th with a time of 25:49.8… ended the year running an 8K at the Titan Invite, placing 27th with a time of 26:17.9.
ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Esperanza High School in 2019 ... Member of the XC and TF teams for three years ... Named XC Team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior as well as team captain as a senior ... On the track, Team MVP sophomore, junior and senior year ... Clocked the third-fastest three-mile time in school history and the eighth-fastest two-mile time ... Helped his team qualify for the CIF Preliminaries and Finnals in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
PERSONAL
Born in Anaheim to John and Karen Welch ... Has one sister ... Pursuing a degree in criminal justice and aspires to be involved in law enforcement at the federal level.
