2019 Women's Cross Country Roster
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/ Women's Cross CountryDISTANCE
/ Women's Cross CountryDISTANCE
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Athena Welsh
- Position:
- DISTANCE
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ohio
2018 Results: Led the Rockets with three first-place finishes on the season ... Landed 85th, posting a time of 20:59.1, at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 17) ... Finished 17th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with an NCAA qualifying time of 20:55.2 ... Took first-placed at the Toledo Opener (14:21.5, Aug. 31), Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (17:06.1, Sept. 7), and All-Ohio Championships (21:01.5, Sept. 29) ... Finished second with a time of 20:37.9 at the MAC Championship (Oct. 27) ... Posted a 6K personal-best 20:36.2 to finish second at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 12) ... Voted Division I Female Runner of the Year by the Ohio collegiate cross country coaches ... Earned First-Team All-MAC honors ... Received MAC Runner of the Week nods on Sept. 9, Oct. 2, and Oct. 16 ... Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... Earned All-Academic accolades from the USTFCCCA.
2017 Results: Posted season and personal-best 17:04.7 5K time, coming in first overall at the ISU Country Financial Invitational (Sept. 8) ... Ran a 20:59.8 6K at the Adidas DI Pre-Nationals (Oct. 14) ... Clinched 10th overall with a 6K time of 21:10.7 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28) ... Recorded 6K season-best time of 20:58 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Nov. 10), placing 17th overall.
2016 Results: Captured first place with a 5K time of 17:33.3 at the Toledo Opener (Sept. 2) ... Ran a time of 22:02.8 in the 6K at the Adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) ... Took 28th overall with a 6K time of 22:10.2 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 29) ... Posted a season-best 6K time of 21:58.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Nov. 11).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country ... Three-year letterwinner in track & field ... Four-time state qualifier in cross country ... State cross country champion as a senior ... Part of two 4x800 meter state champion teams ... Two-time state champion in 1,600 meters ... Stark County Runner of the Year as a junior ... Ran personal-record mile in 4:58, two miles in 10:47 and 5k in 17:58.
Personal: Full name is Athena Marie Welsh ... Parents are Keith and Fannie Welsh ... Has one brother, Ashton, and one sister, Angela ... Majoring in marketing.
2017 Results: Posted season and personal-best 17:04.7 5K time, coming in first overall at the ISU Country Financial Invitational (Sept. 8) ... Ran a 20:59.8 6K at the Adidas DI Pre-Nationals (Oct. 14) ... Clinched 10th overall with a 6K time of 21:10.7 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28) ... Recorded 6K season-best time of 20:58 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Nov. 10), placing 17th overall.
2016 Results: Captured first place with a 5K time of 17:33.3 at the Toledo Opener (Sept. 2) ... Ran a time of 22:02.8 in the 6K at the Adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) ... Took 28th overall with a 6K time of 22:10.2 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 29) ... Posted a season-best 6K time of 21:58.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Nov. 11).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country ... Three-year letterwinner in track & field ... Four-time state qualifier in cross country ... State cross country champion as a senior ... Part of two 4x800 meter state champion teams ... Two-time state champion in 1,600 meters ... Stark County Runner of the Year as a junior ... Ran personal-record mile in 4:58, two miles in 10:47 and 5k in 17:58.
Personal: Full name is Athena Marie Welsh ... Parents are Keith and Fannie Welsh ... Has one brother, Ashton, and one sister, Angela ... Majoring in marketing.
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