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Athena Welsh
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ohio
2019 Results: Broke the 16-minute mark on the 5000m, recording a school-record and personal-best 15:58.95 to take third at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 29-30) …  Clocked a time of 16:33.55 in the 5000 to take first at the MAC Indoor Championships … Placed fourth in teh 3000m with a time of 9:48.87 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) … Took first in the mile with a time of 4:43.54 at the GVSU Open (Jan. 25) … Stopped the clock at 9:37.72 to clich first in the 3000m at the BGSU Indoor Dual (Jan. 18) … Earned First-Team All-MAC honors for the 5000m at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) … Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the indoor season.
2019 Top Performances:Â
Mile - GVSU Open - 1st place - 4:43.54
1500m - Bryan Clay Invitational - 122nd place - Â 4:35.16
3000m - MAC Indoor Championships - 4th place - Â 9:48.87
5000m - Raleigh Relays - 3rd place - 15:58.95 *PR*Â
2018 Results: Competed in the 3000m steeplechase and took 20th with a time of 10:16.59 in the the preliminary race at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26) ... Posted a personal-best in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:14.33 to take second at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 10-12) ... Placed third in the 3000m with a time of 9:34.28 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24) … Clinched first in the 5000m with a time of 16:35.28 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ...Earned All-Academic Honors from the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association … Named a Distinguished Scholar Athlete from the MAC.
2018 Top Performances:Â
Mile - SPIRE Midwest Indoor Open - 2nd place - 4:43.15 **PR**
3000m - Doug Raymond Invite - 1st place - 9:32.76 **PR**
3000m Steeplechase - MAC Outdoor Championships - 2nd place - 10:14.33 **PR**
5000m - MAC Outdoor Championships - 6th place - 16:28.35
2017 Results: Posted a personal best and took third in the 1500m with a time of 4:33.62 at the Ball State Challenge (April 14-15) ... Recorded a personal record in the 5000m with a time of 17:16.15 to land seventh at the MAC Outddor Championships (May 11-13) ... Competed in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:29.82 to place third at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (June 22-24) …Clinched first in the 3000m with a time of 9:54.79 at the BGSU Dual (April 7) … Placed third with a time of 9:50.21 in the 3000m at the Bob Eubanks Open (Jan. 13).
2017 Top Performances:Â
Mile - Thundering Herd Invitational - 2nd place - 4:52.70Â
1500m - Ball State Challenge - 3rd place - 4:33.62 **PR**
3000m - SPIRE DI Invitational - 8th place - 9:40.40Â
3000m Steeplechase - Jesse Owens Classic - 2nd place - 10:29.46
5000m - MAC Outdoor Championships - 7th place - 17:16.15
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. Â
Personal: Full name is Athena Marie Welsh ... Parents are Keith and Fannie Welsh ... Has one brother, Ashton, and one sister, Angela ... Majoring in marketing.
2019 Top Performances:Â
Mile - GVSU Open - 1st place - 4:43.54
1500m - Bryan Clay Invitational - 122nd place - Â 4:35.16
3000m - MAC Indoor Championships - 4th place - Â 9:48.87
5000m - Raleigh Relays - 3rd place - 15:58.95 *PR*Â
2018 Results: Competed in the 3000m steeplechase and took 20th with a time of 10:16.59 in the the preliminary race at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26) ... Posted a personal-best in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:14.33 to take second at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 10-12) ... Placed third in the 3000m with a time of 9:34.28 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24) … Clinched first in the 5000m with a time of 16:35.28 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ...Earned All-Academic Honors from the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association … Named a Distinguished Scholar Athlete from the MAC.
2018 Top Performances:Â
Mile - SPIRE Midwest Indoor Open - 2nd place - 4:43.15 **PR**
3000m - Doug Raymond Invite - 1st place - 9:32.76 **PR**
3000m Steeplechase - MAC Outdoor Championships - 2nd place - 10:14.33 **PR**
5000m - MAC Outdoor Championships - 6th place - 16:28.35
2017 Results: Posted a personal best and took third in the 1500m with a time of 4:33.62 at the Ball State Challenge (April 14-15) ... Recorded a personal record in the 5000m with a time of 17:16.15 to land seventh at the MAC Outddor Championships (May 11-13) ... Competed in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:29.82 to place third at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (June 22-24) …Clinched first in the 3000m with a time of 9:54.79 at the BGSU Dual (April 7) … Placed third with a time of 9:50.21 in the 3000m at the Bob Eubanks Open (Jan. 13).
2017 Top Performances:Â
Mile - Thundering Herd Invitational - 2nd place - 4:52.70Â
1500m - Ball State Challenge - 3rd place - 4:33.62 **PR**
3000m - SPIRE DI Invitational - 8th place - 9:40.40Â
3000m Steeplechase - Jesse Owens Classic - 2nd place - 10:29.46
5000m - MAC Outdoor Championships - 7th place - 17:16.15
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. Â
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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