James Welsh

Height:
5-11
Weight:
140
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Monterey, CA
High School:
Monterey HS

2016-17 -- Cross Country: Competed at one meet in the fall, taking 12th place at the Lagoon Open around UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 3 with an 8k time of 25:26.21 ... helped the Mustangs earn a dominant 19-40 Blue-Green Rivalry win over the Gauchos.

2015-16 -- Track: Finished eighth at the Big West Conference Championships for the 10,000 meters, with a time of 31:31.80 at Long Beach State on May 13 ... the next day, also ran the 5,000m at the conference championships, coming in 20th at 15:17.67 ... his season-best 5k came on April 16 at the Beach Invitational, also in Jack Rose Stadium: 14:55.53 (good for fifth place). Cross Country: As a redshirt freshman, competed at the opening three meets of the season ... took 18th place at the Lagoon Open on Sept. 5, with an 8k time of 26:41.26 ... was then 26th at the Fresno State Invitational on Sept. 11, running a 6k in 18:57.7 ... added a 93rd-place finish of 25:21.6 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 26.

2014-15 -- Track: Redshirted. Cross Country: Competing unattached at the Cal Poly Invitational on Oct. 18, posted a third-place 8k time of 27:12.

Prep -- As a senior at Monterey High School, finished 12th at the CIF State Championships for Division 3, with a 5k performance of 15:49 ... then in the spring, ran the 1,600m in 4:15.31 and the 3,200m at 9:03.01 (which placed ninth at the state meet).

Personal -- Born on Aug. 21, 1996 ... son of Joe and Mary ... has a brother, Cameron, and a sister, Anna ... majors in biological sciences.