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2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jack Welch

  • Class Senior
  • Events Distance
  • Hometown Wyckoff, N.J.
  • High School Bergen Catholic

Biography

All Performances (TFRRS)

CAREER HONORS:

  • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)
  • Distance medley relay set the school record (9:57.54) at the IC4A Indoor Championship (3/5/23).

2022-23 INDOOR (SENIOR):

  • Won the 1000m at the Alden Invitational with a personal best time of 2:31.38.
  • Set a personal best in the mile with 4:19.00 at the UMass Invitational, finishing fifth.
  • Won the 800m and helped his 4x800 relay finish second against New Hampshire.
  • Earned sixth in the 1000m finals at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship.
  • Won the mile at the URI Coaches Invite.
  • Set a personal best in the 800m (1:54.46) at the Patriot League Indoor Championship, finishing 14th.
  • Set the school record in the distance medley relay at the IC4A Indoor Championship (9:57.54), finishing sixth.

2022 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR):

  • Finished second in the 1,500 meters at the UNH Wildcat Invitational.
  • Set a personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.52 at the War Eagle Invitational.
  • Set a personal best in the 1,500 meters (4:01.09) at the Holy Cross Invitational, finishing fifth.
  • Raced in the 4x400 and 4x800 relay at the Patriot League Championship.

2021-22 INDOOR (JUNIOR):

  • Finished third in the mile at the Brown Alden Invitational.
  • Clinched first in the 800 meters and 4x800 relay against New Hampshire.
  • Finished fifth in the 4x800 relay and sixth in the DMR at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship.
  • Set a personal best in the mile (4:19.44) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
  • Finished ninth in the 800 meters, sixth in the 4x800 relay and seventh in the DMR at the Patriot League Indoor Championship.

2021 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE):

  • Placed sixth in the 4x400 relay (3:24.34) at the New England Championship (5/14). 
  • Competed on the fifth-place 4x800 relay (8:06.13) at the Patriot League Championship (5/1). 
  • Outdoor portion of season shortened due to COVID-19.

2020-21 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE):

  • Placed second in the 800 meters (1:59.21) and 4x400 relay (3:24.89) at the Patriot League Challenge (2/28). 
  • Indoor portion of season shortened and ran in the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19.

2020 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN):

  • Outdoor portion of season canceled due to COVID-19.
  • Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 INDOOR (FRESHMAN):

  • Placed eighth in the 4x800m relay at the Patriot League Championship in a time of 8:09.33 (3/1).
  • Had a season-best time of 1:57.58 in the 800m at the BU Valentine Invite (2/15).
  • Ran a time of 1:58.79 in the 800m at the BU Terrier Classic (1/25).
  • Placed second in the 500m at the University of New Hampshire in a time of 1:10.38 (1/18).

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:

  • Two-year varsity member of cross country and track and field teams at Bergen Catholic under Bill Leonard.
  • Team captain for cross country in 2018.
  • Earned first team all-conference and third team all-county selections during senior cross country season, while earning second team all-conference honors as a junior.
  • Cross country team won Big North and county group championships.
  • Owns 5K personal record of 16:52.
  • During senior indoor season, earned first team all-county honors for 4x800m relay and second team all-conference honors for 800m.
  • Team won indoor conference and county championships.
  • Indoor personal bests include 52.6 in 400m and 2:01.6 in 800m.
  • Won state outdoor group and sectional championships in 4x800m relay as a senior.
  • Outdoor first team all-conference and first team all-state selection in 4x800m relay during senior year.
  • Won individual outdoor conference title in 800 meters and named first team all-conference as a senior.
  • Outdoor personal bests include 51.15 in 400m, 1:56.7 in 800m and 4:35.2 in 1600m.
  • Named to Bergen Catholic Principal’s List as a junior and senior.
  • Member of National Honor Society.

 PERSONAL:

  • Son of Mark and Kathy Welch.
  • Has two brothers (Aidan and Ryan).
  • Plans to major in political science at Holy Cross, with aspirations of working in law.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Junior

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  • 2022-23Senior

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