Cara Welsh
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- Height:
- 5'3"
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Shrewsbury, Mass.
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- High School:
- Shrewsbury
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- Position:
- Throws
Bio
AS A JUNIOR...
- SHOT PUT
- Finished in 27th (8.58m) at the UMass Boston Winter Open on 12/2
- Finished 20th (8.75m) at the Rhode Island College Invitational on 12/9
- Finished 24th (8.55m) at the Tufts Invite on 1/13
- Finished 10th (8.36m) at the Smith Pioneer Invitational on 1/20
- Finished 7th (8.65m) at the University of Southern Maine Open on 1/27
- Finished in 31st (8.64m) at the Wesleyan University Invitational on 2/3
- Finished 20th (8.67m) at the Gordon Kelly Invitational on 2/10
AS A FRESHMAN...
- Played on the women's soccer team in the fall
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- SHOT PUT
- Finished 29th (8.66m, 28'5") in her Emmanuel debut at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- WEIGHT THROW
- Finished 25th (6.16m, 20'2.5") at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- SHOT PUT
- Finished 20th (8.24m, 27'0.5") in her Emmanuel debut at the Wesleyan Invitational
- Finished 13th (8.21m, 26'11.25") at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
- Finished 13th (9.19m, 30'2") at the Smith College Pioneer Classic
- Finished 19th (8.15m, 26'9") at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Finished 16th (8.06m, 26'5.5") at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- Finished tenth (8.32m, 23'3.75") at the Regis Pride Classic
- DISCUS
- Finished 15th (28.87m, 94'9") at the Wesleyan Invitational
- Finished 13th (26.69m, 87'7") at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
- Finished seventh (29.38m, 96'5") at the Smith College Pioneer Classic
- Finished seventh (29.78m, 97'8") at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Finished 13th (27.26m, 89'5") at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- Finished sixth (27.91m, 91'7") at the Regis Pride Classic
BEFORE EMMANUEL...
- Welsh was a two-time All-Star Track Athlete in the Midland Wachusett League
- She was the captain of the outdoor track team at Shrewsbury High School
- Helped her club team, the Fuller Hamlets, to a 2015 Massachusetts State Cup Championship.
PLAYER PROFILE
- Major: Biology
- Career Aspirations: Pediatrician
- Favorite Movie: Frozen
- Favorite Book: The Hunger Games
- Favorite Pre-game Meal: Turkey Wrap
- Favorite Late Night Snack: Ice Cream
- Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: The quad
- Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Competing at All-States for outdoor track & field
- Who is your most respected professional athlete?: Alex Morgan