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2021-22 Track and Field Roster

Sam Weldon

  • Position Distance, Relays
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bishop Dwenger HS
  • Hometown Fort Wayne, Ind.

Biography

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Personal-Best 400-Meter Time: 
1:07.30 (4/26-27/19 at Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational - Outdoor)
Personal-Best 600-Meter Time:  1:50.43 (1/18/20 at EIU John Craft Invitational)
Personal-Best 800-Meter Time:  2:24.69 (5/14-16/21 at MVC Outdoor Championships)
Personal-Best 1,500-Meter Time:  5:05.40 (4/30/22 at Sycamore Open)
Personal-Best Indoor Mile Time:  5:28.18 (2/5/22 at Don DeNoon Invitational)

Holds Part Of Indoor Track School Record In Distance Medley Relay (12:51.96 - 1/21/22)

All PRs/Records Updated Through 5/10/2022

 
Spring 2021 (Outdoor): 
  • Competed in the 800-meters in all six outdoor meets of the spring season as a junior.
  • Posted a personal-best 800-meter time of 2:24.69 at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14-16/21).
  • Also helped UE’s 4x400-meter relay team to a time of 4:13.12 at the MVC Outdoor Championships.
  • Best individual finish in the 800-meters came at the Bill Smith Challenge (3/27/21), when she placed fifth with a time of 2:31.74.
  • Turned in personal-best times in the 800-meters in each of her final three meets of the year.
Winter 2021 (Indoor):
  • Competed in the MVC Indoor Championship meet only, while also competing in cross country at the same time.
  • Ran a time of 2:40.64 in the 800-meters at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/26-28/21) and competed on UE’s Distance Medley Relay team the same week as competing in the MVC Cross Country Championships.
Spring 2020 (Outdoor):
  • Outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winter 2020 (Indoor): 
  • Competed in three of UE’s five indoor meets as a sophomore.
  • Ran a season-best time of 1:09.44 in the 400-meters at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29-3/1/20).
  • Posted a personal-best 600-meter time of 1:50.43 at the EIU John Craft Invitational (1/18/20).
  • Also ran 1:54.03 in the 600-meters at the Hoosier Hills Open (2/14/20) to place a season-best fifth overall.
Spring 2019 (Outdoor):
  • Competed in the 400-meter event in four of UE’s six outdoor meets as a freshman.
  • Turned in a personal-best 400-meter time of 1:07.30 at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/26-27/19).
  • Ran 1:08.59 in the 400-meters on her way to a season-best seventh-place finish at the Kentucky Wesleyan Twilight Invitational (4/5/19).
  • Also competed in the 400-meters at both the MVC Outdoor Championships (1:09.82 – 5/10-12/19) and the Bellarmine Classic (1:10.14 – 4/13/19).
Winter 2019 (Indoor):
  • Competed in two indoor meets during her freshman campaign.
  • Posted a personal-best time of 6:29.60 in the mile at the Mastodon Invitational (1/19/19).
  • Also ran a time of 2:48.43 in the 800-meters at the Indianapolis Season Opener (12/1/18).
Personal:
  • Majoring in Civil Engineering, with plans of working for United Consulting in Indianapolis after graduation
  • Lettered three years in cross country, four years in track, and also played volleyball at Bishop Dwenger High School
  • Part of a state qualifying cross country team as a senior (2017-18)
  • Also qualified for state in the 4x400 as both a sophomore and senior in track
  • Earned Academic All-State honors three times in high school
  • Helped her cross country team to three conference championships
  • Chose UE because “my teammates were amazing when I met them on my visit and the campus really impressed me.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Senior

    Distance, Relays
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