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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2019-20 Women's Track & Field

Tom Connelly
Ivy League

Olivia Welsh

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Dunedin
  • Hometown Dunedin, Fla.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
60m: 8.41
200m: 26.89
400m: 1:01.92
800m: 2:29.65
60m Hurdles: 9.04
100m Hurdles: 14.65
Pole Vault: 3.60m
High Jump: 1.78m
Long Jump: 5.51m
Shot Put: 8.34m
Javelin: 32.53m
Pentathlon: 3,379 points
Heptathlon: 4,582 points

CAREER ACCOLADES
2020 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
Second all-time at Penn in the indoor high jump (1.78m)
Eighth all-time at Penn in the outdoor heptathlon (4,582)
Tenth all-time at Penn in the indoor pentathlon (3,379)

OUTDOOR 2020
  • All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
INDOOR 2020
  • Competed in six meets in the high jump during the indoor season.
  • Cleared a season-best mark of 1.70m (5-7) to finish eighth at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (March 1).
  • Won the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 1) after clearing 1.65m (5-5).
  • Also cleared 1.65m at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 25).
OUTDOOR 2019
  • Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season, exclusively in the high jump.
  • Placed ninth at the Ivy League Outdoor Heps (May 5) after clearing 1.64m.
  • Also cleared 1.64m at the IC4A/ECAC Championship (May 12).
  • Cleared a season-best 1.65m for a fourth-place finish at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 6).
INDOOR 2019
  • Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, in a variety of jumping events and sprints.
  • Scored with a sixth-place finish at Ivy League Indoor Heps (Feb. 24) in the high jump, clearing 1.70m.
  • Won the high jump at the Harvard-Penn Dual (Dec. 9) with a PR clearance of 1.78m.
  • Recorded a runner-up finish at the TCNJ Indoor Open (Dec. 1).
  • Cleared 1.73m at the Penn 8-Team Select for a second-place finish.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in five meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season as a multi-event specialist.
  • Finished ninth in the heptathlon at the Tennessee Relays (April 12), with 4,582 points.
  • Competed in the college division high jump at the Penn Relays (April 26-28).
  • Placed seventh in the long jump at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 6).
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in seven meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in a variety events as a multi specialist.
  • Placed seventh in the pentathlon at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagaonal Championships (Feb. 25) with 3,379 points.
  • Totaled 11 top-10 placements on the year.
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in seven meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 100m hurdles, 200m, pole vault and shuttle hurdle relay.
  • Finished fourth in both the 100m hurdles and pole vault at the Danny Curran Invitational (April 1).
  • Recorded five top-10 placements during the year.
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in all nine meets during the 2017 indoor season, making appearances in multi-events.
  • Took ninth in the pentathlon at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26).
  • Placed third in the pole vault twice during the year, with a season-best clearance of 3.60m twice.
  • Crossed the finish line with a time of 9.04 in the 60m hurdles at the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 4), a season-best.
  • Recorded 12 top-10 placements on the year.

High School: Ranked among the top-40 of all returners in 2016 ... Florida No. 13 in 100m hurdles ... Finished third at the 2015 Florida state championships in 100m hurdles.

Personal: Daughter of Ann and Jason Welsh ... Parents both ran track at Florida State ... Sister competed in high jump at Florida State ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a PPE major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Multi-Event
  • 2018-19Junior

    Multi-Event
  • 2019-20Senior

    Multi-Event