2009-10 Indoor Track Roster

Johan Welter

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Paris, France
  • Highschool Lyceé Guillaume Budé

Biography

2010 Outdoor Season: Season-bests:110m Hurdles (15.09 - Wake Forest Open); 200m (23.30 - Morgan State Legacy); 400m (49.99 - Coppin State Eagle Twilight); 400m Hurdles (52.37 - Penn Invite) ... Also competed at the IC4A Championships, MEAC Championships, Penn Relays, NCAA Eastern Regional, Maryland Invitational and Mason Spring Invite ... Named to the MEAC Commissioner[apos]s All-Academic List. 2010 Indoor Season: Season-bests: 60m (8.68m - Metropolitan Coaches Invitational); 400m (50.35 - Penn State Nationals); 500m (1:06.25 - NYC Gotham Cup) ... Member of the 4x400 relay that ran a 3:15.05 at the Metropolitan Coaches Invitational ... Also competed at the MEAC Championships, UMES Coach O Invitational and NYC Gotham Cup. 2009 Cross Country Season: Named the team Rookie of the Year ... Competed in two events ... Placed 25th in the Delaware State Hornet Invitational with a 5k time of 19:36.38 ... Finished 57th at the MEAC Championship at UMES with a time of 33:25.56. 2009 Outdoor Season: Did not compete. 2009 Indoor Season: Did not compete. High School/Club: Member of Stade Sottevillais 76 in France ... Team was fifth best in the 16 nation ... Personally placed second, twice, and third in the France Championships. Personal: Born November 25, 1987 in Creteil, France ... Son of Serge Welter and Lydie Welter ... Has one sister, Korine ... Is a General Studies major ... Personal best sports moment was taking 2nd place in the France Championships ... Wants to obtain his master[apos]s degree following graduation ... Hobbies outside of sports include reading, watching movies and spending time with his family ... Favorite movie is Malcolm X.