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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Sam Welsh

Throws
CONCORD ACADEMY
CONCORD , MASSACHUSETTS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

212

Discus

60-0

Shot Put
“Sam is a phenomenal athlete. I have been coaching track since 1991 and Sam is the best high school thrower I have ever seen. When he throws the discus, it looks as though it’s been fired from a missile launcher.”
Paul Swaim
Head Coach of the Pingree School
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 240-pound senior set a state record in the discus at the New England Prep School Track Association Division III Championships this past season, leading the Chameleons to a seventh-place finish as a team. Welsh’s state-record throw of 212 feet ranked No. 1 in the nation among prep competitors in 2018 at the time of his selection. Earlier this month, he won the national championship in the discus at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor, and he also won the shot put at the NEPSTA meet with his best effort of 60-0 ranking No. 65 in the nation.

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Academic Achievement

Welsh has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. He will attend Harvard University, where he will compete in track and field, this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Welsh has volunteered with The Food Project, a farm that provides food for locales that don’t have ready access to healthy food. He has also donated his time as an orientation leader at Concord Academy.