Aiyana Welsh

Photo by: Steven Georges

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Senior
Major:
Communication Studies
Hometown:
Palmdale, Calif.
High School:
Highland HS
Prev School:
Highland HS

Aiyana Welsh -- Career and Season Statistics

2012 (Senior)
Outdoor: Competed in seven 100m hurdles races during the season ... Finished 13th in the preliminaries 15:45) but did not advance to the finals of the Big West Championships ... Season-best time was 14.79 at the Aztec Invitational ... Ran the 400m hurdles five times with a best of 1:05.60 coming at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Ran the 55m hurdles at the Run for the Dream in only start of season.

2011 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in both hurdle events ... Ran a season-best 15.89 in the 100m hurdles at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Also notched a season-low 1:06.92 in the 400m hurdles at the Cal-Nevada Championships ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Did not compete.

2010 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in the 100m hurdles at the Big West Championships ... Finished 18th overall with a lifetime-best 15.43 ... Established a career-low 1:06.46 in the 400m hurdles at the Beach Invitational ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Qualified for the 60m hurdles at the MPSF Championships where she ran 9.49 to finish 16th in the preliminaries ... Ran a season-best 8.47 in the 60m and a season-best 9.28 in the 60m hurdles at the NAU Invitational ... Finished ninth in the 60m hurdles at the NAU Team Challenge (9.34) ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2009 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Big West qualifier in the 100m hurdles ... Established the team's top time of the season in the event at the Big West Challenge (15.53) ... Also competed in the 400m hurdles with a season-low 1:07.04 at the Cal-Nevada Championships.

Indoor: Competed in two events ... Ran a season-best 9.32 in the 60m hurdles at the NAU Team Challenge ... Ran the 60m hurdles and the 400m at the Mountain T's Multi Events and Invitational.

High School: Won four letters in track and field at Highland High School ... Was a team captain and All-Golden League selection ... CIF Division I finalist ... Left as the school-record holder in the 300 hurdles (46.36), high jump (5-4) and 4x400 relay ... Established a lifetime-best 15.60 in the 100m hurdles ... Also lettered three years in basketball, earning All-League honors as a senior ... Valedictorian and scholar-athlete at Highland HS.

Personal: Majoring in communication studies.