2017-18 (W) Track and Field Roster

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Hunter Welborn

  • Position High Jump
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Booneville, N.C.
  • High School Starmount

Biography

PR's:
Indoor: HJ- 5-10.00 (1.78m)
Outdoor: HJ- 5-7.25 (1.71m)

2017-18
Indoor

  • Competed in the high jump in six meets
  • Took home first place in the high jump at the Mountaineer Indoor Meet (5-7.00; 1.70m), the Appalachian Open (5-6.00, 1.68m) and the Thundering Herd Invitational (5-6.50.; 1.69m)
  • Also finished second overall in the high jump twice
  • Finished ninth in the high jump at the Sun Belt Championships in 5-5.25 (1.66m)
Outdoor
  • Finished in the top-10 in every meet she competed in
  • Recorded an eighth place finish in the high jump at the Sun Belt Championships, clearing 5-4.50 (1.64m)
  • Won the high jump at the Mountaineer Outdoor Meet with a season-best height of 5-6.50 (1.69m)
  • Was second in the high jump at the Duke Invitational, ckearing 5-4.25 (1.63m)

2016-17
Indoor

  • Finished fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-7.25 (1.71m) at the Sun Belt Championships
  • Jumped a season’s best height of 5-7.75 (1.72m) at the Samford Two Day Open and placed second
  • Placed second in the high jump at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational with a height of 5-5.25 (1.66m)
  • Landed second with a jump of 5-7 (1.70m) at the Thundering Herd Invitational & multi
  • Cleared 5-5.25 (1.66m) for fifth at the Mountaineer Open Indoor Meet
  • Opened the season with a clearance of 5-6.5 (1.69m) at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational and finished fifth
Outdoor
  • Cleared 5-5.25 (1.66m) for eighth place at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
  • Jumped a season’s best of 5-6 (1.68m) for sixth at Florida Relays
  • Finished seventh in the high jump with a height of 5-4.25 (1.63m) at the Weems Baskin Invitational

2015-16
Indoor

  • Was the runner-up in the high jump with a clearance of 5-8.75 (1.75m) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships
  • Set a PR of 5-10 (1.78m) in the high jump at the Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet and finished in first
  • Recorded three first-place finishes, one second-place finish and three third-place finishes all jumping over 5-5 (1.65m)

Outdoor

  • Finished fourth in the high jump with a height of 5-7.25 (1.71m) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
  • Jumped 5-7.25 (1.71m) twice, once at the SBC Championships and second at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet (First)
  • Placed second at the Appalachian Outdoor Open Track Meet clearing the bar at 5-5.25 (1.66m)
  • Landed in fifth at the War Eagle Invite with a high jump mark of 5-7 (1.70m)

2014-15
Indoor

  • Set her PR for the high jump with a height of 5-7.25 at her first ever collegiate meet, the Appalachian Indoor Open and won the event
  • Next-best finish was second in that event at the Mountaineer Open Indoor (5-5.25)
  • Placed third at the Wake Forest Invitational (5-5), fourth at the Hoke Invitational (5-6) and fifth at the ETSU Invitational (5-4.25)
  • Was among the top 10 for six times out and placed in the top 15 for every placing (eight times)

Outdoor

  • Took first place at the Charlotte Invitational with a leap of 5-6
  • That mark is tied for 10th in school history
  • Next-best finish was second and gave her a PR in the high jump with a height of 5-6.5 at the App State Open Outdoor
  • Was among the top six in all six of her finishes for the outdoor season

High School

  • Four-time conference and regional champion
  • Fourth in 4x200m and third in 4x100m at states senior year
  • Second in state as a freshman and three-time state champion
  • Champion at States for indoor during senior year
  • First in triple jump at indoor states
  • Second in state as a team - 2014
  • National Honor Society

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    High Jump
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    High Jump
  • 2016-17Junior

    High Jump
  • 2017-18Senior

    High Jump