Lisa Welch Brady
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Sport: Track & Field |
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Graduated: 1986
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Inducted: 1993 |
A two-time All-American, it comes as no surprise that the
arrival of Lisa Welch coincided with a rebirth in Terrier
women's track and field glory during the mid 1980's.
While at B.U., she excelled in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:18),
two-mile (10:16.5), and 5,000 meters (16:36.84), as well as
the outdoor 10,000 meters (32:41.9).
She captured eight individual titles at indoor and outdoor
Greater Boston and New England Championships in 1985 and 1986,
while aiding the club to the overall team title on five occasions.
After spending her first two years at the University of Virginia,
Welch transferred to Boston University, where she competed
in cross country, indoor, and outdoor track in 1984-85 and
1985-86 seasons.
At the 1985 Indoor Greater Boston Championships, Welsh established
a meet record in the two-mile run, and later added her name
to the list of meet bests in the 1,500 and 3,000 meter at
the New England Championships, before concluding the indoor
campaign by finishing the 3,000 meters in a school-record
4:25.51 at the Easterns.
When the action moved outdoors, Welch maintained her stellar
stride, with a school-record and NCAA-qualifying performance
in the 5,000 meters at the Penn Relays.
The following year, Welch competed on the cross country circuit,
and after outdistancing the field at the Greater Boston Championships,
she became the University's second-ever All-American, by finishing
twelfth at the NCAA Championships. An abbreviated indoor campaign,
witnessed her capture the New England title in the 3,000 qualify
for the Eastern and National Championships.
However, as if saving her best for last, Welch concluded her
collegiate career with a stellar spring season, highlighted
by All-America recognition in the 10,000 meters. In addition,
she pocketed the New England titles in the 1,500 and 3,000
and the 5,000 meter prize at the Greater Boston Championships.
In recognition of her efforts, she was presented with the
Gretchen Schuyler Award as the University's Outstanding Female
Scholar-Athlete.
