2023 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Welin, Josephine

Josephine Welin
- Position:
- Distances
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Park and River Forest
Bio
2024 Cross Country: Ran at the first three races of the fall season โฆ raced at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 115th in a time of 21:08 as the 10th finisher on the squad โฆ was 21st in the B race at Pre-Nationals in 21:33 โฆ opened the year placing 44th in the open race at the Wisconsin Invitational โฆ named to the Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2024 Track: Set several PRs and ran at the Pac-12 Championships in her first full season โฆ finished 27th overall in the 5k at Pac-12s in Boulder ... was 33rd in the 5k at the Penn Relays, running 16:45.36 โฆ indoors, set a PR in the 5k of 16:38.22 at the Husky Classic โฆ ran a mile PR of 4:52.49 at the UW Invitational โฆ opened the season with a 3,000-meters PR of 9:28.28 at the UW Preview โฆ named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023 Cross Country: Did not compete during the fall seasonย โฆ work in the classroom earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23: Redshirted her first year both on the track and in cross country.
High School and Personal: Born in Maywood, Illinois โฆ parents are Tracy and John Welin โฆ has one younger sister, Samantha โฆ received the Scholarship Cup for class valedictorian, the Harvard Book Prize, and was in Cum Laude Society โฆ the Illinois 3A state cross country champion in 2021 โฆ the 2021 state 3,200-meters champion on the track โฆ also silver at state in 2021 in the 1,600-meters โฆ third at state in 2022 at 1,600-meters โฆ ranked sixth nationally in 2021 in the 3,200m with a PR of 10:03.72 โฆ was fifth in the mile (4:50.79) and fourth in the 2-mile (10:17.67) at the 2021 adidas Indoor Nationals.
Major Meets
2024 Pac-12 TF - 27th, 5000m
2024 Big Ten XC - 115th (10th UW)
Outdoor Bests
5000m.......16:45.36
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Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:40.80
3000m.......9:21.64
5000m.......16:38.22
Academic Honors
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 Track: Set several PRs and ran at the Pac-12 Championships in her first full season โฆ finished 27th overall in the 5k at Pac-12s in Boulder ... was 33rd in the 5k at the Penn Relays, running 16:45.36 โฆ indoors, set a PR in the 5k of 16:38.22 at the Husky Classic โฆ ran a mile PR of 4:52.49 at the UW Invitational โฆ opened the season with a 3,000-meters PR of 9:28.28 at the UW Preview โฆ named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023 Cross Country: Did not compete during the fall seasonย โฆ work in the classroom earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23: Redshirted her first year both on the track and in cross country.
High School and Personal: Born in Maywood, Illinois โฆ parents are Tracy and John Welin โฆ has one younger sister, Samantha โฆ received the Scholarship Cup for class valedictorian, the Harvard Book Prize, and was in Cum Laude Society โฆ the Illinois 3A state cross country champion in 2021 โฆ the 2021 state 3,200-meters champion on the track โฆ also silver at state in 2021 in the 1,600-meters โฆ third at state in 2022 at 1,600-meters โฆ ranked sixth nationally in 2021 in the 3,200m with a PR of 10:03.72 โฆ was fifth in the mile (4:50.79) and fourth in the 2-mile (10:17.67) at the 2021 adidas Indoor Nationals.
Major Meets
2024 Pac-12 TF - 27th, 5000m
2024 Big Ten XC - 115th (10th UW)
Outdoor Bests
5000m.......16:45.36
ย
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:40.80
3000m.......9:21.64
5000m.......16:38.22
Academic Honors
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
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