David Welsh to direct cross county programs

Boise State University has a new assistant coach directing the

men and women’s cross country programs this season. Dave

Welsh, a six-time NCAA Division-I All-American, is the newest

member of the Bronco track and field program and will serve as an

assistant coach in charge of the distance runners and cross

country.

Welsh joined Bronco head track and field coach Mike

Maynard’s coaching staff this past summer following two

seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Texas-El Paso.

During his two seasons at UTEP, Welsh coached two NCAA

All-American, 10 NCAA national qualifiers, 15 Western Athletic

Conference (WAC) champions and 23 All-WAC selections.

Welsh has also coached at the prep level leading Neah-Kah-Nie

High School in Rockaway Beach, Oregon for four years and the

boy’s state cross country champions in 1998, 1999 and

2000.

A six-time NCAA All-American at the University of Arkansas,

Welsh’s top finish at nationals came in 1993 when he finished

runner-up in the 5,000-meter run at the 1993 NCAA Outdoor

Championships. He was a 10-time NCAA national qualifier while

competing at Arkansas including twice in cross country. He finished

16th at the 1990 cross country national championships, and fifth in

1991. Along with his runner-up finish in the 5,000-meter run in

1993, Welsh also placed third in the 10,000-meter run in 1992,

sixth at 10,000-meters in 1993 and third at the 1994 indoor

championships in the 5,000-meter run.

Welsh was a member of 10 NCAA National Championship teams at

Arkansas, including the 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 Razorback

squads which performed the trifecta (winning the cross country,

indoor and outdoor track and field championships).

Welsh has also competed at the international level. In 1993 he

ran in the 10,000-meter run at the World University games, and in

1997 on a USA Track and Field team in Chiba, Japan.

Following his collegiate running career at Arkansas, Welsh

earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Political

Science from Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon in 2001.

Max Corbet
Bronco Sports

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