2021-22: Ranked among Valpo's best across numerous strokes as a rookie and cracked the program's top-10 charts in four different events ... most notably, moved into third place in program history in the 400 IM (4:06.27) ... also ranks fourth all-time in the 200 fly (1:54.39) and sixth in both the 100 breast (58.26) and the 200 IM (1:56.22) ... placed 14th at the MAC Championships in the 400 IM and 16th in the 200 fly ... led team in the 200 fly ... ranked second in the 400 IM, the 100 breast and the 50 fly (25.26) ... third-fastest in the 200 IM and the 500 free (4:59.39) ... ranked fourth as well in the 100 fly (53.83).

Prep: Focused on club swimming with the Frederick Area Swim Team ... placed eighth at Maryland LSC Championships in 2018 in the 400 IM ... traveled on training trip to Olympic Training Center in Colorado ... holds seven club team records ... had top times of 52.57 in the 100 fly, 1:54.86 in the 200 fly, 59.03 in the 100 breast, 2:09.28 in the 200 breast, 1:57.13 in the 200 IM and 4:09.32 in the 400 IM.

Personal: Son of Matthew Welker and Stacey White-Welker ... major is meterology.