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2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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39 Sam Welch

  • Position Short Stick Midfield
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pleasantville, N.Y.
  • Highschool Hackley School

Biography

As a junior (2018)
• Saw action in three games.
• Played against Air Force, Dartmouth, and Brown.
• Picked up two ground balls vs. the Falcons.
• Had one ground ball against both the Big Green and the Bears.

As a sophomore (2017)
• Saw action in one game as a sophomore, playing vs. Dartmouth.

As a freshman (2016) 
• Did not compete during his rookie season.
 
At Hackley School
• Earned four varsity letters at Hackley School.
• Served as team captain as a senior.
• A three-time first-team All-Ivy League selection.
• Selected to the Senior All-Star team and won the 2015 Bruce D. Hislop MVP award.
• Earned four varsity letters in wrestling.
 
Personal
• Samuel Corven Welch is the son of former Big Red athletes Patrick ’85 and Ruth Welch ’87 and he has one younger brother and one younger sister.
• Father, Patrick, was a two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion at 150 pounds and is in the Cornell Hall of Fame.
• Mother, Ruth, was a three-year letter winner for gymnastics, serving as team captain as a senior.
• Enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2016Freshman

    Midfield
    5'11" 175 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2017Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'11" 175 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2018Junior

    Short Stick Midfield
    5'11" 180 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2019Senior

    Short Stick Midfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    39