Career Report for Clara Welch

Class of 2025

Cross Country Career

The following chart plots the mile pace for every race throughout high school for this runner. The blue anchor points show the races where the runner improved.



Course-Specific Personal Bests

Below is a listing of Clara Welch's best times on each course. Click on the course name to see a chart of those races.

Course Distance   Time     Pace   All-Time Rank PR Date PR Event # of Races
on Course
Birdsall Park, IA 3.1 21:13 6:51 8 10/5/23 MVC Super Meet 4
Byrnes Park Waterloo 3.1 22:02.66 7:07 7 10/7/21 MVC Super Meet 1
Dubuque XC Course 3.1 20:11.1 6:31 6 10/12/23 MVC Divisional Meet 3
Iowa City Kickers Park 3.1 23:42.13 7:39 16 9/1/22 Bob Brown Invitational 3
ISU Bill Bergan Course 3.1 20:19.54 6:33 2 10/18/23 IAHSAA 4A Qualifier 1
Lakeside Golf Course, IA 3.1 21:08.3 6:49 6 10/27/23 Iowa State Meet 1
Lowe Park, IA 3.1 20:59.5 6:46 4 9/2/23 Linn-Mar Invitational 1
Seminole Valley Park 3.1 20:23.48 6:35 5 9/7/23 Cedar Rapids Invitational 4
Solon Nature Area 3.1 25:34 8:15 19 9/20/21 Solon Invitational 1
U of MN Bolstad Golf Crse 3.1 22:11.8 7:10 10 9/22/23 Roy Griak Invitational 2
University of Iowa Ashton 3.1 22:10 7:09 15 8/28/23 West High Early Bird 2
Wartburg College Max Course 3.1 21:46.48 7:01 14 10/1/22 Steve Johnson Invitational 2

Distance-only Personal Bests

This considers only the courses with distances of 2, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 and 5K (3.1 mi).

Standard
Distance (Mi)		   Time   Pace Date Event Course # of Races
at Distance
3.1 20:11.1 6:31 10/12/23 MVC Divisional Meet Dubuque XC Course 25

Career Summary

Below is a summary of each season run by Clara Welch.

Year # of Races Average Pace Improvements / Chances Rank on Team Best # Std Dev
Fr 7 7:55 2/2 8 0.67
So 8 7:09 4/4 8 1.04
Jr 10 6:54 6/7 4 1.33
Liberty Career 25 7:16 12/13

Complete Race and Improvement History: Table

The following table is a listing of every race throughout high school for this runner.

Date Event Course Distance Division Place # Std
Dev		 Time   Pace   Improvement
10/27/23 Iowa State Meet Lakeside Golf Course, IA 3.1 V 125/130 -0.15 21:08.3 6:49
10/18/23 IAHSAA 4A Qualifier ISU Bill Bergan Course 3.1 V 20/67 0.70 20:19.54 6:33
10/12/23 MVC Divisional Meet Dubuque XC Course 3.1 V 15/52 1.25 20:11.1 6:31 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, DPR)
10/5/23 MVC Super Meet Birdsall Park, IA 3.1 V 43/88 1.03 21:13 6:51 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
9/30/23 Steve Johnson Invitational Wartburg College Max Course 3.1 V 152/354 0.66 23:11.3 7:29
9/22/23 Roy Griak Invitational U of MN Bolstad Golf Crse 3.1 V 62/286 0.41 22:11.8 7:10 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
9/14/23 Rich Engel Classic Birdsall Park, IA 3.1 V 53/144 0.98 22:02.1 7:06 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
9/7/23 Cedar Rapids Invitational Seminole Valley Park 3.1 V 37/112 1.33 20:23.48 6:35 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, SBP, DPR)
9/2/23 Linn-Mar Invitational Lowe Park, IA 3.1 V 13/190 1.25 20:59.5 6:46
8/28/23 West High Early Bird University of Iowa Ashton 3.1 V 12/39 1.07 22:10 7:09 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
10/19/22 IAHSAA 4A Qualifier - Dubuque Dubuque XC Course 3.1 V 31/66 0.22 20:25 6:35 You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR)
10/13/22 MVC Divisional Meet Dubuque XC Course 3.1 V 27/53 1.04 20:33 6:38 You ROCK! (SBP, DPR)
10/6/22 MVC Super Meet Seminole Valley Park 3.1 V 74/116 0.76 21:28.17 6:56 You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR)
10/1/22 Steve Johnson Invitational Wartburg College Max Course 3.1 V 112/186 0.67 21:46.48 7:01 You ROCK! (DPR)
9/23/22 Roy Griak Invitational U of MN Bolstad Golf Crse 3.1 V 367/476 -0.14 23:18.3 7:31
9/8/22 Cedar Rapids Invitational Seminole Valley Park 3.1 F/S 7/77 0.73 23:11.97 7:29 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
9/1/22 Bob Brown Invitational Iowa City Kickers Park 3.1 V 43/86 0.60 23:42.13 7:39 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
8/25/22 West High Early Bird University of Iowa Ashton 3.1 V 30/43 0.55 22:51.2 7:22
10/14/21 MVC Divisional Meet Birdsall Park, IA 3.1 V 51/64 0.49 23:22.44 7:32 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
10/7/21 MVC Super Meet Byrnes Park Waterloo 3.1 JV 5/155 0.67 22:02.66 7:07 You ROCK! (SBP, DPR)
9/30/21 Bud Williams Invitational Iowa City Kickers Park 3.1 JV 7/121 0.65 23:51.85 7:42 You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR)
9/20/21 Solon Invitational Solon Nature Area 3.1 25:34 8:15
9/16/21 Rich Engel Classic Birdsall Park, IA 3.1 JV 42/244 0.32 25:56.1 8:22
9/9/21 Cedar Rapids Invitational Seminole Valley Park 3.1 F/S 26:38 8:35
9/2/21 Bob Brown Invitational Iowa City Kickers Park 3.1 V 75/186 0.38 24:32.97 7:55

Glossary:

  • LY = Beat time from the same course a year ago
  • LR = Beat time from the most recent running of the course
  • PR = Set a new course-specific PR
  • PG = Beat personal goal
  • SBP = Season's best performance based on position of finish relative to the field. (Highest # of standard deviations).
  • DPR = Set a new distance-only PR. Applies to 2 mile, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 mile and 5K (3.1 mi) courses only.
  • # Std Dev = The number of standard deviations from the mean.

All columns are sortable by clicking on the column heading.


Track Results

Season Records

Season Grade Pts400m800m1500m3000m
2022 OutdoorFr1:06.01 PR2:34.81 PR-12:34.34 PR
2023 OutdoorSo1:09.54 -5:51.82 12:48.78
2024 OutdoorJr--5:22.04 PR-

By Event


400m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/16/22 Linn Mar Clark Weaver Relays 1:07.20 V 12
4/21/22 Forwald Relays 1:06.01 PR (Δ=1.19,1.8%)
SR
LR (Δ=1.19,1.8%)		 11
5/4/23 MVC Divisional Conference Meet 1:09.54 JV SR (Δ=-3.53,-5.3%) 6

800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/4/22 Liberty Home Meet 2:34.81 V SR 3

1500m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
5/4/23 MVC Divisional Conference Meet 5:51.82 JV SR 6
3/28/24 North Scott Invite 5:22.04 V PR (Δ=29.78,8.5%)
SR (Δ=29.78,8.5%)
LR (Δ=29.78,8.5%)		 6

3000m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/4/22 Liberty Home Meet 12:34.34 V SR 5
4/3/23 Liberty Home Meet 12:48.78 V SR (Δ=-14.44,-1.9%)

4x400m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/4/22 Liberty Home Meet 4:52.04 JV 1
4/20/23 Forwald Relays 4:30.79 V 11

4x800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/21/22 Forwald Relays 9:49.44 Fr 2
5/12/22 District State Qualifier 10:37.84 V 4
5/19/22 State Championships 9:46.25 V PR (Δ=0.31,0.1%)
LR (Δ=51.59,8.1%)
LY (Δ=4.61,0.8%)		 12
4/20/23 Forwald Relays 10:58.02 V 9
5/11/23 District State Qualifier 10:27.37 V LR (Δ=11.70,1.8%)
LY (Δ=1.97,0.3%)		 5