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2025 Men's Cross Country

Daniel Welling

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 135
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Lakeland, Fla.
  • Highschool Santa Fe Catholic

Biography

CAREER RESULTS


Career Accolades

Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2024)
 
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
Competed in five meets for the Mocs … opened the season by running 19:41.2 over 6K and placing 32nd at the Swan City Cross Country Classic (9/6) … placed ninth in the 8K at HOKA Nights of Thunder XC Fest (9/13), posting a time of 26:23.4 … recorded a 26:27.8 in the 8K at the Ed Holloway Classic (10/17) while finishing 12th … ran the Sunshine State Conference Championship (10/25), clocking 26:15.3 in the 8K and placing 36th.

AS A FRESHMAN (2024)
Competed in two of Florida Southern’s five events on the year … lone 6K event was the Holloway Collegiate XC Opener … placed 28th in 19:57 … lone 8K event was the Sunshine State Conference Championship … took 29th in 26:18.2.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Santa Fe Catholic High School in Lakeland, Fla. ... competed in both cross country and track … school record holder in the 800m (1:59), 1600m (4:24) and 3200m (9:53) … 2023 District Champion in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m … only triple crown winner in 1A District 10 … two-time State Qualifier … participant in the FACA Senior All-Star Classic.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Jason and Alyssa Welling … has siblings Michael and Alex … father, Jason, was a baseball student-athlete at St. Andrews University … mother, Alyssa, was a two-sport athlete at St. Andrews including women’s soccer and softball … favorite professional sports team is the Tampa Bay Rays … favorite professional runner is Usain Bolt … enjoys playing ping pong and pickleball, and spending time with friends and family when not out running.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    6'0" 135 lbs
  • 2025Sophomore

    6'0" 135 lbs