Aliyah Welter

Aliyah Welter earns second place in the women's pole vault at the ACC Outdoor Championships.

Aliyah Welter wins the pole vault at the Joe Walker Invitational

Aliyah Welter earns third in the women's pole vault at the ACC Championships

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Synclair Savage, Trey Allen, Sterling Warner-Savage and Aliyah Welter meet with the media

Aliyah Welter competes in the pole vault at the Commonwealth College Opener

Photo by: Karthik Kalvakuri | Louisville Athletics

Aliyah Welter competes in the pole vault at an indoor meet

Photo by: Natalie Uhl

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Monticello
Hometown:
Monticello, Ill.

Aliyah Welter TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS:
• USTFCCCA Indoor Second Team All-American, Pole Vault (2021, 2023)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American, Pole Vault (2021, 2023)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, Pole Vault (2022)
• ACC Indoor Silver Medalist, Pole Vault (2021)
• ACC Outdoor Silver Medalist, Pole Vault (2023)
• ACC Indoor Bronze Medalist, Pole Vault (2023)
• ACC Outdoor Bronze Medalist, Pole Vault (2022)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, Pole Vault (2021, 2023)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Pole Vault (2022, 2023)
• All-ACC Outdoor Second Team, Pole Vault (2021)
• All-ACC Indoor Second Team, Pole Vault (2020, 2022)
• CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
• All-ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

2022-23
Indoor:
• Competed in seven meets in the pole vault, earning three event victories and six top-three finishes
• Placed tenth to earn second team All-American honors in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships
• Cleared a personal-best height of 4.35m (14-3.25) to earn the bronze medal at the ACC Indoor Championships

Outdoor:
• Competed in nine meets in the pole vault
• Earned second team All-American honors by placing 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 4.15m (13-7.25)
• Placed second at the ACC Outdoor Championships, clearing a season-best height of 4.28m (14-0.5)
• Recorded six top-three finishes on the season, including a pair of event victories

2021-22
Indoor:
• Earned All-ACC Second Team honors after clearing a season-best 4.31m (14-1.75) and finishing fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Competed in seven meets in the pole vault and finished in the top three in three of those meets

Outdoor:
• Competed in the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the pole vault and was named an All-America honorable mention after finishing 18th
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round and finished eighth with a clearance of 4.31m (14-1.75)
• Earned the bronze medal and first team all-conference honor after a vault of 4.19m (13-9) at ACC Outdoor Championships
• Established a personal-best mark of 4.36m (14-3.5) to finish second at the Clark Wood Invitational
• Competed in nine meets and tallied five top-three finishes
• Won the Tiger Track Classic

2020-21
Indoor:
• ACC Pole Vault Silver Medalist with a career-best vault of 4.32m (14-2) – the mark tied the school indoor record
• All-ACC first team performer
• Earned NCAA All-America second team honors after a 13^th place finish and a vault of 4.16m (13-7.75) at the NCAA Championships
• Competed in four meets during the regular season and tallied a pair of runner-up finishes
• Placed second at Lenny Lyles Invitational with a vault of 4.08m (13-4.5)
• Finished second at the Notre Dame Invitational with a vault of 3.93m (12-10.75)
• Helped the Cardinals finish tied for 20^th in the final USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field standings

Outdoor:
• NCAA Second Team All-American after a 16^th place finish and a vault of 4.05m (13-3.5)
• Earned All-ACC second team honors after finishing fourth at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a vault of 4.13m (13-6.25)
• Qualified for NCAA East Region Preliminary Round in the pole vault and finished eighth while tying her career-high vault of 4.17m (13-8.25) which stands tied for ninth on Louisville’s all-time list
• Competed in five meets with four top-three finishes
• Posted a runner-up finish at the Clark Wood Invitational with a vault of 4.13m (13-6.5)
• Opened the outdoor season with a second place finish at the Louisville Invitational and achieving a career-high mark of 4.17m
• Placed third at the UF Tom Jones Invitational (4.05m/13-3.5)
• Recorded a third-place finish at the Tennessee Challenge (4.12/13-6.25)

2020
Indoor:
• Competed in six meets during the indoor season
• Finished in the top five at every meet in the pole vault
• Recorded a season-best mark of 4.05m/14’03 at the ACC Indoor Championships in the pole vault, finishing fifth and earning second team All-ACC honors

2018-19
• Competed in the pole vault during the indoor and outdoor season
• Consistently cleared a collegiate best of 3.87m in the vault
• Tallied seven top-five performances
• Finished second at the Ole Miss Classic
• Earned a point for the women’s team with an eighth place finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships

Prep:
• Competed for Monticello HS
• Illinois state champion in pole vault, also finished twice as runner-up
• Two-time Illinois Prep Top Times champion in pole vault
• Is also a Level 10 Gymnast