Wrestler of the Week: David Welch

The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is David Welch of Roger Williams. Welch won the 184 lbs. weight class at the Roger Williams Invitational this past weekend. Welch won five matches to take the title. After a pair of easy wins, he defeated #8 Marc Wagner of Coast Guard by fall in 3:23 before taking on #2 ranked Josh Thomson of Messiah, a 2013 All-American. Welch prevailed 5-3 in sudden victory to move into the finals. There, he took on Jonathan Deupree of Southern Maine who had just won 3-1 in the semifinals against #4 ranked Colin Lenhardt of Johnson & Wales (also a 2013 All-American). Welch won 7-5 to take the title.

Welch, a sophomore from Salem, New Hampshire, is now 10-0 on the season with a win at the King’s Monarch Invitational to go along this this weekend’s win. He was 32-4 during his freshman year split between 184 and 197, giving him a current career record of 42-4. His efforts at Roger Williams led the host school to a fourth place finish. Welch and the Hawks next compete this weekend in the Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield College.