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As a Senior in 2004: Steady player who can come in at any of the back positions ... saw action against Long Island (9/3), Marshall (9/5), Georgetown (9/12), Loyola (9/14) and Penn (10/20) ... played against Clemson (10/31) on Senior Day.
As a Junior in 2003: Solid player who gave Maryland depth at any back position ... saw action in 10 matches, including two in the NCAA Tournament ... saw most minutes against Old Dominion (13) on Nov. 26 and UConn (15) on Oct. 12.
As a Sophomore in 2002: Saw action in seven games, starting the Mount St. Mary's contest (11/8) ... his most extensive action, 28 minutes, came vs. Mount St. Mary's (11/8).
As a Freshman in 2001: Saw limited action, playing 13 games and starting the NC State game (11/11) ... scored twice against Manhattan on just two shots ... his only assist of the season came on Scott Buete's game-winner to lift Maryland over Notre Dame (11/23) into the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... took three shots all season, scoring twice.
Before Maryland: Played soccer for only three years at Kempner High School, lettering each one and earning all-district honors every season as well ... played two years at the forward position, scoring 46 goals and adding 29 assists before switching to defense his senior year ... also swam the butterfly for two years (1997-98 and 1999-2000), where his team won the district championship both years.
Personal: The son of Brian and Denise Welker, his full name is Cheyenne Ellis Welker ... is the brother of Josh (25), Kyle (23) and Daniel (19) and Tiffany (17) ... likes to golf, hunt and read in his free time ... his brother Josh is part of Texas A&M's bowling team ... majoring in mechanical engineering, he was born on December 26, 1982.
Career Statistics
Year M-S G A Pts GWG Sht
2001 13-1 2 3 7 0 3
2002 7-1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 10-0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 7-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 37-2 2 3 7 0 3
