| David Whelan |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| High School:
St. Xavier
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| Height:
5-10
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| Event:
Sprints
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| Major:
Biomedical Engineering
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2008-09 • Junior
Indoor Track and Field - Named Academic All-Conference for the second year in a row ... set school records in the 55- and 60-meter dashes ... qualified for the finals in the 55 meters at the A-10 Championships after a school-record preliminary time of 6.52 ... he ended up finishing sixth in the event ... posted SLU's top seven times in the 60 meters, including a best time of 7.04 accomplished at the McDonald's Invitational ... also ran the third leg on the Billikens' 4x400-meter relay team that set the school record (3:21.66) and finished fourth at the A-10 Championships.
Outdoor Track and Field - Drew Academic All-Conference honors for the second-straight year ... Billikens top performer in the 100- and 200-meter dashes ... posted the teams' top four times in the 100 meters and set a school record at the WU Invitational, finishing with a time of 10.90 ... ran the 200 meters just once, but set the school record (22.17) at the Ole Miss Invitational ... was also a member of SLU's 4x100-meter relay (42.82) and 4x400-meter relay (3:15.97) teams that set school records.
2007-08 • Sophomore
Indoor Track and Field - Academic All-Conference selection ... qualified for the finals in the 55-meter dash at the A-10 Championships after posting a school-record time of 6.58 in a preliminary heat ... posted the top four times in the 60-meter dash, including the school-record time of 7.15 that came in a fifth-place finish at the McDonald's Invite ... competed in the triple jump at the A-10 Championship and established the school record with a distance of 42-8.25 ... also provided depth at 200 and 400 meters.
Outdoor Track and Field - Academic All-Conference ... was the Billikens' top performer at 100 and 200 meters ... ran a season-best time of 11.09 in the 100 meters at the Ole Miss Invitational, which was good for 19th overall ... established the school record in the 200 meters at the prestigious McDonnell Invitational, crossing the finish in 22.54.
2006-07 • Freshman
Indoor Track and Field - Placed 16th in the 400 meters at the A-10 Championships with a time of 52.39 ... ran the leadoff leg on SLU's 4x400 relay squad that finished eighth at the A-10s ... turned in a 400-meter time of 51.93 at the McDonald's Invitational ... competed in the 200 (24.12) and 400 (52.67) at the EIU Mega Meet ... finished the 400-meter dash in 51.98 at the Missouri Invitational.
Outdoor Track and Field - Qualified for the finals in the 100-meter dash at the A-10 Championships, posting a time of 11.02 ... finished fifth in the 100 at the Redbird Invite with a time of 11.37 ... clocked an 800-meter time of 2:04.82 at Vanderbilt ... posted a mark of 42-9.75 in the triple jump at Vanderbilt ... turned in a time of 50.61 in the 400 at the SIU Spring Classic ... finished first in the triple jump at the Wash. U. Mini Meet with a mark of 42-4.75.
Prep
Earned four letters for the Bombers track team ... helped team win 2006 district title ... ran a leg on the 4x400 indoor relay team that finished fifth at state in 2006 ... was a state qualifier on the 4x100 and 4x200 relay squads ... helped 4x100 outdoor and 4x400 indoor relay teams set school records ... voted All-GCL second team ... was an Academic All-Ohio selection at the state meet ... member of the National Honor Society ... selected Chemistry All-State ... chosen team's Most Improved Runner.
PERSONAL BESTS
55 meters (indoor) - 6.53* (2009 A-10 Championship - prelims)
60 meters (indoor) - 7.04* (2008 McDonald's Invitational - prelims)
200 meters (indoor) - 23.35 (2008 UNI Invite)
400 meters (indoor) - 51.64 (2009 McDonald's Invitational)
Triple jump (indoor) - 42-8.25* (2008 A-10 Championship)
100 meters (outdoor) - 10.90* (2009 WU Invitational)
200 meters (outdoor) - 22.17* (2009 Ole Miss Invitational)
400 meters (outdoor) - 50.61 (2007 SIU Spring Classic)
800 meters (outdoor) - 2:04.82 (2007 Commodores Classic)
Triple jump (outdoor) - 43-10* (2007 A-10 Championship)
*indicates school record
