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20 - Leighton Welch
| Height: | 5-9 |
| Weight: | 155 |
| Year: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Bronxville, N.Y. |
| High School: | Bronxville |
| Position: | Defender |
Freshman (2009):
Saw action in two games during rookie season.
Before Harvard:
Five-year member of the varsity soccer team ... Team captain
senior year ... Defensive MVP ... Named All-League five times and
All-Section three times ... Led high school team to state
championship senior year ... Earned six varsity letters in tennis
and four in track and field ... Tennis captain junior and senior
years ... AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal:
Dad, Leighton '83, played soccer at Harvard ... Uncles, Miles
Welch '86, Chris Welch '88, Gardiner Welch '92 and Sam Welch '95
played soccer for the Crimson ... Cousin, Elizabeth Bast '09, was a
member of the Harvard fencing team ... Mother, Beatrice, played
field hockey and lacrosse at Williams ... Cousins, Robby Frisbey
'13 and Katrina Welch '12, also attend Harvard.









