Texas Lutheran University

At TLU

• D3football.com Fourth Team All-American (2024)
• Dave Campbell's Texas Football Non-FBS Specialist of the Year (2024)
• D3football.com First Team All-Region (2024)
• SCAC Special Teams Player of the Year (2024)
• All-SCAC First Team (2024)
• SCAC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/16/24)
• All-ASC First Team (2023)
• ASC Players to Watch List (2023)
• ASC Newcomer of the Year (2021)
• All-ASC Second Team (2021)
• Three-year letterman (2021-23)
• Appeared in 29 games at punter

Record Book

• Owns the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and TLU records for single-season punting average (44.9)
• TLU record holder in career Career punting average (40.8)
• Finished his career second in career punts (158) and total punting yards (6,450)

Junior (2023)

• Handled the team's punting duties in all 10 games, totaling 42 punts for 1,780 yards (42.4 average), with 12 forced fair catches and 14 punts inside the 20, and added five touchbacks to earn his third varsity letter
• Led the ASC and ranked sixth in NCAA Division-III in punting average; just missing the program's all-time single-season average record (43.0)
• Punted two times against Southwestern with a 56-yard long (9/9)
• Averaged 51.6 yards on seven punts including a season-best 59-yard punt at Hardin-Simmons (10/14)
• Totaled 270 yards on six punts with a 54-yard long against East Texas Baptist (10/21)
• On four punts against Austin College, averaged 40.5-yards per attempt with a 52-yard long (11/11)

Sophomore (2022)

• Handled the team's punting and kickoff duties in all 10 games, totaling 38 punts for 1,365 yards (35.9 average), with five forced fair catches and seven punts inside the 20, added seven touchbacks on 39 kickoffs
• Averaged 44.3 yards on six punts including a season-best 58-yard punt against Sul Ross State (9/24)
• Totaled 162 yards on five punts with a 46-yard long against Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/15)
• Punted four times against East Texas Baptist with a 40-yard long (10/29)
• On six punts against Hardin-Simmons, averaged 35.0-yards per attempt with a 49-yard long (11/12)

Freshman (2021)

• Handled the team's punting duties in nine games, totaling 37 punts for 1,465 yards (39.6 average), with 10 forced fair catches and four punts inside the 20
• All-ASC selection (second team)
• Averaged 48.3 yards on four punts including a season-best 76-yard punt at Howard Payne (9/4)
• Totaled 250 yards on six punts with a 53-yard long against Trinity (TX) (9/18)
• Punted three times against McMurry with a 43-yard long (10/23)
• Punted seven times with a 41-yard average against Southwestern (11/6)
• On eight punts against Hardin-Simmons, averaged 36.6-yards per attempt with a 52-yard long

Prep

• Attended Canyon High School where he played under coach Joe Lepsis

Personal

• Son of Keith & Shana Welch...has two sisters, Meagan & Paige