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Delta Lady Panther, Jocilyn Welch, is a runner, an avocation she picked up when she joined the Delta Middle School track team in the eighth grade, that quickly became a passion.  And now, after four years of running as a member of the Lady Panther Cross Country team in the Fall, as well as the high school track team in the Spring, Jocilyn is moving on the next level as she has decided to continue her athletic career and education at the University of Findlay.

“It’s a wonderful school.  She’s going to love it.  They have a great distance program there.  I think she’ll fit in really well there,” said Delta Cross Country Coach, Mary Tristan-Reihard.   “She moved up on the top leader board and she’s the best female runner we’ve ever had.”  Josilyn finished in Second Place out of 51 runners in the NWOAL Girls Cross Country Tournament held at Swanton High School in October.

“I’ve been doing cross since my freshman year.  I started doing track eight-grade year and I thought, ‘Oh, I kind of like running,’ and so I started loving it,” explained Josilyn of her introduction to the sport.  “I’m doing track as well, indoor and outdoor.”  Josilyn will definitely be a very busy student-athlete as a  Findlay Oiler, essentially being a three-sport athlete and taking on the very challenging major of Nursing.

“I’m very proud of her.  We really like the coaching staff and I think she’s going to do great.  Her teammates have already reached out to her and were very welcoming,” said Josilyn’s mother, Jill.  “It’s been a goal of hers to run at the collegiate level and she has met her goal.”  Her father, Andy, said Josilyn had some interest from a lot of MAC schools.  “But Findlay was the strongest.  She’s very excited about the running program and the nursing program,” he said

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Photo: Josilyn Welch signs National Letter of Intent with the University of Findlay with mother Jill and father Andy