Results
As a Senior in 2017-18:
Named a CoSIDA/Google Cloud Academic All-District selection for the second year in a row…Selected as the NE10 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award recipient…Tabbed for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for the fourth straight year…Named to both the NE10 Men’s Indoor Track and Field and Men’s Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Teams…All-Region selection in the 200 meters, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay…All-New England in the 4x400 relay and 200 meters…NE10 Champion in the 4x100 relay…Finished third in the 200m (22.60) and fifth in the 55m (6.54) at the Elm City Challenge…Placed second in the 4x400 (3:18.05) and seventh in the 400m (50.55) at the Yale season opener…Competed in the 60m (7.12), the 400m (50.40) and the 4x400 (3:22.24) at the Spartan Invite…Contributed 12th in the 200m (22.51) and 29th in the 400m (50.74) at the Dr. Sander Challenge…Registered fourth in the 4x400 (3:17.35) and eighth in the 200m (22.24) at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships…Took seventh in the 4x400 (3:16.25) and 73rd in the 400m (49.99) at the Valentine Invitational…Finished third in the 200m (22.23), sixth in the 60m (7.07) and 12th in the 400m (51.24) at the 2018 NE10 Indoor Championship…Claimed seventh in the 4x400 (3:21.97), seventh in the 4x100 (42.10) and 15th in the 100m (10.90) at the UConn Northeast Challenge on 4/14…Captured eighth in the 4x100 (43.07), 24th in the 100m (11.02) and 28th in the 200m (22.35) at the USC Open on 4/21…Came in first in the 4x100 (40.95), fourth in the 100m (11.02), eighth in the 200m (22.01) and 10th in the 4x400 (3:55.30) at the NE10 Outdoor Championships on 5/4-5.
As a Junior in 2016-17:
First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District selection…Named to the NE10 Men’s Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team… Named to the NE10 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team…USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection…All-Region in the 200 meters, 400 meters and distance medley relay indoors and the 400 meters, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay outdoors…All-New England in the DMR, 200 meters and 4x400 relay indoors…NE10 Champion in the 4x100 relay outdoors…Placed first in the 400 meters (49.72) and second in the 55 meters (6.48) at The Elm City Challenge on December 3…Finished first in the 500 meters (1:04.88) at the Yale Season Opener on December 10…Placed first in the 4x400 relay (3:20.11) and third in the 400 meters (50.40) at the Spartan Regional Invite on January 13…Placed second in the 4x400 relay (3:21.60) and third in the 200 meters (22.15) at the Metropolitan Championships on February 3…Placed fourth in the DMR (9:51.48) at the Valentine Invite on February 11…Finished second in the 60 meters (6.94), third in the 400 meters (49.84) and the 200 meters (22.37) and fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:25.83) at the NE10 Championship on February 18…Finished second in the DMR (9:56.15), third in the 200 meters (22.11) and sixth in the 4x400 relay (3:20.80) at the New England Championships on February 25…Placed seventh in the 4x100 relay (41.27), 10th in the 4x400 relay (3:16.95) and 31st in the 100 meters (11.06) at the Hurricane Invitational on April 7-8…Took third in the 4x400 relay (3:18.5), fourth in the 4x100 relay (41.36) and eighth in the 400 meters (49.92) at the UConn Northeast Challenge on April 15…Claimed third in the 4x100 relay (41.08), fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:17.17) and eighth in the 400 meters (48.7) at the USC Open on April 22…Took first place in the 4x100 relay (40.95) and second in the 400 meters (48.64) at the NE10 Championships on May 5-6.
As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Placed third in both the 400m (50.90) and 4x400 relay (3:25.84) at the Yale Season Opener on December 5…Took first in the 4x400 relay (3:29.12) and fourth in the 200m (23.02) at the Elm City Challenge on December 10…Placed third in the 4x400 relay (3:24.32) and 11th in the 400m (51.06) at the Dartmouth Relays on January 10…Took first on 4x200 relay (1:30.51) and second in 4x400 relay (3:24.12) at the Spartan Regional Invite on January 15…Finished third in the distance medley relay (10:00.46) at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational on January 29…Finished first in the 4x400 relay (3:25.64) at the Yale Multi Team on April 2.
As a Freshman in 2014-15:
All-New England performer as part of the distance medley relay indoors…Northeast-10 Champion in the 4x100 relay outdoors…All-New England as part of the 4x100 outdoors…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Finished seventh as part of the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:25.89 and eighth in the 500 meters with a time of 1:08.00 at the Yale Season Opener…Captured first place in the 400 meters with a time of 52.64 and second place as part of the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:33.86 at The Elm City Challenge…Finished in third place as part of the 4x400 relay (3:27.66) and 16th place in the 400 meters (52.60) at The Dartmouth Relays…Earned fourth place in the 4x400 relay (3:27.26) and seventh place in the 500 meters (1:07.61) at the Sorlien Invitational...Finished 22nd as part of the 4x400 relay (3:22.13) and 94th in the 400 meters (51.21) at the Boston University Invite…Earned 11th place in both the 200 meters (22.89) and 400 meters (51.78) at the Metropolitan Championships…Finished fifth in the distance medley relay (9:57.49), 34th as part of the 4x400 relay (3:23.12) and 37th in the 500 meters (1:07.38) at the DHV Invitational… At the NE-10 Championship, placed third as part of the 4x400 relay (3:23.20) and fifth in the 500 meters (1:07.17)…Took fifth as part of the distance medley relay (9:55.53) and 15th as part of the 4x400 relay (3:21.89) at the New England Championships…Finished second as part of the 4x400 relay (3:26.81), third as part of the 4x1 relay (42.76), and eighth in the 400 meters (52.34) at the UConn Northeast Challenge…Took third as part of the 4x100 relay (41.90), sixth in the 400 meters (49.92), and 16th in the 200 meters (22.38) at the Mark Young Invitational…Placed first as part of the 4x100 relay (42.16) and seventh in the 400 (51.03) at the Yale Springtime Invitational…Competed in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the Penn Relays…Northeast-10 Champion in the 4x100 relay outdoors…Also finished seventh in the 400 meters and eighth as part of the 4x400 relay…Finished third as part of the 4x100 relay at New England’s and also was 18th in the 200 meters.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-State and All-Conference selection in cross country at Xavier (Conn.) High School…Won team’s Most Improved award…Won team’s Most Valuable Runner award.
Personal:
The son of Suzy and Bill Velez...Born in Killingworth, Conn...Majoring in accounting.
