Posted on 09/01/2024 6:03:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Kara Welsh was a national champion and two-time All-American for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team.
Welsh, 21, of Plainfield, Ill., was shot and killed late Friday night inside an apartment on W. Whitewater St. A 23-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with the case.
In remembering Welsh Sunday, UW-Whitewater Athletics called her "a true Warhawk."
"To put into words the impact Kara had on the Warhawk community is impossible," said Coach Jen Regan. "A powerful athlete, dedicated teammate, and the light in everyone’s dark days, Kara truly lifted each and every one of us up in her time as a Warhawk gymnast. There are no words to describe the void we all feel in our hearts, but Kara’s legacy will live on through Warhawk gymnastics forever."
According to the school, Welsh holds four of the top eight scores recorded by a Warhawk gymnast in program history on the apparatus.
Welsh earned a second-place finish in the WIAC Championship after tying for second on the vault. In her first National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship appearance, Welsh tied for third on the vault to earn All-America honors.
In 2023, Welsh won the vault title at the WIAC Championship meet and qualified for nationals as an individual. She went on to win the national title in the event with a score of 9.825.
In 2024, Welsh battled back from an illness to compete in the WIAC Championship meet – her first competition of the season. She stuck her vault, and tied the program record in the event, 9.875, and claimed the vault title for the second consecutive season. She went on to help the Warhawks to a runner-up finish in the NCGA Championship.
The school announced Sunday that flags on the UW-Whitewater campus will fly at half-staff on Tuesday, September 3 in Welsh’s memory.
A GoFundMe page has been established with contributions supporting the Welsh family.
"Kara was a true Warhawk – an amazing person, student and athlete," said Athletic Director Ryan Callahan. "We are all lucky to have spent time with her over the past three years. She was selfless and made everyone around her better. Our hearts go out to her mom, Nancy, and the rest of her family and friends."
Not good.
I don’t understand why people think every crime is committed by a black person. What profiles about this one? Were Harris & Klebold black?
Agreed. We know nothing about the shooter.
My money is on an illegal .
Here is a crash course on probability theory.
It may help.
I didn’t realize the majority of serial killers were black.
Is this story about a serial killer?—I must have missed that.
I live in one of the whitest places in the country. Loads of squatty Central Americans are being dumped off. They aren’t speaking Spanish. Probably their native tongue. All use EBT cards. So far the worst crimes is drunk driving and drug smuggling. It will get worse though. They keep bringing them here from Boise.
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