Jacob Morris

All-Americans Jacob Morris (track and field) and Ellie Weltha (women’s basketball/track and field) were named the Outstanding Senior Student-Athletes at the “Dogspy” Awards.

Morris owns three school records, the indoor weight throw, and outdoor discus and hammer throws. He is a four-time NCAA All-American, five-time conference event champion and a 10-time conference athlete of the week during his four years at Truman. A GLVC champion in the shot put this past February and repeated for the third time as GLVC discus champion in May. Morris has been a top three performer 12 times in either the indoor or outdoor conference meets. In 2023, he won the prestigious discus throw at the Drake Relays.

In May 2024, in his last event as a collegiate athlete, he won the national championship in the men’s discus throw at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships.

Ellie Weltha

Weltha was one of the most versatile athletes in recent years at Truman. She lettered in three different sports: softball, women’s basketball and outdoor track and field. She is only the fifth Bulldog basketball player to earn all-league honors for four seasons, and is only the second player to garner first-team accolades for three-straight seasons.

Having played the most games of any women’s basketball player, Weltha finished her hoops career fourth on the all-time scoring list with 1,686 points and second in all-time rebounds with 1,100.

Weltha stepped into the throws during the 2023 outdoor track and field season and found immediate success. She was the GLVC champion in the discus throw and finished second in the shot put. After qualifying for the 2023 NCAA Division II championship meet, she was an honorable mention All-American in the shot put with a ninth-place finish.