 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Welch akaberekerwa muFort Worth, Texas. Kubvira pazera ramakore mana akanga ari mumakwikwi. Pazera ramakore masere akaonekwa aine chirwere cheLeggCalvéPerthes. Akakunda mazita makuru 100 kubvira muna 1992, ayo anosanganisira mazita matatu eU.S. Open. Akakundawo mikombe mishanu yenyika muNational Wheelchair Basketball Association uye zvakare mibairo mitatu yeMVP. Akaenda kumitambo yeParalympic kutanga kubva muna 1996, asi akahwina menduru imwe chete yesirivheri yevasina kuroorwa uye imwe sirivheri yevakapetwa mu1996 Summer Paralympics uye akahwina goridhe yevasina kuroorwa uye imwe bronze yevakapetwa paSydney Paralympic Games. Akatorawo chikamu mu2011 Parapan American Games kwaakakunda menduru yegoridhe yevakapetwa uye imwe yendarira yevanhu vamwe. Muna 1996 na2000 akatamba basketball yechigaro chemavhiri kumaOlympics asi haana kuwana menduru nokuda kwaizvozvo. 