LE VISAGE: LIFE IN MOTION

LE VISAGE
LIFE IN MOTION
“I wanna go as
far as Basketball
will Take me...”
CARTER
WELLING
is
“THE FACE”
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GAME,
SET,
JENNA.
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Jenna Schlatter is a
vision in Adidas on
the blue and green
tennis court. She
sports a dark gray
Adidas racerback
tank with the UC Irvine
logo on the front,
a pair of navy shorts
and white trainers of
the same brand, and
a determined stare all
her own.
“I like to call myself
like, kind of a grinder,
I run down a lot of
balls. So I’m just like,
a very physical player,
I would say, and I
always have been.”
There’s a mix of overcast
clouds and clear
skies above the university
tennis courts
of Schlatter’s Senior
Day. A large smiley
cutout of her face
is resting facing the
audience on the edge
of the court, but on
game day, her brows
are determinedly furrowed
in concentration.
The day’s match
starts with a doubles
game alongside her
partner Larissa Teramura.
She is competing
against UC Santa
Barbara’s tennis team,
ready to work her
way up to a championship,
grinding
every ball that comes
her way.
***
A friendly, smiling
Schlatter walks up
to the metal seating
area of the University
Town Center where
we agreed to meet a
few days prior. Her
brown hair graces her
shoulders, bare from
the black tank top
she sports. She looks
comfortable in her
top and gray joggers
in the same way she
would on the tennis
court, ready to fly at
each ball hurtling in
her direction. I imagine
her with a racket,
sporting her powerful
swing in addition to
her Adidas sweats.
We both reach in
for a hug before we
sit down to chat. I
pull away and notice
both her silver nose
rings, one in the septum
and the other in
the nostril. Schlatter
doesn’t take out her
piercings for games,
which I believe adds
to her boldness on
the court.
We take a seat and
she talks to me like a
good friend.
Schlatter grew up in
the vineyard valley
main street of St. Helena,
CA. In her hometown,
she spent lots
of time learning the
game of tennis from
her father, a former
D1 player at Trinity
University of Texas,
and trying out other
sports.
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“I played a bunch
of sports like basketball,
soccer, did
karate. Yeah, I tried
everything, swimming.
But really in
the end, it was kind
of between soccer
and tennis. And then
I ended up choosing
tennis. I was giving
myself an opportunity
to be more successful
in one.”
In order to become
successful, Schlatter
needed to be in the
player pool. Her first
opponent, of course,
was her father. His
aggressive play style
as a grinder heavily
influenced Schlatter’s
technique. Oftentimes,
she also
practiced with her
father’s friends. As
she grew older and
increased her skill,
she hoped to play
with opponents her
age and diversify her
player pool. The St.
Helena area didn’t
offer her the opportunity
she needed to
grow, so from ages 13
to 15, she boarded at
Evert Tennis Academy
in Boca Raton,
Florida, and lived by
a structured routine.
“I had to get up at
like, six in the morning,
scheduled time
for online school,
scheduled time for
practice, fitness, and
all that kind of stuff.
And yeah, that was
my day, practically
every single day for
those two years and
tournaments on the
weekends. And then
when I moved back
to California, I kind
of did something
similar in Sacramento.
I would just train
during the week
there, go back home
or play tournaments
during the weekends.”
When the time came
to consider collegiate
athletics, Schlatter
was a prized player in
the eyes of UC Irvine
recruits. She was a
four-star recruit from
her high school, St.
Helena High. In her
freshman year of college,
Schlatter won
her first dual-match
victories of her career
against Westmont
College and finished
the season with a
five-match winning
streak in singles.
She was lucky,
Schlatter explained
to me, to start in her
freshman year, although
she started
at the last line. The
past two years she
has played number
one singles and a few
doubles tournaments
as well.
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“You just always have
to be super competitive.
Competing well
helps me climb up
the ranks to kind of
be at the position I
am today.”
Her roster profile on
the UCI sports website
chronicles each
major accomplishment
of her college
career; as a sophomore,
Schlatter “finished
the season with
a 3-6 overall record
in doubles playing
position Nos. 1 and
2”; in her junior year,
received the All-Big
West Honorable
Mention, Doubles;
and was named ITA
Scholar Athlete her
senior year, earning
all seven wins at the
No. 1 position in singles.
Now, Schlatter is a
graduate student at
UCI. She graduated
in 2023 with a double
major in Business
Administration and
Psychological Science
and is currently pursuing
her master’s
in Innovation and
Entrepreneurship.
She had been named
UCI’s women’s tennis
captain for the
2023-24 year alongside
fellow teammate
Kayla Meraz. As captain,
Schlatter takes
it upon herself to
mentor the current
pool of sophomore
players that she met
during her senior
year.
“I kind of feel like I’m
a mom figure to them
a little bit and like a
little more of a leader
but I love hanging
out with them too.
I’m pretty close to
each one of them in
different ways.”
When asked about
the importance of
her tennis journey at
UCI, she is grateful
for the connections
she’d made and everything
she’s been
taught.
“To me, [tennis at
UCI] shaped me into
the person I am today.
I’ve made lots of
different connections
to different people
that will last a lifetime
to me. And obviously
this journey
won’t last forever. So
I think it’s given me
a lot, even outside of
just tennis, within
academics as well.”
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Serving On &
OFF the Court
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“Did you watch the
movie King Richard?”
“Yeah, so I saw this
question. I actually
was supposed to be
in that movie.”
Schlatter told me the
insane story of how
she was almost casted
for the hit movie
King Richard, the
2021 biographical
sports drama based
on Venus and Serena
Williams’ ascent into
the tennis world.
In January of her
freshman year, Warner
Bros, the studio
that produced the
film, reached out to
collegiate athletes local
to the Irvine area,
as they were filming
at the Racquet Club
of Irvine. At first, she
ignored the email,
believing them to be
spam.
“There’s no way this
is real. I reached back
out to them. They
were like, yeah, we’re
trying to find a player
that can play the role
of Jennifer Capriati.”
Schlatter had no acting
experience whatsoever,
but once she
realized the offer was
legit, she conceded.
The film studio stumbled
upon her roster
picture at UCI and
auditioned her for
the role. However,
it went to someone
else. They were willing
to give her an extra
role, but with the
onset of the pandemic,
Schlatter wasn’t in
the area anymore and
the deal fell through.
She recalls it with an
air of good-humored
disbelief, perhaps because
they still paid
her roughly $1000
for a day’s worth of
work just because.
What resonated
more for Schlatter
than the prize money
was the actual film.
She spoke on the illuminating
career and
trailblazing path of
the Williams’ sister
with regard and appreciation.
“I had access to good
courts, facilities,
good coaches, good
trainers, and they
didn’t have access
to any of that, yet,
they still made it at
the top of their game.
Yeah, it’s just truly
inspirational.”
Schlatter also credits
the sisters with
impeccable style and
their fashionable impact
on the game and
its legacy, namely
Serena’s “Catwoman”
outfit and her “ballerina
vibes”.
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For her, she often
sports “comfy casual
convenience” off the
court, and a variety
of tennis regalia on
the court. Since UCI
colors are gold and
blue, those colors are
always on rotation
for matches. Black,
white and gray are
neutral color options
that are often interchanged
and mixed
with others to create
a uniform however
each player sees
fit. The main unifier
throughout each outfit
on the women’s
team is their sponsor:
Adidas. Every part of
their match gear will
have a little Adidas
logo, a UCI logo, and
a Big West Conference
logo, on their
shorts, skirts and
tank tops.
One enhancement to
Schlatter’s outfit
thatshe
cannot play
without is her black
scrunchie.
JS: “This! My hair tie.
This is my special
hair tie.”
IA: “That’s your
game winning hair
tie.”
JS: “Yeah, my black
scrunchie. I cannot
play without it. I’ll
freak out. I’m a pretty
superstitious person.
So, like, I wear
things and certain
things on matchday
practices.”
IA: “Where does that
superstition come
from? Or is it like, ‘I
just won this match
with this outfit’?”
JS: “So kind of that,
basically, yeah, ‘I’ve
done well wearing
this or having this, so
I’m just gonna keep it
that way.”
IA: “What color is
that?-
Or what outfit does
that tend to be?”
JS: “So it’s changed
over the years. Right
now, this year,
probably my white
on black outfit. It’s
doing me pretty
good.
Scrunchie, always.
And I’m wearing my
purple socks.”
***
For Jenna Schlatter,
“Life in Motion”
is just her
everyday life.
Whether she’s on
the go running
errands, warming
up on the courts,
walking her dogs,
making herself
dinner and juggling
classes, she is
always in motion.
That motion directly
feeds into
her success as she
constantly pushes
herself to achieve
better things, both
personally and
professionally.
“Putting my 100% and every aspect of my
life and getting 1% better every single day I
think is the biggest thing and that’s achieved
through consistency in your day to day habits
and routines. So for me, it’s really making
sure I’m on top of my stretching, contributing
to my overall health and wellness, and paying
attention to my friendships and relationships.
I think all that contributes to my overall
success and growth as a person.”
Schlatter unfortunately
lost
her Senior Day
singles match
to UCSB, but
her post-match
speech reflected
her hard-working
spirit, her refusal
of comparison
to others, and her
unwavering love
for the game. She
emphasized her
starting position
on courts five and
six at the start of
her collegiate career
and her ascent
toward the first
court until now.
And to her, that is
a win.
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CHARLES ROLPH
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In between bites of
his waffle, Charles
Rolph demonstrates
the colorful artwork
on his backpack as
it’s slung in front of
his right shoulder.
It’s a black North
Face bag with faded
blends of white,
blue, magenta, and
green. These sprayed
smatterings of color
are the remains of a
favorite pastime of
his growing up in San
Francisco, throwing
up the letters “STF”
for Save the Fish,
Smashing Through
‘Frisco, or Save the
Fiends. A few pins
line the front of the
backpack and a green
beaded bracelet is
affixed to one of the
zippers....
His skateboard is
equally as colorful
and charismatic.
The board’s griptape
is laid over a green
marble deck, cut out
into various geometric
shapes resembling
cracked earth.
A phrase is visible
through the cracks
on the deck: “What
is an Alltimer? An
Alltimer is a real mf
that got that god in
em 100.”
He’s about to skate
on the side on a concrete
slab. The scuff
marks on the bottom
of his board is evidence
that he’s done
this maybe a million
times. Rolph prepares
by pulling out a
6x3 inch candle from
Amazon and coats
the edge in wax. He’s
also probably done
this more times than
he can count. Skateboarding,
Rolph declares,
takes a lot of
effort, persistence,
accuracy and determination.
“It’s undoubtedly
about trial and error.
There is constant
failure involved and
in order to succeed,
you have to keep
trying over and over
again.”
But for Rolph, the
sport and phenomena
of skateboarding
is never a bore. The
scuffs represent his
mettle, choosing to
persevere through
the rote and ritual of
getting back on the
board. It forges one’s
determination until
muscle memory takes
over, lifting the skater
and their board off
the ground, until flying
is second-nature
to being grounded.
That’s what makes
the art of skateboarding
so impressive to
him; the professionals
in action who’ve
mastered the diligence
of
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Rolph continues coating
the edge in a simple
wax. He puts the
candle away and steps
with his board on the
slab, eyeing his trajectory
into the air. In a
flash, he charges down
the slab, kicks up and
he suspends in the air
for a moment, his lifted
arms holding onto
something invisible.
Rolph crashes down
to the ground. He’s
photographed, with
a Giants t-shirt and a
huge grin, holding his
board above his head
in victory.
***
“I guess I’ve been
longboarding since I
was a kid. I had a big
longboard, soft wheels
and stuff. And so
that’s where I learned
my balance, right. But
as far as skating goes,
my friends started
skating. And then,
I didn’t want to be
left out. So I was like,
‘Alright, I got to start
doing this too.’”
Rolph started skating
with his friends in
San Francisco during
his sophomore year of
high school. That was
also the year that the
COVID-19 pandemic
hit, forcing Rolph and
his friends to leave the
streets behind and be
locked indoors, quarantined
from a deadly
virus. But he had
already fallen in love
with the sport. Continuing
after his newfound
passion was
entirely dependent on
his motivation to keep
skating. Rolph and
some friends would
skate in areas near his
home or over the freeway
bridge a block
from his house, which
doubled as one of his
favorite graffiti spots.
Everything was small
and smooth, perfect
for learning how to
skate.
The first trick he ever
landed was an ollie
at 14 or 15 years old,
approximately three
months into his skating
journey, or where
most people start, according
to Rolph. For
him, it was a process
of pain and utter frustration.
While Rolph
played basketball and
ran the 4x100m and
200m relay as well as
high jump growing
up, all of his athleticism
went out the
door. Skateboarding
for him required different
muscles to be
trained over and over
again, until after three
months of trying, he
was able to pop an
ollie. No amount of
frustration, however,
could deter him from
wanting more.
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The unique circumstances
of quarantine
helped cultivate this
passion. As quarantine
shut him out from
school, Rolph stopped
doing track and basketball
and used the
open streets, and an elementary
school, as his
skate park. Pallet Park,
dubbed so because
of the shipping pallets
used to build the
foundation of his mini
skate park, became a
passion project and
DIY between himself
and other members
of the nearby skate
community, including
retired skaters who
donated launch ramps,
rails, and so on.
“The school was completely
empty. There
were no teachers, you
know, no admins, no
yard duty’s, nothing.
So we’re just like, ‘Oh
this is our open ground
now.’ And it just sort
of started. So I started
building stuff out
of like two by fours,
plywood, PVC pipes,
anything we could get
our hands on for cheap
to make the obstacles
we did.”
Professional skaters
sometimes dropped
by Pallet Park when
they were in the area.
Aaron “Jaws” Homoki
from Phoenix, AZ
and Canadian Olympic
skateboarder Ryan
Decenzo hit a kickflip
down 18 stairs back in
2017 which made the
school an iconic skate
spot henceforth. Rolph
made repairs to Pallett
Park often, drilling
reinforcements into
the obstacles and almost
single-handedly
keeping the park open
for people to enjoy.
But in August of2020
Rolph suffered a grave
concussion after skating
down a janky manmade
ramp, causing
him to fall and hit the
back of his head.
“It was really shitty,
there were a bunch
of pieces screwed together
and there were
screws sticking out,
I went up it and I got
caught on the way
down. [My friends]
had to get me over the
fence, which was really
challenging, and I
had to get in the back
of my mom’s car.”
After being treated at
Kaiser Urgent Care,
Rolph was forced
to miss a month of
school. He was unable
to look at screens for
a month due to light
sensitivity from his
concussion. Once, halfway
before his mandated
recovery period
was over, Rolph snuck
his skateboard outside
his window with rope
and told his mother he
was going for a walk.
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Before long, his
mother caught him
skating at Pallet
Park, demanding that
he “get his ass back”
home. Since then, he
hasn’t suffered another
accident. For
six months after his
recovery, Rolph made
sure to use helmets,
but eventually got
away from using protective
gear. Then
one day, the locals arrived
to find the park
was gone. Schools
opened back up
and the administration
had Pallet Park
hauled away in box
trucks to be placed in
the SF dump.
In San Francisco,
Rolph believes there
are many beautiful
places to skate. His
favorite spot is Twin
Peaks: the summit
boasts a magical
360-degree view of
the city before the
[bomb downwards]
toward skate parks
and other dope street
spots. It’s a euphoric
experience for him
and one of the greatest
aspects of the
sport: being able to
take it anywhere.
Now, skateboarding
has been taken
to the Olympics. In
2021, skateboarding
debuted at the 2020
Summer Olympics in
Tokyo, Japan. There
are two disciplines
where one can skate,
park skateboarding
and street skateboarding,
with men’s
and women’s events.
Yuto Horigome, a
gold medalist of
Men’s Street, is an
icon and inspiration
for Rolph.
“[Because of him,] I
discovered a bunch of
cool, Japanese skate
brands that make super
dope clothes. It’s
just, wow, the whole
world united around
skating. That’s what
the Olympics did. It
brought it from the
form of [a] counterculture
sport to an
actual sport that’s
recognized on a global
scale.”
And what’s pushed
the sport even further
in Rolph’s opinion,
has been the
marriage of the technology
world with
the skateboarding
world.
Skate fashion is yet
another element that
people admire and
emulate, setting itself
apart from other
sports. Rolph recognizes
that, while
other sports usually
require jerseys, mesh
materials and uniformity,
skate fashion is
unique to the
“There’s this constant trend with the
filming of skating where, you want to
be the best person to do a trick on that
spot. And it constantly evolves, right?
Because then, other people can view
that and they’re like, ‘Oh that’s dope, I
want to try that out.’ Those are the archives
of the sport.”
individual. Many
skaters ride in jeans
and pants made for
construction work,
and usually a baggy
fitting t-shirt,
yet there’s still lots
of style, design and
graphics that give an
edge to the fashion
of the sport.
Shoes are undoubtedly
one of the most
important parts of a
skater’s outfit. For
Rolph, only Nike
and Adidas are acceptable
brands.
Vans, on the other
hand, a notable
skate shoe brand, is
“incredibly uncomfortable”
to Rolph
and offer terrible
support. His current
shoe selection is the
Nike Dunk or the
Adidas Pro Models,
the latter especially
for its shell toe and
protective padding.
Dunks double as
a skate shoe and a
fashion statement
for Rolph.
“I think Dunks
go with every fit.
There’s, definitely
a ‘look-good, feelgood’
aspect in skating.
The shoes have
to be visually appealing.
And they also
have to be very functional,
protective.
They have to serve as
something good for
the sport.”
Fashion and skateboarding
is a form
of self-expression.
It’s important that
Rolph is able to
demonstrate how
skateboarding is
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of sneakers or pants
are more than just
an article of clothing.
For both, Rolph
offers up some role
models in the skating/fashion
community:
as a leader of
the community, Andrew
Reynolds; for
their “insane athletic
abilities”, Tyshawn
Jones; for their vastly
creative tricks, Kento
Yoshioka; and for
their “swaggy clothing
style”, Carlisle
Aikens.
When he’s not skating,
Rolph makes a
few stylistic choices.
Timberland boots
and Thursday boots
are two boot brands
he loves to sport.
Thrifting is another
essential for Rolph
and his community of
skater friends. When
they all started skating,
they had a gag of
finding and wearing
size 50 pants to skate
in. While it’s a choice
he’d never make
again, Rolph was able
to refine his thrifting
and enhance his style
to what it is today.
Rolph is becoming
ready to put the
sport behind him.
As a 19-year-old, he
knows that he can’t
“get away” with
all the shenanigans
he did growing up
and skating around
San Francisco. He’s
also studying Public
Health Sciences
to one day become
a firefighter. He
doesn’t want to risk
further injury that
could prevent him
from a career in firefighting.
So while
he’s still able to skate
around town and in
San Francisco, Rolph
is adamant on getting
his tricks on video
to show to his future
children.
The sport will always
present nostalgia to
him.
“I think just the
memories I made
as a kid…Those are
, prime adolescent
times. That’s when
you’re starting to
become the person
you are as an adult.
You know, I was able
to skate with my
friends who kind of
shaped me into who
I am today. So skateboarding
represents
those memories, represents
the lessons
I’ve learned about
trying to be persistent
and having a
good work ethic and
a lot of drive towards
the things I care
about in life.
And that’s the
nostalgia. I don’t
want to leave it
in the rearview
mirror, you
know?”
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Carter Welling
“Built for the
Game”
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One of the newest
editions to the UC Irvine
men’s basketball
team is none other
than Carter Welling.About
midway
through the regular
season against one
of our rival schools
Long Beach State-
Carter is once again
entrusted to perform
and secure some
points at the freethrow
line. Draped
in the classic white
uniform with gold &
navy accents and of
course his signature
Adidas headband.
Anything that the
team wears duirng a
game is Adidas being
that is the Atheltic
Dept sponsor
“When I first came
to Irvine, when we
were preparing to
go to Taiwan, Coach
Turner would often
get mad at me for
fixing my hair when
I played. We left for
Taiwan as scheduled
and when we came
back my hair was
longer than before
and continued to
grow. At some practice,
I fixed my hair
and we happened to
get the stop on defense,
but [Coach
Turner] made us do it
again because I fixed
my hair. So after that,
I started wearing
headbands so that
my hair would stay
out of my face”
Carter gave the ball a
few bounces, bent his
knees, and assessed
the right angle for
the shot. After what
seems to be not much
thought he shoots
and scores, the ball is
returned to him, and
with far less assessment
than before he
scores once more.
Carters’ style is less
rigid than the mandated
uniform he
wears on the court.
He often sticks to
things like polos and
button-ups,citing
them as his “thing”.
Being 6’10 does come
with its challenges
other than having
trouble getting
through doors. He
can’t buy jeans in the
store pretty much at
all, however, he can
often find a shirt in
his size. His favorite
shoes for playing
in his free time are
probably the Kobes.
But when off the
court, he loves the
classic Jordan 1s High
Tops. A pair of Jordan
4s seems to be on
his radar for his next
purchase.
Carter is not a big
shopper, instead, he
leans on his mother
and a close friend
of his who is a “big
thrifter” to help find
clothes.
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In recent years the
fashion world has
seeped its way into
the NBA and we’ve
seen players like Kyle
Kuzma embrace and
show off their style.
PN:
“Are you familiar
with Kyle Kuzma &
some of his fashion
endeavors? Has he
or anyone like Dennis
Rodman or Allen
Iverson Inspired your
fashion sense? Do you
think their contribution
has impacted the
creative expression of
players in the NBA?”
CW:
“I think it’s very
cool!” “Cause Kyle
Kuzma played at the
University of Utah,
I grew up watching
him play, and by
seeing him play, and
also seeing his fashion
is interesting and
inspiring. I noticed
a few of the guys on
our team have similar
tastes and fashion
sense. So, yes I do
think that the fashion
world has sort of bled
into basketball.”
***
Hailing from Draper,
Utah, a suburb of Salt
Lake City in a family
of 4 boys and with
a father who also
played collegiate-level
basketball, playing
at the Division 1 level
surprises no one.
Nevertheless, his eldest
brother Hayden
Welling ,#13 on the
UCI Men’s Basketabll
team ,was his main
motivation to take
the game seriously.
“I think when I started
to take basketball
pretty seriously was
when….[he trails off
for a moment] I saw
the success that my
brother had and I
thought that I kinda
want to emulate
that……he’s been a big
example to me, and so
through him deciding
to focus on basketball,
it inspired me to
focus on basketball as
well, because we’re
honestly just built
to play the game,[he
chuckles] super tall,
athletic build…”
***
Organizing this interview
was tricky.
With UCI boasting a
24-10 record for the
regular season, a 13-0
home record, and a
Regular season title,
you can imagine how
busy Carter was making
UCI a winning
team. A typical day
during Basketball season
goes as follows:
“Wake up & Breakfast,
then off to class,
at about Noon we
have some sports
medicine treatment
to make sure everything
is in order,
Weights at One
o’clock, Practice
from about Two to
six is when we have
the gym available,
and about the last
thirty or so minutes
is for your personal
growth.”
We finally settled on
a date on April 3rd at
the tail end of March
madness [ironic].
We decided to meet
at a Local Tender
Greens. I arrived a bit
early and ordered a
drink. Shortly after
as I scrolled through
my phone I heard a
“Hey what’s up I’m
Carter”. I return the
greeting, suspending
the familiarity I had
developed through
watching games in
the stands all season
long. I anticipated a
somewhat stereotypical
athlete persona,
but through our brief
greeting, I was reassured
that this was
not the case.
Welling started
the season off “redshirted”,
a common
practice in collegiate
sports wherein an
athlete’s participation
is delayed
or suspended to
lengthen their eligibility(although
according to Carter
this decision is often
much more collaborative
between the
coaching staff and
the player than one
would realize). Hewas
asked by Coach
Russell Turner to fill
in when the teams
resident 7 ft Center
bent Leuchten was
injured. Saying yes
propelled him into a
starting position.
PN: “Random question
before we move
on. What’s your In n
Out order?”
CW: “It’s a Double
Double, no tomato,
chopped chilis,
strawberry shake”
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Vintage Nylon Pullover, 55.00.
Adidas
VIntage Sunglasses, 12.00.
Thrifted
Light Wash Jeans, 32.00.
Thrifted
Ribbed Tank, 15.00. Heat
Denim Shorts, 14.00. Thrifted
Baseball Hat, 25.00. Urban Outfitters
Aviator Goggles, Thrifted
Baggy Zip-up Hoodie, 17.00,
Thrifted
Basketball Shorts, 7.00.
Thrifted
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Vintage Warriors Tee, 40.00. Adidas
VIntage Warriors Jersey, 90.00. Nike
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Satin Finish Track Suit, 150.00. Kappa
Durag, 5.00
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Tee, 15.00. ASOS
Basketball Jersey, 50.00. Nike
Dark Wash Jeans, 50.00 BER-
SHKA
Dad Sneakers(not pictured),
75.00. Nike
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“I started 10 games this year, and
it happened right when I came
off my redshirt, and to be honest
it was a little nerve-wracking
at the beginning, but I eventually
fell into the groove and it was
great, not a lot of freshmen end
up starting so it gave me hope”
[for the season].
There’s no need for
hope when you have
the adrenaline rush
from the fanfare of
the crowd. Welling
is no stranger to this
feeling. On several
occasions, he set
the Bren hometown
crowd ablaze with an
electrifying display
of dunking. As a fan
myself, I can assure
you that I have at
least 3 dunking highlights
saved somewhere
in my iPhone
from one of the many
home games I attended
this season.
PN: “Let’s talk dunking
for a second. You
have a lot of dunking
highlights. Is this
something you’ve
always been able to
do?”
CW: [he laughs]
“I couldn’t really
dunk as a freshman
in high school. And I
think I had my first
dunk as a Sophomore,
we were playing
our rival school,
they got a steal and
I got a breakaway
and I was wide open,
so I went up and I
dunked it in and it
was a thrill, that feeling
is unlike anything
else. And that led me
to just try and dunk
everything.”
***
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Welling played a
bunch of sports
growing up, namely,
he played football
and basketball.
Not long before his
freshman year of high
school, he decided
to put forth his best
efforts into basketball.
Again he credits
part of that decision
to the success he witnessed
his brother
having. Playing at the
collegiate level is for
lack of better words
the first time that
the Welling brothers
have been able to
play together.
PN: “Growing up did
you and your brother
[Hayden] play on the
same teams??”
CW: “He’s two years
older than me, and I
was really slow to develop
so I never really
played with him, I
always played either
behind him or a different
position.”
The two brothers
don’t merely share
a surname, a team,
and a basketball physique.
Both Wellings
committed to UCI
two years before attending.
Carter is
a member of The
Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day
Saints, wherein it
is commonplace for
young men and women
to participate in
a two-year mission
trip.
PN: “So I stumbled
across your Homecoming
video while
prepping for this interview.
Do you mind
sharing how your
faith is related to or
has shaped your basketball
journey?”
CW: “My mission
set the path for my
life. It gave me a core
understanding of
my faith and what
I believe in. And I
feel that…taking two
years off of basketball
right after I graduated
to go on a mission
is something very
difficult that a lot of
people questioned.
But I think the example
of my brother
doing it, gave me
the inspiration that
I could do it too and
go out and be gone
for two years and not
have basketball be a
priority in my life for
the first time.”
PN: “Two years??
CW: “Yup, two
years”
PN: “Where did you
go?”
CW: “I was in New
York and New Jersey”
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“Polos are
Kinda my
thing”
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PN: “You mentioned
that you learned
Spanish?”
CW: “ I did yeah” [a
bit of laughter]
PN: “Can you say
something?”
CW: “Well it was
mostly like Dominican
Spanish-”
PN: “That’s Fine. I
don’t speak it.
CW: “Qué lo que?
Which is like Hey
what’s up.
And also Que dios lo
bendiga. Which is
God Bless you”
***
Taking a break from
anything that you
love can be tough.
However, taking a
break from the sport
in which you are committed
to playing at
the Collegiate level is
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a different story. Being
on a mission trip
is a pretty structured
environment, from
what I had looked
into and assumed. So
we talked a bit about
how he stayed active
during his time away
and the transition
back into playing all
the time next. Most
of the Churches that
he was involved with
whilst away had athletic
facilities and he
and his cohort had
designated workout
time in the mornings
reserved. Upon his
return, Carter was
thrown right back
into the mix during
the tournament that
UCI participated in
Taiwan
PN: “You had the
opportunity to play
overseas this past
summer, what was
that like?”
CW: “It was SUPER
awesome, that was
the first time I had
played basketball in
two years, like really
competitively. And
so to get there and to
play with the whole
team was something
special, especially
considering the environment.
Going into
the tournament we
didn’t know how we
would perform, but
we went there and
dominated, leaving
8-0.”
***
This past year for
Welling seems to
have been full of major
accolades, starting
10 games as a freshman
and a regular
season title to name
a few. So the natural
question is “What’s
next?”. Well as of
season title to name
a few. So the natural
question is “What’s
next?”. Well as of
right now Carter is
undeclared but is
looking to sink his
teeth into the business
school. But with
such talent, it’s not
surprising to hear
that getting a business
degree is more
of a means to an end
regarding his undergraduate
education.
PN: “Do you have any
long-term goals to
continue playing the
sport?”
“Yea..I wanna go as far as basketball
will take me. And then trying to find
that writing on the wall of when my career
will be over is hard to say when it’ll
be, how long I’ll play, or where I’ll play,
just wherever basketball takes me I’ll
try and go.”
The Anteaters unfortunately
lost their
semi-final matchup
against Long Beach
State. Which inevitably
barred their
opportunity to play
in the NCAA March
Madness Tournament.
Losing that
game was sort of
frustrating for the
team but, all in all,
encouraged them
to play harder come
next year. Life in Motion
is a broad topic
that can encompass
almost all facets of
one’s life. Carter interpreted
the theme
as such:
“The kind of lifestyle
that you live and being
that there are a
lot of things that go
on in our lives, good
or bad or what people
choose to focus
on to make that momentum
or motion
real in their life”
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That Momentum that Carter mentions has gone on to take him
places elsewhere & beyond, more explicitly away from UCI. He announced
on April 9th that he would be exploring the opportunity
to transfer to be closer to home. Shortly after on May 3rd he announced
he was committing to Utah Valley University. Finally, we
discussed a topic that any athlete often poses to themselves.
PN: “How do you define success?”
“Success for me is trying to be
better than I was yesterday.
And just building on discipline
is something that I strive for,
but discipline is difficult, but
my friends and family have
been there to help me achieve
my goals”
Despite his departure, Welling has surely left his mark at UCI and
can assuredly be counted on to continue his momentum of success
elsewhere.
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Bikini Top, 109.00. Triangl
Button Up, 18.00. H&M
Vintage Denim Shorts, 10.00. Thrifted Calvin Klein
Shoes(not pictured), 90.00. Reebok
Crop Top, 29.00. Urban Outfitters
Metallic Shrug. 19.00. Urban Outfitters
Maxi Skirt, 20.00. Uniqlo
Chunky Belt, 5.00. Thrifted
Sunglasses, 10.00. Kohls
Platform Sandals(not pictured), 34.00. GUESS
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Front Tie Cover-up, 25.00. Poshmark
Bikini Top, 18.00. Target
Dark Wash Jeans, 21.00. Itz Me
Wasit Bands & Acessories , appx 175.00. Family Heirloom &Black Market Flea
Embroidered Pullover, 33.00. Cotton On Australia
Halter Top, 15.00. Garage
Denim Shorts, 34.00. Ghanda Clothing Australia Sunglasses, 15.00. Amazon
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Button Up, 68.00. J.Crew
Denim Shorts, 40.00. L.L Bean
Necklace, 245.00. David Yurman
Baseball Cap, 20.00. New York Yankees
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Bikini Top, 30.00. Victoria’s Secret
Cover up, 20.00. Amazon
Denim Shorts, 50.00. Garage
Sneakers, 75.00. Vans
Sunglasses (not pictured), 145.00.
Waistbands, 15.00. Aerie
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Bikini Top, 15.00. Target
Cover Up, 60.00. Free People
Distressed Jean Shorts, 70.00. Levis
Sneakers, 90.00. ASICS
Jewelry, 150.00. Local Vendors & Free People
Hat, 6.00. Bass Pro Shop
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Cover-up, 14.00.
Bikini Top, 17.00.
Both PacSun
Skirt, 20.00. Urban Outfitters
Sambas, 110.00. Adidas
Bracelets & Necklaces, appx 130.00. Thrifted & Pandora
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