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2018-19 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Sprints
    Position
  • Redshirt Senior
    Class
  • Cheyenne, Wyo.
    Hometown
  • 5'2
    Height
  • Cheyenne Central HS
    High School
Melina Harris
Melina Harris
Sprints
Position
Redshirt Senior
Class
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2017-18: Ran a season-best 60m time of 7.65 at the Power Meet to place second… Ran the best 400m time for a Cowgirl during the season at the CU Invitational by placing fifth with a time of 57.05… Ran on two 4x400m relay teams with the fastest time coming at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, where the team ran a 3:51.51 to place ninth… Ran on the distance medley relay team that recorded the third-fastest time in UW history by placing sixth in 11:40.18… Finished fourth in the 400m at the MW Indoor Championships with a time of 57.30… In the outdoor season, ran a 56.94 in the 400m at the MW Outdoor Championships to place 14th… Ran on the 4x100m relay team that placed fourth at the MW Outdoor Championships with a time of 45.70, the sixth-fastest time in UW history… Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed eighth at the MW Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:54.43… In the classroom, earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

2016-17: Had a solid season that included three UW all-time top 10 marks…posted five top-three finishes in the sprints events during the indoor season… her 60 meters time of 7.63 now ranks No. 10 on the UW all-time list…won the 400 meters at the Powder River Dual and Rocky Mountain Classic…ran the 400-meter leg as she helped Wyoming to a fifth-place finish in the Distance Medley Relay at the MW indoor championships with the No. 2 time on the UW all-time list, 11:33.30…posted four top-three finishes in the 200 meters and 400 meters outdoors…ran a leg on three of Wyoming’s victorious 4x100-meter relay squads throughout the outdoor season…was the anchor of the 4x100-meter relay team that won event at the Fum McGraw Open with the No. 3 time on the UW all-time list, 45.39…set a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 55.82 at the CU Invite, taking third place…helped Wyoming to a fourth-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay at the MW outdoor championships with a time of 45.69…received Academic All-Mountain West honors for her work in the classroom.
 
2015-16: Posted one UW All-Time Top 10 mark during the season…collected six top-five individual event finishes indoors, including second-place finishes in the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Powder River Dual…finished 12th in the 200 meters at the MW indoor championships with a time of 24.75…finished 13th in the 60 meters at the MW indoor championships with a time of 7.66…outdoors, finished third in the 200 meters at the Fum McGraw Invitational, clocking 25.57…placed second in the 200 meters at the CSU Dual, clocking 25.04…ran a leg on Wyoming’s fourth-place 4x100-meter relay team at the MW outdoor championships.
 
2014-15: Indoors ran the 60 meters in 7.72 at the Power Meet on Dec 12...also ran the 200 meters in 25.97 at the meet...did not compete outdoors...named MW Academic All-Conference in the classroom.
 
Before Wyoming: Coached by Andrea Tuttle at Cheyenne Central High School...as a senior was runner-up in the 100 meters at the outdoor state meet...also a member of Central's runner-up 4x100-meter relay team...owned personal bests of 12.38 in the 100 meters, 25.80 in the 200 meters and 59.33 in the 400 meters...earned all-state honors three times in the 4x100-meter relay.
 
Personal: The daughter of Keith and Mag Harris...born on Sept. 18, 1996, in Albuquerque, N.M...has two sisters, Marina and McKenzie...majoring in psychology at Wyoming.
 
Personal Bests:
 
Indoor:
55 Meters - 7.05 (2016)
60 Meters – 7.63 (2016)
200 Meters – 24.75 (2016)
400 Meters - 56.98 (2017)
 
Outdoor:
100 Meters – 12.53 (2016)
200 Meters – 25.04 (2016)
400 Meters - 55.82 (2017)