Terre Haute, Ind. – Stony Brook women's cross country senior Christina Melian (Staten Island, N.Y.) completed her cross country career Saturday at the NCAA Cross Country Championships at LaVern Gibson Championship Course. Melian finished in the top 100 in the 6K with a time of 20:50.1

"Christina completed her collegiate cross country career with a battling performance today," said head coach Andy Ronan. "The overall goal of gaining All-American honors may not have been reached but the bad memories of last year in Louisville were erased. This season has been an uphill battle but making it back to the NCAAs was in itself an All-American effort considering she was not running in the beginning of September."
 
"I am very proud of the contributions that Christina has made to the program over her four seasons. She leaves as an America East Champion and a two-time National Championship Cross Country qualifier. However she is not done yet, as her final indoor and outdoor seasons are still to come," said Ronan.

Melian eclipsed her time of 21:08 from the 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
Saturday marked Melian's third appearance in an NCAA Championship in the past 12 months. Melian ran in the NCAA Cross Country and Indoor Track & Field Championships during her junior campaign.