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2016 Cross Country Roster

Christina Melian

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Staten Island, N.Y.
  • High School Susan E. Wagner High School

Biography

2013 Junior National Champion in Women's 3,000-meters
2013 ECAC Outdoor Champion in Women's 3,000-meters
2014-15 America East Indoor Champion in Women's 3,000-meters
2014-15 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American in Women's 5,000-meters
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field America East Scholar-Athlete

2016-17
(Senior) 
Indoor: Placed second in the mile (4:53.95) at the Penn 8-Team Select (1/21)… finished second in the 3000m run (9:21.08) at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/28)… won the 3000m run (9:19.66) at the Fastrack Invitational (2/10)…  

Cross Country: Finished second at the America East Championships (10/30) Earned First Team All-Conference as well as the Elite 17 Award (10/30) Finished 9th at the NCAA Northeast Regional and was awarded to the All-Region Team (11/11)
 
2015-16 Bests (Junior) Indoor Outdoor
3000m 9:17.84 (NYC – 1/22) --
5000m 15:48.77 (David Hemery Valentine – 2/13) --
 
Indoor: Won the 3000m (9:30.91) at the 34th Yale Collegiate Invitational (1/9)…Set a PR in the 3000m (9:17.84) at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/22)…Took first place and recorded a personal best in the 5000m (15:48.77) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/13)…Won the 3000m (9:43.16) at the America East Championships (2/20).
 
Cross Country: Ran in 6 meets… Represented the Seawolves at the NCAA Divison I Cross Country Championships (11/21)…Placed first in the 4K (14:18.4) at the Stony Brook University Cross Country Invitational (9/5)…Finished first in the 3.11M (16.49.9) at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/25)…Took 10th place in the 6K (20:13.5) at the DI Pre-Nationals (10/17)…Won the 5K (17:53.2) at the America East XC Championships (10/31)…Placed third in the 6K (20:29.5) at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/13).
 
2014-15 Bests (Junior) Indoor Outdoor
3000m 9:30.50 (NYC – 1/16) --
5000m 16:00.14 (Boston – 1/31) --
 
Outdoor: Won the 3000m (9:34.40) at the Stony Brook University Wolfie Invitational (4/18).
 
Indoor: Won the 3000m (9:30.50) at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/16)…Took first in the 5000m (16:00.14) at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/31)…Placed first in the 3000m (9:31.93) at the America East Championships (2/21)…Finished in 13th place in the 5000m (16:17.26) at the NCAA Division I Championships (3/14).
 
Cross Country: Ran in six meets…Placed first in the 4K (14:32.0) at the Stony Brook University Cross Country Invitational (8/30)…Won the 5K (18:37.4) at the Stony Brook University Cross Country Invitational (9/13)…Finished in 14th place in the 3.11M (17:24.0) at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/26)…Took second in the 6K (21:12.0) at the Princeton XC Invitational (10/18)…Placed second in the 5K (17:21.8) at the America East XC Championships (11/1)…Finished in 15th place in the 6K (20:45.0) at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/14).
 
2013-14 Bests (Sophomore) Indoor Outdoor
1500m -- 4:32.27 (AE Champs – 5/4)
3000m -- 10:01.73 (SBU Spring Opener – 3/29)
5000m -- 16:11.88 (Penn Relays – 4/24)
 
Outdoor: Won the 3000m (10:01.73) at the Stony Brook University Spring Opener (3/29)…Placed first in the 1500m (4:35.43) at the Stony Brook University Wolfie Invitational (4/19)…Took first place in the 1500m (4:41.10) at the America East Championships (5/3)…Also set a PR in the 1500m (4:32.27) at the same meet (5/4).
 
Cross Country: Ran in one meet…Placed 15th in the 3.11M (17:35.0) at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/27).
 
2012-13 Bests (Freshman) Indoor Outdoor
1500m -- 4:34.01 (AE Champs – 5/5)
Mile 4:56.80 (NYU – 1/19) 4:58.97 (Brown – 4/13)
3000m 9:42.85 (IC4A/ECAC Champs – 3/3) 9:37.59 (Penn Relays – 4/27)

 
Outdoor: Contributed to the win in the 4x800m relay (9:29.02) at the Stony Brook University Quad Meet (3/26)…Finished first in the 3000m (9:48.97) at the IC4A/ECAC DI Championships (5/12).
 
Indoor: Took first in the DMR (12:25.27) at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/11)…Set a PR and won the mile (4:56.80) at the NYU Team Challenge (1/19).
 
Cross Country: Ran in three meets… Represented the Seawolves at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/9)… Took ninth in the 4.91K (17:14.2) at the America East Championships (10/27).

Personal 
Daughter of Larry and Carol Melian ... sister of Amanda Melian. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

  • 2013Sophomore

  • 2014Junior

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior

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