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2018 Women's Cross Country Roster

Melissa Anderson

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Castle View
  • Hometown Castle Rock, Colo.

Biography

  • 5x RMAC All-Academic (1x First Team)

2018 (Senior): RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll selection... Competed in five meets, posting a season-best 6K time of 24:28 at the Lewis Conference Crossover... Ran a time of 20:42.6 for 5K at the Mountaineer Cowboy Open... Finished 89th at the RMAC Championships and 123rd at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championships.

2017 (Junior): RMAC All-Academic First Team selection... Competed in five meets, posting season-best times of 19:42.7 (5K) and 24:05.9 (6K).... Finished 57th at the RMAC Championships and 138th at the NCAA Division II Southern Central Regional Championships... Led the team with a 43rd place finish at the Fort Hays State Open.
 
2016 (Sophomore):
RMAC Academic Honor Roll selection... Competed in three races...Ran a season-best of 20:24 for 5K at the CSU Invite.... Turned in a time of 26:02.6 in her lone 6K race at the Roy Griak Invitational.

2015 (Freshman): Competed in four races, finishing fifth at the Maverick Open... Ran a season-best 6K time of 22:18 at that meet... Had bests of 19:26.7 (5K) and 23:42.5 (5.8K) as well.

Prep: Ran for Coach Mark Kuhn at Castle View HS... Finished 27th at regionals as a senior in 2014... Was 24th as a junior in 2013... Qualified for state, placing 93rd.

Personal: Is majoring in nursing with aspirations of becoming a nurse practitioner... Daughter of Mary and Michael Anderson... Younger brother is Mitchell.

Why I Chose CMU: "I chose CMU because of the exceptional nursing program and the opportunity to continue my running career."

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior