Melissa Wysong returns to the Lady Jackets for her second season in the program.....ran the 800 and 1,500 meters during the 2004 outdoor track & field season.....finished 4th in the 1,500 meters at the Yellow Jacket Open with a 5:24.49 effort.....posted a season-best time of 5:06.09 to place 11th at the NCCAA Championships.....recorded a 2:32.47 time in the 800 meter run for an 11th-place position in the American Mideast Conference Championships.....was not able to complete the season with the Lady Jacket cross country squad this past fall after suffering an injury in the season-opening Hope Invitational.

2003-04 - Put together solid rookie campaign with the CU cross country team.....NCCAA All-American after placing 14th at the national meet in a career-best time of 19:16 for the 5K.....ran in all nine varsity meets and broke the 20:00 barrier seven times....earned AMC honorable mention by finishing 17th in 19:44.....placed 10th in the Friendship Invitational in 19:35 and was 8th at the Wilmington Classic in 19:39.....finished among CU’s top five runners in the last eight meets of the season.

High School - Outstanding career at West Noble High School.....four-year letter winner in track & field.....Northeast Corner Conference 1,600 and 3,200 meter champion on the track as a senior.....placed 2nd in both events in the sectional.....four-year regional qualifier.....part of two NECC track title teams.....four-year letter winner in cross country.....named to the Indiana All-Star Team in cross country as the 9th-fastest senior in the state.....member of championship squad in Mid-East Race of Champions.....qualified for the state meet as a senior and placed 27th overall in 15:18.4 for the 4,000 meters.....finished 13th in the semi-state meet with a career-best 14:31 effort after placing 9th in the regional in 15:30.....four-time All-NECC selection and four-time all-sectional.....three-time all-area honoree.....member of three conference championship teams.....ran on the varsity as a freshman for a squad that added sectional, regional, and semi-state titles before finishing 3rd in the state.

Personal - Dean’s List student as a business management major at Cedarville University.....born 4/23/85 in Goshen, IN.....daughter of Jay and Sandy Wysong.....has one younger brother.