Melissa Wysong
5-6, Senior, Middle Distance
Wawaka, IN
West Noble High School
- NCCAA All-American (cross country) - 2003
Melissa Wysong returns to the Lady Jackets for her final season in the program.....was unable to compete in the cross country fall season due to injury.
2005-06 - Ran in four indoor meets and two outdoor meets during the 2006 campaign.....placed fifth in the 800 meters at the Ohio Northern Indoor Invitational with a season-best time of 2:32.85.....finished eighth in the 1,500 meters at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Outdoor Open with a 5:29.83 performance.....recovered from injury to run in seven of eight cross country meets.....best effort was a 19:45 at the NAIA National Championship which placed 141st of 259 runners.....posted a 19:53 outing at both the Friendship Invitational (37th place) and the Louisville Classic (81st place).
2004-05 - Participated in just two track meets.....posted a 2:29.10 effort in the 800 meters at the Miami Invitational.....registered a 2:30.44 performance in the 800 meters for a 10th-place finish at the Taylor Invitational.....was not able to complete the season with the Lady Jacket cross country squad after suffering an injury in the season-opening Hope Invitational.
2003-04 - Ran the 800 and 1,500 meters during the outdoor track & field season....posted a season-best 2:28.54 in the 800 meters at the Miami Invitational.....registered a season-best 5:06.09 in the 1,500 meters to place 11th at the NCCAA National Championship.....finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Yellow Jacket Open with a 5:24.49 effort.....recorded a 2:32.47 time in the 800 meter run for an 11th-place position in the AMC Championship.....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 - Assembled an outstanding career at West Noble High School.....four-year letter winner in track and cross country.....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.....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 marketing major at Cedarville University.....born 4/23/85 in Goshen, IN.....daughter of Jay and Sandy Wysong.....has one younger brother.