Melissa Wysong
5-5, Senior
Wawaka, IN
West Noble High School
- NCCAA All-American - 2003
Melissa Wysong returns to complete her cross country career.....sat out the entire 2006 schedule.....competed on the track in the 800 and 1,500 meters.....placed 6th in the NCCAA outdoor 1,500 in 4:52.81.....best time in the 800 was 2:30.0 which placed 2nd at Wittenberg.
2005 - Recovered from injury to run in seven of eight cross country meets.....best effort was a 19:45 at the NAIA Championship which placed 141st of 259 runners.....posted a 19:53 outing at both the Cedarville Invitational to place 37th and the Louisville Classic which placed 81st.....ran in four indoor track meets and two outdoor meets during the 2006 campaign.
2004 - Was not able to complete the season with the Lady Jacket cross country squad after suffering an injury in the season-opening Hope Invitational.....participated in just two track meets.....posted a 2:29.10 effort in the 800 meters at the Miami Invitational.
2003 - Produced a solid freshman season.....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 Cedarville 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.....ran the 800 and 1,500 meters during the outdoor track & field season.
High School - Assembled an outstanding career at West Noble High School.....four-year letter winner in cross country and track.....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-Northeast Corner Conference 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.....NECC 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.
Personal - Dean's List student as a business marketing major at Cedarville University.....born 4/23/85 in Goshen, IN.....daughter of Jay and Sandy Wysong.....has one younger brother, Mitch, who is a junior at the University.
