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Isabela Melendez at XC TFRRS

Isabela Melendez at TFRRS

2019: Placed 58^th overall at the JMU Open on Sept. 14 with a time of 27:58 … ran at the HPU VertCross Invite with a time of 27:30.42 … competed at the Southern Conference Championships with a 77^th-place mark of 23:03.15.

2018: Placed 57^th overall at the Virginia Tech Invite in 16:56 to open the season … came in 56^th overall in 24:20 at the JMU Open … arrived in 39^th place in 27:09.2 at the George Mason Invite … competed at the HPU VertCross Invite with a time of 21:59.98 … placed 73^rd overall at the Southern Conference Championships in 22:06.10.

2017: Ran in all of VMI's cross country races, posting a best finish of 32nd at JMU...was 79th at the SoCon Championships...competed in a handful of events during track season, with a best finish of 17th coming in the 3K at the VMI Winter Relays. 

2016: Competed in five races during her first collegiate cross country season...finished 75th at the SoCon Championships...finished 16th in the conference in the 3K and 20th in the 5K during indoor track season...was 26th in the 5K outdoors...finished 13th in the 3K at the indoor Virginia Tech Challenge with a seasonal best 11:29 clocking.

High School/Personal: As a senior, finished in the top nine in both the indoor and outdoor two-mile run at regionals...finished as high as second in her conference in that event (as a junior)...placed fourth in the mile at her indoor conference meet...finished in the top-92 in the state cross country meet both of her final two high school seasons, with a high water mark of 48th in 2015...was sixth in her conference and 23rd regionally.

Personal Bests:
800-meters - 2:30.01
1000-meters - 3:25.17
Mile - 5:45.01 (2017 indoor at Marshall)
3K - 11:29.41 (2017 Virginia Tech Challenge, indoors)
5K - 19:56.04 (2017 SoCon Indoor Championships)
5K (XC) - 20:37.66
6K (XC) - 24:44 (2016 Virginia Tech Alumni Invite)