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  Melissa Coelho

Melissa Coelho

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Wantagh, N.Y.

High School:
Wantagh High School

Height:
5-7

Personal Bests:
1500 - 5:23.00 (3-29-08)
Mile - 5:43.19 (1-25-08)
3,000m - 10:52 (5-5-07)
5,000m - 19:11.05 (4-6-07)

Honors and Awards: All-CTC during indoors at the 3k (2008)...All-CTC outdoors in the 5k (2007).

2007-08: Capped off her senior year and collegiate track career with a win in the 3k at the Kings Point Invitational while setting a season best with a time of 11:01.87 (5/3)...lowered her 5k time at the outdoor CTC Championships finishing 6th with a time of 19:18.39 (4/20)...finished 3rd at the indoor CTC Championships in the 3k (2/10).

2006-07: Lowered her personal bests from the 1500 to the 5k...at the Sam Howell meet, she posted a time of 19:11 in the 5k (4/6)...ran a 5:31 in the 1500 at the George Davis Invitational (4/14)...placed 2nd in the 3k at the Kings Point Invitational with a best time of 10:52 (5/5)...placed 4th in the 5k at the outdoor CTC Championships (4/22)

2005-06: Recorded five top-10 finishes including two top-five performances...finished fifth at the Kutztown Invitational in the 3,000 meters (12:03.33).

2004: Recorded three top-50 finishes...placed 16th at the NYCAC championship meet, missing out on all-conference honors by one place...ran a collegiate best time of 21:36 for 5K at the Albany Invitational...named NYCAC Rookie of the week (10/18).

At Wantagh: Four-year member of varsity cross-country, indoor and outdoor track...member of the National Foreign Language Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Charles and Maria Coelho...plans on majoring in elementary education...has one sister, Vanessa and one brother, Andrew.