Melinda Sawnor

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Rochester N.Y.
Prev School:
Greece Athena
High School:
Greece Athena

PERSONAL BESTS
TIME	DISTANCE	DATE	MEET	COURSE
18:45.9	5K	9/29/12	All-Ohio Championships	Elvin R. King Cross Country Course
22:35.7	6K	10/13/12	NCAA Pre-Nationals	E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park

2013 SEASON
• Competed in six meets this season
• Ran a season-best 19:03 at the Tommy Evans Invitational, placing 14th overall
• Placed 14th at the Iona Meet of Championships with a time of 23:23.06
• Top finisher on the team in one race
• Earned Academic All-MAC honorable mention accolades

2012 SEASON
• Competed in all six meets
• Ran a season-best 18:45.90 (5K) at the All-Ohio Championships and 22:35.7 (6K) at the NCAA Division I Pre-National Meet

2011 SEASON
• Competed in all six meets
• Was the team's top finisher at the MAC Championships, finishing in a career-best 22:39 for 38th place
• Placed 11th at the Ball State Invitational, finishing in 23:00
• Ran season-bests of 19:26 (5K) at the All-Ohio Championships

2010 SEASON
• Competed in all six meets
• Ran season bests of 19:038 (5K) at the Tommy Evans Invitational and 22:44 (6K) at the Lehigh-Brooks Paul Short Run

PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Earned five letters for indoor track and field and outdoor track and field and four letters in cross country under head coaches Mike VanAuker and Jim Shoemaker at Greece Athena in Rochester, N.Y.
• Participated in 11 state meets, won seven county titles, won six sectional titles and set six school records
• Won a sportsmanship award at the outdoor track and field state meet in 2009
• Was recognized with the highest GPA of all teams in the New York Schools

PERSONAL
• Born Oct. 17, 1990
• Daughter of Tom and Janie Sawnor
• Has an older sister, Julie
• Was a Varsity Club officer at Greece Athena
• Also volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and in a nursing home while in high school
• Majoring in physical education