Melissa Wendorf Season 2013-14

PositionMID-DISTANCE
Height5-4
ClassJunior
HometownLos Angeles, Calif.

As of Aug. 19, 2014

* Two-time Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2012, 2014)
* Two-time Mountain West Spring All-Academic Team (2012-13)
* Two-time Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team (2012, 2014)

Collegiate Personal Bests
800 Meters (Outdoor):
2:32.31 (April 28, 2012 at UCSD Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.
1,500 Meters (Outdoor): 5:06.30 (April 21, 2012 at Beach Invitational - Cerritos, Calif.)
3,000 Meters (Outdoor): 10:43.06 (March 9, 2013 at San Diego Championships - La Jolla, Calif.)
5,000 Meters (Outdoor): 18:57.50 (April 26, 2014 at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.)
5,000 Meters (Cross Country): 19:18.8 (Oct. 25, 2013 at Titan Invitational - Fullerton, Calif.)
6,000 Meters (Cross Country): 25:26.0 (Sept. 24, 2011 at Stanford Invitational - Palo Alto, Calif.)

Mountain West Cross Country Championships
2013:
81st (25:57.2 - 6K)

2013-14
Outdoor Track and Field:
Ran in three races, all in the 5,000 meters ... won the open event at the Aztec Invitational on March 28 in 19:07.57 ... ran a PR of 18:47.50 on April 26 at the Triton Invitational en route to an 18th-place finish ... ended her season in 53rd at the Oxy Invitational on May 10 in 18:53.35.

Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete during the indoor season.

Cross Country: Ran in six races for the Aztecs, including the MW Championships for the first time ... was 71st out of 147 runners in the opener at the Mark Covert Classic on Aug. 31 in 20:25.0 for the 5K course ... followed with a 38th-place outing (of 134) at the adidas/UCI Invitational on Sept. 7 in 19:55.3 ... took 30th (of 85) at the Aztec Invitational (Sept. 21) in 20:25.0 ... came in 139th of 156 at the NCAA Inter-Regional on Oct. 4 in 19:33.0 ... ran a PR of 19:18.8 en route to taking 50th of 95 at the Titan Invitational on Oct. 25 ... ended her season with a 81st-place finish (of 86) at the MW Championships on Nov. 1 in 25:57.2 (6K).

2012-13
Outdoor Track and Field:
Ran in eight races over six meets in the outdoor season ... ran a 3K PR of 19:43.06 to take ninth at the San Diego Championships on March 9 and later ran a leg of the 14th-place 4x400-meter relay squad (4:32.85) ... PR[apos]d in her next race, the 5K, at the Aztec Invitational on March 15 en route to finishing eighth in 19:01.96 in the open section ... doubled in the 1,500 (32nd, 5:10.62) and the 3,000 (27th, 11:25.12) at the CSUSM Mangrum Invitational on April 6 ... was third in the 5K at the Arnie Robinson Invitational on April 13 in 19:08.33 ... finished eighth in the 3,000 (11:08.18) at the Triton Invitational on April 27 ... ended her season with a 24th-place effort in the 5K (19:09.44) at the Occidental Invitational on May 4.

Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete in the indoor season.

Cross Country: Ran in four of the team[apos]s seven races ... was 55th of 78 runners at the UCSD Opener on Aug. 31, covering the 2.5-mile course in 17:51.9 ... was 54th (of 64) at the Aztec Invitational (Sept. 15) in 21:43.8 for the 5K course ... finished 149th out of 238 competitors in the 6K at the UCSD Triton Classic in 25:47.5 on Oct. 6 ... was 72nd of 125 runners at the Fullerton Invitational (5K) on Oct. 19 in 20:12.5.

2011-12
Outdoor Track and Field:
Ran in three meets, all in the 800 and 1,500 ... took 18th in the 1,500 at the PLNU Collegiate (March 24) in a time of 5:10.29 ... doubled in both events in her final two races ... was 99th in the 800 (2:34.21) and 94th in the 1,500 (5:06.30) at the Beach Invitational on April 21 ... finished her season by taking 30th in the 800 (2:32.31) and 29th in the 1,500 (5:09.73) at the UCSD Triton Invitational.

Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete in the indoor season.

Cross Country: Debuted in the team[apos]s opener at the Aztec Invitational, taking 53rd in the 5K in 21:07.7 ... followed with a 250th-place finish at the Stanford Invitational, covering the 6K course in 25:26.0 ... was 41st at the UNLV Invitational in 21:18.0 (5K).

High School
Comes to San Diego State from Granada Hills High School in Los Angeles ... ran a personal-best time of 19:51.62 over three miles at the L.A. City Section Championship meet on Nov. 10, 2010 ... on the track, Wendorf boasted best times of 5:16.80 in the 1,600 (2011 West Valley League Finals) and 11:56.39 in the 3,200 (2011 Los Angeles City Finals).

Personal
Melissa Wendorf was born February 16, 1993 ... Daughter of Bill and Wendy Wendorf.