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2014 Women's Cross Country Roster

Melissa Roberts

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Lyons High School
  • Hometown Longmont, Colo.

Biography

2014 Race-by-Race Results

2013 Race-by-Race Results

2012 Race-by-Race Statistics

2013-14:
Fifth place individual finish during the 20th Annual Joe I. Vigil Meet with a time of 18:29.0.....ninth place finish during the NCAA DII South Central Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 21:42.4

2012-13: Competed in two events during 2012 cross country season....best finish was 12th place (24:20.0) at the Metro State Cross Country Invitational

Prep: Finished in the Top 20 at the State Cross Country Championships all four years of high school for the Mark Roberts and Kevin Akers coached Lyons Lions... was a 2-time all state and 2-time honorable mention selection... was a 4-time All-Conference selection... helped lead her cross country squad to the Class 2A runners-up trophy her senior year... was a 4-time All-State and All-Conference selection for the track squad that won both the 2008 and 2011 Class 2A State Championships... posted personal record times of 18:38 for the 5,000-meter run, 11:35 in the 3,200-meter run, 5:14 in the 1,600-meter run and 2:26 in the 800-meter run.

Academics: Is majoring in Exercise Science... She would like to be an occupational or physical therapist and work with children with disabilities.Graduated from Lyons HS in 2011 with a 4.0 GPA where she was named as the Co-Valedictorian...

Off the Course: Born 06/05/92 to Mark and Kim Roberts... Has nine siblings, Andrew, Miriam, Paul, Sarah, Isaac, Katie, John, Elizabeth, and David... Hobbies include sewing, crocheting, knitting, playing the piano and spending times with family and friends... Favorite movie is Tangled... Favorite food is her mom's cooking.

Why I Chose Adams State: "I was impressed by the legacy of success that the cross country and track teams have enjoyed and I wanted to be a part of it."

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Sophomore

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    5'1"
  • 2014Junior

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    5'1"

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