Personal Records:
5K — 19:38.57
400m — 1:02
1500m — 4:59.57
800m — 2:24

2008: Placed 35th in the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener, running 4K in 15:42.38… Ran 25th at Commodore Classic finishing in 19:38.57… Ran a 19:50.62 (5K) at Louisville Classic… In lone 6K race, finished in 24:27.1 at Pre-Nationals meet.

2007: Finished 156th at the Greater Louisville Classic and 134th at the Chile Pepper Festival.

High School/Prep:
Earned four varsity letters … HS team received all-state accolades in the 4×800.

Personal:
Melinda Anne Eshelman … Born May 8, 1987 … Parents are Steve and Susan … Has an older brother and a younger sister … Major is biomedical engineering with a minor in mathematics … Completed three marathons in two years … Enjoys biking and baking.

Off the Course with Mel:

My favorite athlete: Kara Goucher

Item I brought to VU to remind me of home: My stuffed animal

Dream vacation: A trip to Egypt

Best concert I[apos]ve ever attended: Rites of Spring

Favorite restaurant: Braxton[apos]s Seafood

First job I had: Lifeguard

Favorite ‘non-school’ related reading material: ‘Bourne’ series by Robert Ludlum

My day can[apos]t start until: I[apos]ve had at least one cup of coffee.