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2015-2016 Women's Swimming Roster

Melaney Heald

Melaney Heald

  • Position:
    Free, Back
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Sussex Central
  • Hometown:
    Georgetown, Del.
  • Major:
    Finance

Summary

Biography

Awards:
• 2016 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team
• 2016 Academic All-Middle Atlantic Conference Team
• 2016 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• 2016 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team (50 Free, 100 Free)

• 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2015 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• 2015 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team (800 Free Relay)
• 2015 Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2014 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• 2014 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team (200 Medley Relay)
 
Miscellaneous:
Concluded junior campaign having factored into one school record in the 400-yard medley relay.
 
2015-16:
Competed in 10 meets as a junior … Earned a place on the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team as well as the Academic All-Middle Atlantic Conference Team ... Made the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team in the 200-yard freestyle, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay as well as the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team in the 50 free and 100 free … Also landed on the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Swam in three individual and four relay events at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/12-14) … Finished third in the 200 free in 1:56.92 as well as sixth in the 50 free and 100 free with times of 25.04 and 54.13 seconds, respectively … Anchored the 400 medley relay which broke a school record by finishing third in 4:01.84 … Was also a member of the runner-up 200 free relay which posted a time of 1:39.21, the second-place 400 free relay which finished in 3:37.09 and the third-place 800 free relay which touched the wall in 7:55.89 … Notched collegiate-best marks of 24.99 and 53.83 in the 50 free and 100 free on leadoff legs of relays.

2014-15:
Competed in nine meets as a sophomore … Made the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team in the 200 free, the 200 free relay and the 400 medley relay as well as the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team in the 800 free relay … Also earned a place on the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll … Raced in three individual and four relay events at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/13-15) … Finished second in the 200 free in 1:57.28, ninth in the 50 free in 25.61 and 10th in the 100 free in 54.83 … Anchored the runner-up 400 medley relay that clocked in at 4:02.72 as well as the third-place 200 free relay which finished in 1:40.44 … Also a member of the fourth-place 800 free relay which touched the wall in 7:59.77.
 
2013-14:
Competed in nine meets as a freshman … Earned a place on the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay as well as the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team in the 200 medley relay … Competed in three individual and three relay events at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/14-16) … Finished eighth in the 200 free in 2:00.55, 12th in the 200 back in 2:15.94 and 16th in the 500 free in 5:31.58 … Also swam on the winning 800 free relay that clocked in at 7:53.53 as well as the third-place 400 free relay and fourth-place 200 medley relay which registered times of 3:38.52 and 1:54, respectively.
 
Personal Bests at Widener:
50 Free: 25.04, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/12/16)
50 Free (R): 24.99, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/13/16)
100 Free: 54.13, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/14/16)
100 Free (R): 53.83, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/14/16)
200 Free: 1:56.92, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/13/16)
 
(R): Relay Split

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