2017 Women's Track & Field
Melanie Speech
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
- High School:
- Lowell HS
2017 (Senior)
β’ Big West runner-up in the javelin
β’ Registered a career-best 144-00 at the conference meet, improving on her No. 3 mark in school history
β’ Won the event at the All-UC Challenge with a then season-best 134-10
β’ Added top-five showings at the Ben Brown Invitational, UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic, Mondo Team Challenge and Big West Challenge
β’ Hit a personal-record 44-10.75 to finish ninth in the shot put at the Big West Championships
β’ Ranks fifth among UCIβs all-time top-10 in that event
β’ Took second at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational (44-09.5)
2016 (Junior)
β’ Placed 13th overall in the heptathlon at the Big West Championships
β’ Won the shot put and took second in the javelin, while clearing a lifetime-best 4-09 in the high jump
β’ One week later in the main events of the conference meet, she finished 12th in the shot put with a season-best 44-01.25
β’ Compiled a season-best point total of 4,257 in the heptathlon at the UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational
β’ Tallied a season-best 143-08 in the javelin to rank third in program history
2015 (Redshirt)
β’ Did not compete
2014 (Sophomore)
β’ Scored in the heptathlon at the Big West Championships with a fifth-place finish
β’ Posted a personal-record 4,672 points
β’ Took first in the shot put (41-08.5), second in the javelin (114-07), third in the 200m (26.05) and sixth in the long jump (17-09.75)
β’ Also had top-five showings in the javelin (130-03), shot put (39-01.75) and long jump (18-00.25) at the UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational
2013 (Freshman)
β’ Placed first in the javelin (125-00) and shot put (41-00), and fourth in the 200m (25.81) in the Big West Heptathlon
β’ Ended up coming in 10th with 4,395 points
β’ Finished fourth in the 100m at the All-UC Challenge with a time of 12.38
High School
β’ Graduated from Lowell High School in 2012
β’ Four-year letterwinner in track & field
β’ Earned Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year honors
β’ Three-time league champion in the 100m, 200m and long jump in the San Francisco AAA Section
β’ Three-time State Meet qualifier
β’ Two-time Athlete of the Meet for the CIF San Francisco Section
β’ Helped extend her school's streak of consecutive SF Section Team Championships to 23 years
β’ Honor roll student
Personal
β’ Double majoring in criminology and political science
β’ Mother is Michelle Speech
β’ Has two siblings, Michael and Makayla
TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 12.36 (2013 Cal-Nevada Track & Field Championships)
200m = 25.64 (2014 Big West Challenge)
800m = 2:37.05 (2014 Big West Heptathlon)
100m Hurdles = 15.11 (2014 UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational)
High Jump = 4-09 (2016 Big West Heptathlon)
Long Jump = 18-00.75 (2014 UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational)
Shot Put = 44-10.75 (2017 Big West Championships)
Javelin = 144-00 (2017 Big West Championships)
Heptathlon = 4,672 (2014 Big West Championships)
β’ Big West runner-up in the javelin
β’ Registered a career-best 144-00 at the conference meet, improving on her No. 3 mark in school history
β’ Won the event at the All-UC Challenge with a then season-best 134-10
β’ Added top-five showings at the Ben Brown Invitational, UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic, Mondo Team Challenge and Big West Challenge
β’ Hit a personal-record 44-10.75 to finish ninth in the shot put at the Big West Championships
β’ Ranks fifth among UCIβs all-time top-10 in that event
β’ Took second at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational (44-09.5)
2016 (Junior)
β’ Placed 13th overall in the heptathlon at the Big West Championships
β’ Won the shot put and took second in the javelin, while clearing a lifetime-best 4-09 in the high jump
β’ One week later in the main events of the conference meet, she finished 12th in the shot put with a season-best 44-01.25
β’ Compiled a season-best point total of 4,257 in the heptathlon at the UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational
β’ Tallied a season-best 143-08 in the javelin to rank third in program history
2015 (Redshirt)
β’ Did not compete
2014 (Sophomore)
β’ Scored in the heptathlon at the Big West Championships with a fifth-place finish
β’ Posted a personal-record 4,672 points
β’ Took first in the shot put (41-08.5), second in the javelin (114-07), third in the 200m (26.05) and sixth in the long jump (17-09.75)
β’ Also had top-five showings in the javelin (130-03), shot put (39-01.75) and long jump (18-00.25) at the UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational
2013 (Freshman)
β’ Placed first in the javelin (125-00) and shot put (41-00), and fourth in the 200m (25.81) in the Big West Heptathlon
β’ Ended up coming in 10th with 4,395 points
β’ Finished fourth in the 100m at the All-UC Challenge with a time of 12.38
High School
β’ Graduated from Lowell High School in 2012
β’ Four-year letterwinner in track & field
β’ Earned Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year honors
β’ Three-time league champion in the 100m, 200m and long jump in the San Francisco AAA Section
β’ Three-time State Meet qualifier
β’ Two-time Athlete of the Meet for the CIF San Francisco Section
β’ Helped extend her school's streak of consecutive SF Section Team Championships to 23 years
β’ Honor roll student
Personal
β’ Double majoring in criminology and political science
β’ Mother is Michelle Speech
β’ Has two siblings, Michael and Makayla
TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 12.36 (2013 Cal-Nevada Track & Field Championships)
200m = 25.64 (2014 Big West Challenge)
800m = 2:37.05 (2014 Big West Heptathlon)
100m Hurdles = 15.11 (2014 UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational)
High Jump = 4-09 (2016 Big West Heptathlon)
Long Jump = 18-00.75 (2014 UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational)
Shot Put = 44-10.75 (2017 Big West Championships)
Javelin = 144-00 (2017 Big West Championships)
Heptathlon = 4,672 (2014 Big West Championships)
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