Melissa Lee

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Irvine, Calif.
High School:
University

2019 Outdoor: Placed ninth overall in hammer throw (116-3) at the Brown Springtime Invitational … Finished fifth in hammer throw and 15^thin discus throw at the Ocean State Invitational … Competed in discus throw and hammer throw at the Minuteman Invitational.

2018-19 Indoor: NA

2018 Outdoor: Placed runner-up in the hammer (120' 1") and fourth in the discus (125' 9") at the Brown vs. Providence Meet … set a personal best in the hammer (144' 0") at the Bryant Black & Gold Invite … third in the discus at the Mark Young Invite.

2017 Outdoor: Placed 11th in the discus (116-7) at the Ivy League Championship … sixth in the discus at the Ocean State Invitational with a personal best toss of 124-10 … placed eighth in the hammer at the Brown Springtime Invitational with a personal best toss of 114-0.

2016-17 Indoor: Posted a season-best in the weight throw at the USATF New England Indoor Championships with a toss of 40-2.25 … recorded top-15 finishes in the weight throw at the Jay Carisella Invitational and Brown Alden Invitational.

Before Brown: Competed in track & field at University High School ... two-time team captain ... Pacific Coast League runner-up in the discus and shot put as a junior ... placed fourth at the 2016 Pacific Coast League Finals ... helped University to a second-place team league finish ... two-time Orange County Championships finalist ... two-time CIF DI Preliminaries finalist ... AP Scholar ... National Merit Commended eco Club President CAEYC Early Childhood Education Honoree.

Personal: Born on June 7, 1998 ... daughter of Hansen and Megan Lee ... has three siblings, Louisa, Handersen and Edward ... plans to concentrate in Environmental Studies.

College Personal Bests:
Discus - 125-9
Hammer - 144
Weight Throw - 40-2.25

High School Bests
Discus - 123-7 (37.67M)
Shot - 32-7 (9.93M)