University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2011-12 Track and Field
Roster
Melinda Van Dyk
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Multi's
- Hometown:
- Sandpoint, Iowa
2011-2012
Indoor
Set personal bests at the Air Force Invitational for the 200MDash with a time of 26.31 and for the 400M Dash with a time 1:00.01and at the Air Force Combined Multi Events set a personal best forthe Pentathlon with 2254 Points...
High School
Graduated from Sandpoint High School in 2011... Was coached byher high school coach Dave Demers. Melinda was a standoutstudent-athlete earning a total of 8 varsity letters (4 in Track& Field and 4 in Soccer)... Earned 2 All State Track &Field Honors, 1 All State Soccer Honors, 1 Idaho 1stTeam Soccer Honors, 1 All Conference Track & Field Honors, and2 All Conference Soccer Honors. Melinda qualified for theIdaho State High School Track & Field Championships 4times... Qualified as an individual 4 times in the 100M Dashand 200M Dash and 300M Low Hurdles her Senior year... Bestfinished in the 100M Dash was 4th place, in the 200MDash 5th place, and in the 300M Low Hurdles... Ranon her high school 4 x 100M Relay and 800M Sprint Medley Relay teamat the State Meet her Freshman year and finished in 1stplace in both events... Helped her high school Track &Field team win the league Championships her Freshman year. Melinda was named her high school Track & Field team MostValuable Track & Field Athlete her Junior and Senior year...Was her high school Senior Class President...
Personal
Born on March 12, 1993 in Sandpoint, Iowa... Daughter ofKody and Debbie Van Dyk... Has two older siblings (Kyle andNicole)... Plans to major in Nursing while at NorthernColorado.
