Melissa Tillman

2013-14: Set season-bests in the 100 and 200 freestyle at the Missouri Invitational during her junior season … Swam the 100 freestyle in 53.32 and the 200 freestyle in 1:52.77 … Placed 16th at the WAC Championships in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:53.59 … Also placed 16th at the WAC in 100 backstroke with a time of 57.78 … Finished 17th at the WAC in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:05.06.

2012-13: Swam the anchor leg on the school record breaking 800 freestyle relay, touching the wall in 7:31.12 to shatter the old record by over five seconds... Was also the second leg on the 400 freestyle relay that posted the second-fastest time (3:29.11) and was the anchor on the 400 medley relay team that ranks third all-time (3:51.59)... Individually, she ranks fourth on the school's top 10 list in the 200 free (1:52.78), fourth in the 200 back (2:02.86) and sixth in the 100 back (57.70)... Her 200 free ranked 16th in the WAC for 2012-13, while her 100 back ranked 17th and 200 back was 11th.

2011-12: As a true freshman, posted the fastest time on the team in the 200 free, swimming a 1:55.23 at the MPSF Championship... Her time of 58.45 in the 100 back ranks ninth all-time at Northern Colorado, while her 2:03.86 in the 200 back from the MPSF Championship is the third-fastest ever in school history.

High School: Named to the All-Front Range League Team in each of her four years at Monarch High School… Is the school record holder in four different categories, including the 100-meter backstroke and the 400-meter freestyle relay… Named an All-American as a sophomore and has garnered more All-American consideration as a senior… Also a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Chose Northern Colorado for its highly-rated nursing program and is majoring in nutrition with a concentration in pre-nursing... Is the youngest of two daugthers of Pam and Steve Tillman... Older sister is Michelle... Born May 3 in Shreveport, Louisiana.