| Melissa Mahoney |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Houston, Texas
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| High School:
Cypress Woods
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| Event:
Distance
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| Experience:
JR/JR
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COLLEGIATE BESTS
• Outdoor 5,000m- 18:49.12 at Victor Lopez Classic (3/25/11)
• Indoor 3,000m- 10:53.55 at Houston Invitational (2/10/12)
• Cross Country 2-Mile- 12:28.83 at the Johnny Morris (9/2/11)
• Cross Country 3-Mile- 18:35.8 at the Islander Splash (9/25/09)
• Cross Country 5K- 19:02.23 at the Concordia Invitational (10/15/11)
• Cross Country 6K- 23:12.6 at ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (11/4/09)
2012-13
Indoor:
Did not compete.
Cross Country:
Competed in two races as a junior ... completed the 5K Grass Routes Grand Prix in 20:30.19 for 28th place ... finished fourth for UT and 11th overall at the UT/UTSA Dual.
2011-12
Outdoor:
Did not compete.
Indoor:
Posted a personal-best time of 10:53.55 in the 3,000m at the Houston Invitational.
Cross Country:
Placed fourth for UT and ninth overall at the 5K Concordia Invitational, finishing in a career-best 19:02.23 ... finished 41st at the Grass Routes Grand Prix, crossing the line in 24:04.1 ... posted a top-25 finish at the 2-Mile Johnny Morris with a personal-best time of 12:28.83.
2010-11
Outdoor:
Finished 14th at the M.J. Classic in the 5,000m and ran a 19:09.76 ... posted a personal best in the 5,000m with a time of 18:49.12 at the Victor Lopez Classic.
Indoor:
Crossed the 3,000m finish line in 11:00.39 at the Houston Invite.
Cross Country:
Did not compete.
2009-10
Outdoor:
Did not compete.
Indoor:
Did not compete.
Cross Country:
Competed in five races for the Longhorns as a freshman and posted two top-10 finishes ... opened the season with a sixth-place effort at the Texas State Invitational, crossing the line in 18:47 ... finished 10th for Texas and 35th overall at the Islander Splash in a 3-Mile personal-best time of 18:35.8 ... crossed the line in fifth at the Incarnate Word Invite with a time of 20:34.9 ... was UT's fifth-best finisher at the Big 12 Championship, completing the course in 24:18.41 for 83rd ... posted a personal-best 6K time of 23:12.6 for 63rd at the NCAA South Central Regional.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Four-year letterwinner and three-year captain for track and cross country ... two-year letterwinner in swimming ... participated in the 100m breaststroke, 100m backstroke and 200 medley relay ... team MVP for cross country and track all four seasons ... earned all-state honors for cross country and swimming her sophomore year ... helped Cypress Woods to a 23rd-place finish at the state cross country meet as a senior ... placed 12th in regionals as a freshman and sixth as a senior in cross country ... finished 10th as a sophomore and 23rd as a senior at the state cross country meet ... district champion in cross country and in the 2-Mile race in track her senior season.
PERSONAL
Full name is Melissa Ann Mahoney ... born on February 6, 1991, in Houston, Texas ... daughter of Dennis and Margaret Mahoney ... has one brother, Daniel (16) ... involved in the Texas Exes Student Chapter at UT ... named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for all seven semesters of her academic career ...member of Key Club, National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society during high school ... graduated Summa Cum Laude and was ranked No. 3 in her class ... majoring in professional accounting.
