2008 Women's Cross Country Roster
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# Melanie McCormick
Position:
Height: 5-2
Class: Junior
Hometown: Williston, Vt.
High School: Champlain Valley Union
2007: McCormick earned all-conference, all-state, and all-region honors for the second consecutive season as a sophomore. She finished second in the Empire 8 Championship, trailing only teammate Lindsey Nadolski. Her career-best time of 18:09 at the conference meet is the fourth-fastest 5,000-meter course time at Ithaca since 2000. McCormick also placed 16th at the NYSCTC Championship and 20th at the NCAA Regional, recording a career-best 6,000-meter time of 22:41. McCormick competed in nine races, with seven top-20 finishes. She was one of Ithaca’s top-two finishers in each race, and was the first Bomber runner to cross the line at the Houghton Highlander Invitational. She placed second overall in the meet.
2006: McCormick earned all-conference, all-state and all-region honors as a freshman. She placed ninth at the Empire 8 championship with a season-best time of 18:50 and placed 14th and 24th at the NYSCTC and NCAA regional championships, respectively. Her time of 23:30.3 at the regional championship was the 15th-fastest 6,000-meter course time at Ithaca since 2000. McCormick’s top finish was a sixth place showing at Houghton’s Highlander Invitational.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Champlain Valley Union High School, McCormick was coached by Scott Bliss. A two time team captain, McCormick won three team state championships and one New England championship. She also lettered in indoor track and outdoor track
Personal: A physical therapy major, she is the daughter of William and Luana McCormick.
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