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2021 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jose Juarez

Ashley Melvin

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Hartford Union
  • Hometown Hartford, Wis.

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• 2021 All-League Second Team (Outdoor High Jump)
• 2020 Horizon League Athlete of the Year
• 2020 Horizon League High Jump Champion

• 2018 Horizon League Outdoor 4x400m Relay Champion
• All-League Second Team (2019 Outdoor High Jump, 2017 Outdoor High Jump, 2017 Outdoor 4x400m Relay)
• 7x Horizon League Athlete of the Week (4/2/19, 1/29/19, 1/14/20, 2/4/20, 2/18/20, 4/13/21, 4/20/21)
• High Jump School Record Holder (Indoor/Outdoor)

2020-21 Season
2021 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round high jump... Finished 37th at the regional event with a height of 1.67 meters... Earned silver at the Horizon League Championships, reaching 1.65 meters... Recorded three individual titles and three runner-ups throughout the year... Opened the outdoor season with a mark of 1.72 meters at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational to place second... Reached 1.70 meters on April 10 to win the event at the Big Blue Classic... Set a new outdoor school record at the Gibson Invitational, clearing 1.75 meters to win the event... Recorded a mark of 1.71 meters to place fourth at the Clark Wood Invitational... Won another event at the Valpo Invitational (1.65 meters) before the championships.

2021 Indoor: Competed unattached.

2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor: Had an unforgettable season, crowned the Horizon League High Jump Champion (1.73m) and named the Alfreeda Goff Indoor Athlete of the Year while breaking the high jump school record four times ... opened up her senior campaign at the Gene Edmonds Invite, Jan. 10, with a tie of the 17-year-old high jump school record of 1.71m ... one week later, won the high jump event and broke the school record again with her teammate at 1.72m at the Tierney Classic, Jan. 18 ... won high jump again at the Illini Invite, Jan. 24, (1.71m) ... re-broke the record at the ONU Invite, Feb. 1, at 1.77m ... placed fourth in high jump at the prestigious Meyo Invite, Feb. 7, (1.74m) ... competed at the GVSU Big Meet two weeks later and re-set her own school record with a height of 1.78m ... won the high jump event again at the Panther Tune-Up, Feb. 22, at 1.70m


2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor: Continued to raise the bar, bringing home the silver medal at the Horizon League Championships with a PR height of 1.72m (5-7 3/4), tying her for second all-time in MKE history ... was named the Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week April 2 after starting the season by tying her PR at 1.65m (5-5) for the win down in Missouri ... again finished first in high jump with the same height at the Illinois Twilight April 13 ... established a new PR down at Louisville April 27, taking second at 1.71m (5-7 1/4) ... capped her impressive season taking second at La Crosse with a height of 1.68m (5-6).

2019 Indoor: Finished a memorable indoor season taking third at the Horizon League Championships with a height of 1.69m (5-6 1/2) ... also helped the 4x400m relay squad to a fourth-place finish at the league meet ... started the year taking third in high jump at 1.64m (5-4 1/2) at the Badger Icebreaker Jan. 12 ... one week later, was runner-up in the same event at 1.67m (5-5 3/4) and came in third in the 400m at the Tierney Classic ... was named the Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week after flirting with the school record and finishing with a height of 1.70m (5-7) at Illinois Jan. 26 - now ranking her tied for second in program history ... was a part of a big showing at Notre Dame's Meyo Invite one week later, finishing runner-up after again clearing 1.70m ... won the high jump competition at 1.69m (5-6 1/2) at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 9 ... also competed in the 200m and 600m once each on the year.


2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Closed out her sophomore season as a Horizon League Champion, winning a league title in the 4x400m relay in the final event of the Horizon League Championships ... also came in seventh in high jump at the league meet with a height of 1.60m (5-3) and was 10th in the open 400m with a season-best time of 59.82 ... opened up the year fourth in high jump at 1.55m (5-1) and 17th in the 400m in 1:02.92 at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic Mar. 24 ... turned in a season-best high jump height of 1.65m (5-5) at the Gibson Invite April 7, now ranking her tied for seventh in program history ... finished runner-up in high jump and fifth in the 400m at DePaul April 21 ... one week later, again came in second in high jump at the Drake Alternative.

2018 Indoor: Continued to shine at the league meet, taking third in high jump after clearing a PR height of 1.69m (5-6 1/2) ... that height moves her into a tie for third place in Milwaukee's program history ... also helped the 4x400m relay to a sixth-place finish at the Horizon League Championships ... also competed in the open 400m, taking 12th with a PR time of 59.78 ... kicked off her sophomore season with a win in high jump (1.60m) and a third-place finish in the 400m (1:01.81) at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 13 ... came in third in high jump at 1.65m (5-5) at the home Tierney Classic Jan. 20 ... repeated that effort one week later at the Mark Messersmith Invite ... came in eighth in high jump at 1.64m (5-4 1/2) and also clocked in a PR 400m time of 59.86 at Notre Dame's Meyo Invite Feb. 2 ... won the high jump competition with a winning height of 1.68m (5-6) at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17.

2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Had a great showing at the Horizon League Championships to close out her freshman year ... was a part of Milwaukee's outstanding showing in high jump, finishing runner-up with a season-best height of 1.62m (5-3 3/4) at the league meet ... also brought home a silver medal in the 4x400m relay and was 18th in the open 400m at the conference championships ... kicked off the outdoor season as runner-up in both the high jump and 400m and taking fourth in the 200m at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 25 ... was third in the 400m and fourth in high jump at Marquette April 7 ... sixth in high jump and 10th in the 400m at Benedictine April 15 ... placed third in the 200m at the Drake Alternative April 29.

2017 Indoor: Scored at her first Horizon League Championships, taking seventh in high jump and third in the 4x400m relay ... also competed in the open 400m at the league meet, placing 13th ... made her collegiate debut Jan. 14 at the Karl Schlender Invite, winning the high jump competition with a height of 1.62m (5-3 3/4), while also taking third in the 400m ... one week later, cleared the same height for runner-up in high jump and was fifth in the 300m at the home Tierney Classic ... finished third in the 200m at the Parkside Classic Feb. 4 ... again topped the field in high jump at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 11 ... third in high jump and ninth in the 60m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18.


High School
A standout track and field athlete at Hartford Union High School ... qualified for state 12 times over her four years ... was third in high jump as a senior and fourth in high jump as a sophomore ... also competed in the 200m, 400m and relays at the state championships ... named team MVP all four years ... broke the school high jump record ... also ran cross country three years and volleyball one year.


Personal
Daughter of Frederick and Tricia ... volunteers at track meets, concessions and volleyball games ... born Oct. 12, 1997.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior

  • 2021Senior