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2008-09 Women's Track and Field Roster

Melissa Salerno

  • Position XC/Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Rocky Point, N.Y.
  • Highschool Rocky Point Sr.

Biography

2006-07: Cross Country: Ran in seven of eight meets... Placed fourth at the St. John's Fall Festival... Was 28th at the Stony Brook Invitational and 41st at the Metropolitan Championships... Had her best time placing 76th at Atlantic 10 Championship in 20:07.75... Was 69th at the ECAC Championship. Indoor: Posted Fordham's top time in the mile (5:21.49), the 1000m (2:59.18) and distance medley relay (12:23.82)... Won the 3000m at the Fordham Season Opener (11:09.8) and the Christmas Classic... Was fourth in the mile at the Fordham Invitational... Helped the distance medley relay take third at the Yale Invitational and the 4x400 relay place fifth... Was fifth in the 1000m at the Metropolitan Championship... Placed second in the 1000m and helped the 4x800 relay take first at the Rider/Lafayette Invitational... Was ninth in the 1000m and fifth in the 4x800 relay at Atlantic 10 Championship... Helped the 4x800 relay qualify for the ECAC Championship by winning that event at the NYU FasTrack Invitational in a season best time of 9:22.61, while individually placing fifth in the 1000m... Placed 18th overall in the 4x800 at the ECAC Championship. Outdoor: Posted Fordham's top time in the 1500m (4:42.29)... Took second in the 800m at the Coach "O" Invitational in a season best time of 2:18.50... Third in the 800m at the Southern Connecticut Relays... Was third in the 1500m at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Placed 14th at the ECAC Championship as a part of the 4x800 relay team... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2005-06: Outdoor: Turned in the fourth fastest 1500m time on the squad (4:59.34)...Opened the season with a ninth place showing in the 1500m at the Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invitational... Indoor: Notched the third best 1000m time (3:03.23) and fourth best mile time (5:40.9)...Member of the 4x800 relay team that placed third at the Atlantic 10 Championships and 14th at the ECAC Championships...Placed third in the 1000m at the Rider/Lafayette Invitational...Took fifth in the 1000m at the Fordham Christmas Classic...Was seventh in the 1000m at the New Balance/NYU FasTrack Invitational...Cross Country: Competed in five meets in 2005...Placed 21st at the Ram Invitational (21:20.80) and 54th at the Metropolitan Championships (21:26)...Finished 61st at the Stony Brook Invitational (24:07.14).

2004-05: Indoor: Turned in the team's third fastest 800m (2:20.66) and 1000m (3:06.0 times...Won the 800m at the Fordham Christmas Classic...Took third in the 1000m at the Fordham Opener and the Fordham Invitational...Placed third in the 800m at the NYU Invitational...Cross Country: Competed in five of the six meets for the Rams...Turned in the fourth fastest time of the year for the Rams (20:07)...Finished sixth at the Fordham Fiasco and eighth at the Red Storm Invitational...Was 30th at the Metropolitan Championships and 64th at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

Before Fordham: Was a member of the varsity cross country, track and soccer teams throughout high school at Rocky Point High School... Holds the school record for most consecutive state meets with nine... Was the team MVP for indoor and outdoor track four times, while receiving the honor three times for cross country... Was All-State, All-County, and All-League four times in indoor track, three times in cross country, and once in outdoor track... Served as team captain for the three teams in her final two seasons... Was the 2000 League Rookie of the Year in soccer... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Majoring in Psychology... Has a brother and a sister.

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Junior

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'6"
  • 2007-08Senior

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'6"
  • 2008-09Graduate Student

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'6"