Player Bio: Melinda Campbell :: Women's Cross Country
Player Bio: Melinda Campbell :: Women's Cross Country
Melinda Campbell
Class: Senior
Hometown: Newport, Ore.
High School: Newport
Last College: Boise State
Birthdate: 09/10/1979
Experience: 1V
Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa
All-American cross country runner at Boise State in her second year at Washington after transferring. 1999-2000: Runner-up at the Sundodger Invitational ... Placed eighth at the Pac-10 Championships and ninth at the NCAA west regionals ... Finished 113th at the NCAA championships, helping the Huskies to a 13th-place team performance … Did not compete during the track and field season in order to red-shirt and preserve a year of eligibility. 1997-99 (Boise State): Earned All-America honors with a 19th-place finish at the 1998 NCAA cross country championships ... Won the individual crown at the 1997 Big West Conference cross country championships, leading the Broncos to the team title ... Also captured conference titles in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter events. High School: A four-time cross-country team MVP at Newport High School ... Was Oregon Class AAA State cross country champion as a senior ... Raced to state titles in the 3,000 meters as both a junior and senior ... Coached in high school by Murv Fanning and Jim Harshfield ... A National Honor Society member.
