2021 Cross Country Roster

Melissa Menghini
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fenton, Mo.
- High School:
- Rockwood Summit
- Prev School:
- New Hampshire
Personal Bests:
Cross Country:
3.1 mile: 18.11.9 (2018-19 at the 2018 ISU XC Invitational)
4K: 14:53.3 (2017-18 at the JK Gold Classic - Missouri vs. Kansas State)
4.97 mile: 22:43.8 (2017-18 at the Bradley Pink Classic)
5K: 17:46.9 (2018-19 at the BROOKS Memphis Twilight XC Classic)
6K: 20:28.0 (2018-19 at SEC Championships)
Indoor:
800m: 2:11.14 (2021-22 at the Tyson Invitational)
Mile: 4:38.62 (2021-22 at the SEC Indoor Championships)
3000m: 9:23.79 (2019-20 at the Aggie Invitational)
Outdoor:
800m: 2:10.89 (2021-22 at the Crimson Tide Invitational)
1,500m: 4:24.43 (2021-22 at the Drake Relays)
5,000m: 16:43.50 (2018-19 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic)
3,000m steeplechase: 9:56.87 (2020-21 at SEC Outdoor Championships)
Career Honors & Awards:
No. 1 all-time in Mizzou outdoor record book for 3,000m Steeplechase (9:56.87)
2020-21 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 All-SEC Indoor Second Team (DMR)
2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 All-Academic Award
2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22:
Cross Country:
N/A
Indoor:
Placed second in the mile (4:41.71) at the Cyclone Open.
Finished eighth in the mile (4:45.86) at the Razorback Invitational.
Won the 3,000m (9:29.14) and placed sixth in the 800m (2:11.14) at the Tyson Invitational.
Finished seventh in the mile (4:52.86) at the JDL DMR Invitational.
Finished sixth in the mile (4:38.62) and 10th in the DMR (11:37.07) at the SEC Indoor Championships.
Outdoor:
Finished 134th in the 5,000m (17:33.16) at Raleigh Relays.
Placed third in the 800m (2:11.56) at the John McDonnell Invitational.
Won the 3,000m steeplechase (10:22.04) and placed seventh in the 800m (2:10.89) at the Crimson Tide Invitational.
Placed ninth in the 1,500m (4:24.43) and 15th in the DMR (12:00.26) at Drake Relays.
Placed seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:19.87) at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
2020-21:
Cross Country:
N/A
Indoor:
N/A
Outdoor:
Placed fourth in the 1,500m (4:25.77) at the Tom Botts Invitational.
Placed second in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:14.32) at the War Eagle Invitational 2021.
Finished eighth in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:08.24) at Fresno St. West Coast Relays.
Placed fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:56.87) at SEC Outdoor Championships.
Finished 31st in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:34.61) at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Rounds.
2019-20:
Cross Country:
Finished 64th in the 6K (22:48.4) At the Commodore Classic.
Placed eighth in the 6K (21:55.0) at the Gans Creek Classic.
Finished 126th in the 6K (21:28.7) at the Nuttycombe Invitational.
Finished 29th in the 6K (21:03.5) at SEC Championships.
Finished 20th in the 6K (21:15.2) at NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships.
Indoor:
Won the 3,000m (9:23.79) at the Aggie Invitational.
Finished sixth in both the mile (4:55.19) and the DMR (11:35.88) at the Razorback Invitational.
Finished 12th in the 3,000m (9:31.71) at the Iowa State Classic.
Won the 800m (2:13.11) at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge.
Placed second in the DMR (11:23.80) and 11th in the 3,000m (9:34.90) at SEC Indoor Championships.
Outdoor:
N/A
2018-19:
Cross Country:
Placed second in the 5K (17:46.9) at the BROOKS Memphis Twilight XC Classic.
Placed fifth in the 3.1M (18:11.9) at the 2018 ISU XC Invitational.
Finished 70th in the 6K (21:40.1) at the Penn State Nationals Open.
Finished 35th in the 6K (20:28.0) at SEC Championships.
Finished 83rd in the 6K (21:56.2) at NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships.
Indoor:
Placed seventh in the mile (4:49.39) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational.
Took second in the mile (4:52.05) at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.
Placed fourth in the 3,000m (9:32.62) at the Iowa State Classic.
Placed third in the DMR (11:30.71) and 4th in the 3,000m (9:33.57) at SEC Indoor Championships.
Outdoor:
Won the 3,000m steeplechase (10:42.26) at the Wichita State Herm Wilson Invitational.
Finished 15th in the 5,000m (16:43.50) at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic.
Placed eighth in the 1,500m (4:31.31) at the John McDonnell Invitational.
Finished 18th in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:31.89) at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
Placed sixth in the 4x1,600m relay (20:12.76) and ninth in the DMR (11:44.41) at Drake Relays.
Placed third in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:07.76) and 20th in the 5,000m (17:05.59) at SEC Outdoor Championships.
Finished 32nd in the 3,000m steeplechase preliminary race (10:24.29) at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Rounds.
2017-18:
Cross Country:
Finished 18th in the 4K (14:50.3) at JK Gold Classic - Missouri vs. Kansas State.
Finished 86th in the 5K (19:09.7) at the Commodore Classic.
Finished 85th in the 6K (24:39.3) at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree Women’s 6K (Orange).
Finished 104th in the 4.97M (22:43.8) at the Bradley Pink Classic.
Placed 124th (24:28.9) in the 6K at SEC Championships.
Indoor:
Placed 10th in the mile (5:04.46) at the Arkansas Invitational.
Finished 27th in the mile (5:07.12) at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
Finished 36th in the 3,000m (9:55.29) at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge.
Finished 27th in the mile (5:04.10) and 39th in the 800m (2:19.24) at the Music City Challenge.
Placed 10th in the 3,000m (9:44.64) at SEC Indoor Championships.
Outdoor:
Won the 1,500m (4:41.51) at the Arkansas Spring Invitational.
Finished 37th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the San Francisco Distance Carnival.
Placed seventh in the 800m (2:21.09) and 12th (4:39.34) in the 1,500m at the John McDonnell Invitational.
Placed fourth in the 1,500m (4:35.59), fifth in the 800m (2:16.52) and sixth in the 4x400m (4:15.32) at the Tom Botts Invitational.
Finished 17th in the 5,000m (17:51.35) at Drake Relays.
Finished 25th in the 1,500m (4:49.45) and 36th in the 5,000m (18:04.25) at SEC Outdoor Championships.








