2014-15 Track & Field Roster
Melanie Vlasic
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- North Penn HS
- Hometown:
- Hatfield, Pa.
2018 Outdoor: Competed in six meets including the ACC Outdoor Championships … Placed 14th in the 10,000m (36:35.06) at the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 10-12) … Finished seventh in the 3000m steeple (10:55.79) at Virginia Challenge (Apr. 20-21).
2017-18 Indoor: Competed at six meets … Recorded five top-10 and three top-five finishes … Qualified for the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-24) where she placed 21st in the 3000m with a time of 9:50.53 … Placed first in the mile with a time of 5:06.66 at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala (Dec. 8-9) … Finished first in the 5000m with a time of 17:22.17 at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 26-27) … Helped the Panthers place second in the DMR with a time of 11:33.13 at the 2018 Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3).
2017 Outdoor: Did not compete.
2016-17 Indoor: Placed 16th in the mile with a time of 5:07.76 at the Penn State National Open (Jan. 27).
2016 Outdoor: Competed at the ACC Outdoor Championships, placing 15th in the 5000m and 17th in the 1500m (May 13) … Posted a personal record of 4:27.23 and placed fourth in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational (April 1) … Runner-up in the 1500m at the University at Buffalo Open (April 30) … Took fifth place in the 1500m at the Wake Forest Open to open the season (March 18) … Also competed at the Louisville Invitational (April 15) and Virginia Challenge (April 22) … Three top-five finishes for the season.
2015-16 Indoor: Helped the distance medley relay team place 10th at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 11:34.14 (Feb. 25) … Placed 12th in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships with a personal record of 4:49.10 … Part of the DMR team that placed first at the Penn State National meet (Jan. 29), coming in at 11:31.99 … Took fifth in the 3000m at the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 12) … Placed third in the 800m at the YSU Indoor Invite (Jan. 22) … Helped Pitt’s 4x800m relay team place fifth at the Penn State Relays at 9:18.93 … Made five top-five finishes during indoor season.
2015 Outdoor: Represented Pitt in the 1500m at the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 14) … Helped the 4x800m relay team place first at the Colonial Relays with a time of 8:54.26 (April 2) … Made two top-10 finishes at the Wake Forest Open (March 20), placing fourth in the 1500m (4:34.89) and sixth in the 800m (2:12.51 – personal record) … Also competed at the Jesse Owens Classic (May 1), Penn Relays (April 23), Virginia Challenge (April 17), Bison Outdoor Classic (April 11) and Raleigh Relays (March 27).
2014-15 Indoor: Part of Pitt’s wins in the 4x800m (9:13.80) at the Penn State Relays (Jan 10) and distance medley relay (12:18.49) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 17) … Represented the Panthers in the mile and the DMR at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) … Helped the DMR team take third at the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 13) … Part of the 4x800m relay team that placed third at the Doc Hale VT Elite (Feb. 6) … Placed 10th in the 800m at the Penn State National Invitational.
Personal: Daughter of Suzanne and Michael Vlasic ... Has a younger sister, teammate Mikaela ... Psychology major.
