Melian finished third in the women’s 6K race at Boston for the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Nov. 13. The SBU junior ran a time of 20:29.5 to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Melian and Peck are looking to run their way into the metaphorical sunset, finishing their careers the way they both started them: with an America East Championship.
When SBU first joined the realm of Division I athletics in 1994, it was like Cinderella. Not necessarily beaten around, but not expected to do anything spectacular or great.
Christina Melian is the sixth different student-athlete to qualify for a Track and Field National Championship as an individual in either indoor or outdoor since 2008.
The Stony Brook men’s and women’s track teams headed to The Armory in New York City back on Feb. 20 and 21 for the America East Indoor Track Championships.
As the NCAA’s Northeast Regionals for cross country took place in the Bronx on Friday, the Seawolves’ season came to a disappointing end for both the men’s and women’s teams.
The Seawolves men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, N.J. on Saturday afternoon. The men’s team finished 20th overall. The women finished fourth.
