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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Melissa Barella

  • Ind./Out. Yr. Sr./Sr.
  • Event Multi/Jumps
  • Hometown Centennial, Colo.
  • High School Arapahoe

Biography

Indoor Personal Records
Event Mark Meet Date
Pentathlon 3034 pts. NSIC Multi Championship 2/15/16
200m 27.89 Jim Emmerich Invitational 1/23/16
400m 1:03.08 MSU Chuck Peterson Preseason Open 12/07/13
800m 2:29.22 NSIC Multi Championship 2/16/15
60m Hurdles 9.86 SDSU Holiday Invite 12/04/15
High Jump 1.58m NSIC Multi Championship 2/16/15
Long Jump 4.83m NSIC Multi Championship 2/15/16
Shot Put 8.46m NSIC Multi Championship 2/15/16
 
Outdoor Personal Records
Event Mark Meet Date
Heptathlon 3928 pts. NSIC Multi Championship 4/27/15
200m 27.51 NSIC Multi Championship 4/27/15
400m 1:03.60 Sioux City Relays 4/11/14
800m 2:29.22 NSIC Multi Championship 4/27/15
100m Hurdles 16.19 NSIC Multi Championship 4/27/15
400m Hurdles 1:12.54 Vance Butler Invitational 4/03/15
High Jump 1.57m NSIC Multi Championship 4/27/15
Long Jump 4.85m USF Invitational 4/10/16
Shot Put 8.04m USF Invitational 4/10/16
Javelin 22.19m Vance Butler Invitational 4/03/16

TFRRS

2016-17 (Senior)
Indoor:
Had a season’s best mark in the pentathlon at the Birdman Open (Feb. 17) and finished in third with a score of 2,565 points … finished in 12th in the pentathlon at the NSIC Multi Championships (Jan. 27) with 2,553 points. 
Outdoor: Posted a season's best mark in the heptathlon at the NSIC Mutli-Events (May 3) with a total of 3,563 points, finishing in 13th ... took second in the high jump at the USD Twilight (April 24) with a leap of 1.50m ... finished in sixth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.59 at the USD Twilight (April 24).

2015-16 (Junior)
Indoor: Posted a career high in the pentathlon at the NSIC Multi Championship with 3034 points (Feb. 15) … set a personal high in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.86 at the SDSU Holiday Invite (Dec. 5) … set a personal best in the shot put with a toss of 8.46 meters at the NSIC Multi Championship.
Outdoor: Had a season best 3,685 points in the Heptathlon at the NSIC Multi Championship (May 2) … set a personal best in the long jump with a mark of 4.85 meters at the USF Invitational (April 10) … set a career best in the javelin with a throw of 22.19 meters at the Vance Butler Invitational (April 3).

2014-15 (Sophomore)
Indoor
: Barella posted a season best time in the 800m run of 2:29.22 at the NSIC Indoor Championships where she placed sixth in the event … In the 55m Hurdles Barella ran for a season beat 9.98 seconds at the Dordt Indoor Open where she placed 16th … With a season best time in the 60m Hurdles at the MSU Multi-Open Barella posted a time of 10.04 seconds … Placed sixth in the High Jump at the NSIC Multi Championships with a jump of 1.58 meters … At the SDSU Open, Barella threw the shot put for a season best distance of 8.29 meters … Her season best Heptathlon score was 2975 at the MSU Multi-Open where she places second in the event.
Outdoor: Scored a season best Heptathlon score of 3928 in the NSIC Multi Championships where she placed ninth in the conference … At the Vance Butler Invitational she ran her best 400m Hurdles with a time of 1:12.54 and a 13th place finish in the event … In the 100m Hurdles at the NSIC Conference Meet Barella ran for a season best time of 16.19 seconds … With a season best time of 2:29.22 in the 800m race at the NSIC Multi Championships Barella placed sixth in the event … Posted a top season time in the 200m at 27.51 in the NSIC Multi Championships where she placed 11th.

2013 (Freshman):
Indoor: recorded season-best of 2,647 points in the indoor pentathlon at the MSU Multi & Open on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 … took seventh in the high jump with a season-best 1.54 meters (5-½) at the MSU Multi & Open on Feb. 1 … placed seventh in the long jump (4.41m; 14-5¾) at the Ted Nelsen Classic on Feb. 8 … took eighth in the high jump (1.50m; 4-11) at the USD Twilight on Feb. 21.
Outdoor: Ran the 400-meter leg of Augustana’s meet-winning DMR (12:26.57) at the Sioux City Relays on April 11 … placed eighth in the high jump (1.40m; 4-7) at the Mt. Marty Twilight on April 22.

High School: 2013 graduate of Arapahoe High School … two-time Colorado state meet participant in the high jump … placed 11th as a senior with a best mark of 5-feet … won Centennial League high jump championship with a 5-foot 2-inch jump named all-conference … finished second in the conference high jump as a junior while leading the Warriors to a league championship.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Donna Barella.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior