Melissa Council

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cary, NC

2008 Outdoor
Took a medical redshirt. 2008 Indoor
Had a tremendous season, setting a number of personal and school records ... Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that bested the previous school record of 3:48.88 four times ... The first came at the Virginia Tech Invite (1-11-08) when the team ran a 3:47.77 to finish 2nd ... The best time came at the ACC Championships (2-29-08) when they narrowly missed All-ACC honors, finishing 4th with a school record time of 3:45.66 ... The 4x400 team started the season by winning the Clemson Opener (11-30-08) ... Also ran the 55-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Elite and set a new school record with a time of 7.26 ... She capped the Virginia Tech Elite meet by finishing just .05 of a second behind teammate Michelle Duffy in the 500-meter dash in a time of 1:13.86 ... Both runners eclipsed the previous school record ... Finished 2nd with a season-best time of 55.25 in the 400-meter dash at the Akron Open (2-2-08) ... Sprinted her way to 4th at the ACC Championship in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.48 ... Also finished 7th in the 200-meter dash at the ACC Championship.

2007 Outdoor
Ran the 400m in a time of 55.01 at the NCAA East Regionals... scored for the Deacons in the ACC Championships by placing sixth in the 400m in a time of 54.61 and set the school record in the 200m with a time of 24.11... broke the school record in the 400-meter dash in a time of 54.08 to finish in second place at the Yellow Jacket Invitational... led Wake Forest and placed sixth overall at the Wake Forest Open in the 400m with a time of 55.01. 2007 Indoor
Placed 10th in the 400m in a time of 56.70and 16th in the 200m in a time of 24.99 at the ACC Indoor Championships... took first place in the 400-meter dash in a time of 57.79 at the Carolina Classic... also claimed first place and set a facility record at the On Track Open in the 200m in a time of 24.98 and placed fourth in the 60m in a time of 7.90... ran a 40.54 in the 300m to place fourth at the Virginia Tech Challenge... also finished third in the 400m at the Clemson Invitational in a time of 56.90 2006:
Ran the second leg on the fifth-place finishing distance medley relay team at the ACC Championships... Had a seasonal best 3,113 points in the pentathlon at the Liberty Fast Times... Ran a 25.2 in the 200m at the Virginia Tech Invitational. 2005:
Finished 5th at the UNC Invitational in the 200m dash with a time of 25.60 ... ran a 24.65 good for a 14th place finish in the 200m dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... finished 18th with a 9.08 time at the ACCs in the 60m hurdles ... placed sixth at the Clemson Classic in the 55m hurdles with a time of 8.69 ... placed 10th in the 400m dash at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a 57.41 time. Background:
Earned seven varsity letters in track and field and basketball at Cary High School ... part of the Cary Imps Conference Track and Field Championship team in 2002 and 2003 ... received all-conference and all-region all four years ... all-state three-years (outdoors) ... all-state two- years (indoors) ... holds conference records in long jump, 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and 200m ... named MVP in the 2003 NCHSSA meet and named athlete of the year in the News and Observer ... two-time MVP in the conference and three-time MVP for Cary High School ... at the 2003 state meet won the long jump, 300m hurdles, and 200m ... co-editor for the yearbook staff in 2004 ... member of the National Honor Society ... named honorable mention in basketball in 2004... born November 17, 1985 in Asheville, N.C... daughter of William H. and Pat Council.