Melody has been a professional athlete for 22 years.

Career highlights include:

• First HS girl in U.S. History to break 10 min. for 2 miles. (9:55:00)
• Two-time Footlocker XC Champion (’90,’91), current course record holder  (16:39, 5k).
• Bronze Medalist, Jr. World XC Championships, Antwerp, Belgium 1991
• 8-time Colorado state champion and Current State Record holder in 3200, 1600, ’89-‘91
• NCCA All American Track and XC, UO Ducks, ’92-‘96
• NCAA Champion, 3000m indoors, UO Ducks, ‘96
• Two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, 10k (’96) and Marathon (2000)
• U.S World Track and Field Championships Team Member, 1997, 5000
  

  RECENT

• 2012: Top Ten World Mountain Running Championships, Ponte, Di Legno, Italy; member of U.S. Gold Medal Team
• 2012: Top Ten World Long Distance Mtn. Running Championships, Jungfrau Marathon, Interlaken, Switzerland
• 2012: 2nd, U.S. Mountain Running Short Course (8k) Championships, Loon Mtn., N.H.
• 2012: 7th, Bolder Boulder 10k Citizen’s Race 36:12 (altitude)
• 2012: 4th U.S. Trail Marathon Championships, Project Athena Moab Trail Marathon
• 2012: 4th USATF Colorado State  XC Championships Colorado Springs
• 2012: 2nd, USATF  Colorado State Half Marathon Championships, Boulder Half Marathon
• 2012: 5th, USATF Colorado State  10k Championships, Evergreen Town Race
• Winner, 2010, 2011, Collegiate Peaks 25 mile trail race, Colo.
• Winner, 2010 118  mile Trans Rockies Run, Colorado
• Winner, 2011 Colorado Half Marathon (1:23:00)
• Top 3 in 2010 and 2011 Teva Mountain Games – uphill Half Marathon and Trail 10k