At Sage:

A member of the cross country and track and field teams at Sage, Melissa Grimaldi returns for her senior season as a team of the track and field team. A seasoned veteran, she has helped the Gators program with her abilities.

This past fall, she helped the team to a sixth place showing at the Skyline Cross Country Championship with her time of 35:14.58 to take home 90^th place. As a junior, she took 70^th (26:53.7) at the same meet. In 2015, her best finish was 28th at Green Mountain College Invitational (25:22.2), while adding a time of 29:26.6 to take 72^nd at the 2014 Skyline Conference Meet. As a rookie, she posted a 78th at the Skyline Conference Meet (27:51.4).

Personal Bests (5K) Cross Country:

Career:

25:11.0 at Bard College Raptor Invitational, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (9/19/15)

2016 - 28:19.6 at Bard College Raptor Invitational, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (Sept. 17)

2015 - 25:11.0 at Bard College Raptor Invitational, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (Sept. 19)

2014 - 26:15 at Bard College Raptor Invitational, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (Sept. 20)

2013 - 27:10.0 at Green Mountain College Invitational, Poultney, VT (Oct. 19)

Personal Bests (6K)

Career:

36:26.06 at ECAC Division III Championship, Westfield, MA (Nov. 14, 2014)

2016 - 37:30.2 at Mount Saint Mary Invitational, Newburgh, NY (Oct. 1)

2014 - 36:26.06 at ECAC Division III Championship, Westfield, MA (Nov. 14)

Academics at Sage:

A physical therapy major at Sage, she is a four-time Skyline Conference Scholar-Athlete honoree, having also earned Dean’s List honors. She is a member of the Biology Club at Sage.