Up Close with Melanie Sophomore - 1L IM, Fly Maple Ridge, B.C. (Walnut Grove)
Career Best Times 200 IM .....................2:01.68 400 IM .....................4:16.73
THE AGGIES
200 Fly ....................2:01.25
2007-08 – Ranks No. 5 in school history
in the 400 IM (4:16.73), No. 6 in the 200 fly (2:01.25), and No. 7 in the 200 IM (2:01.68) ... Named Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Meet (A&M’s third such honor in three years) after making finals in all three individual events and scoring 43 points ... Earned the bronze medal at the Big 12 Championships with a collegiatebest time of 2:01.25 ... Was fifth in the 400 IM at the Big 12 meet in her collegiate-best time of 4:16.73 ... Also placed sixth in the 200 IM at Big 12’s (2:02.39) ... Ranked among the top four on the team in all three of her main events ... Multi-time finalist at Canadian Olympic Trials and Canadian Nationals ... Competed in the TriNations Cup ... CSCAA All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Texas A&M/Verizon Athletic Scholar Award recipient (4.0).
Why did you choose Texas A&M? The dedication and passion of the team Favorite A&M tradition? Aggie War Hymn How did you feel when the team won the Big 12 Championship? r a part of such a deep team Proud to be Who has had the greatest impact on your swimming career? My teammates and training partners throughout my career What is your favorite practice set? Anything that will make me stronger Favorite College Station restaurant? Potbelly’s Favorite TV show? Friends/Grey’s Anatomy What’s the weirdest thing you will admit to have done? Somersaults for over an hour in a row. Team’s bast dancer? Emily Neal Team’s best singer? Julia Wilkinson Team’s best comedian? Sally Ranzau Teammate most likely to succeed in another sport? Kristen Heiss Favorite 2008 Olympic race? Men 400 free relay Favorite ice cream? Black Cherry
High School/Club – 2007 graduate of Walnut Grove Secondary ... Top Spanish student three consecutive years ... A honor roll ... Coached by Brian Metcalfe ... Swam for the Langley Olympians Swim Club for five years ... Received the club awards for both dedication and leadership ... Holds the club records in both IM’s ... Has been a member of the Canadian junior national team ... Represented the Canadian senior national team at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships. Personal – Melanie Dodds is the daughter of Steve and Sharon Dodds ... Born Jan. 26, 1989 ... Has one sibling, Cody ... Kinesiology major ... Career ambition is to work in sports medicine.
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BACK-TO-BACK BIG 12 CHAMPIONS