Melissa Smith

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Mercer, Pa.
	High School: Mercer Area

02/01/2012

Bison Women's Cross Country Earns Patriot League-High 29 Academic Honor Roll Selections

Grosskurth, Kodak, Tolli, VanNess Post Perfect 4.0 GPAs

11/17/2011

Bucknell Cross Country Set to Wrap Up Season at IC4A/ECAC Championships

Bison Look to Close Campaign on a High Note

11/17/2011

Bucknell Cross Country Set to Wrap Up Season at IC4A/ECAC Championships

Bison Look to Close Campaign on a High Note

11/11/2011

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on Tap for Bucknell Cross Country Saturday

Bison Look to Ride Momentum from Patriot League Championships to National Stage

11/11/2011

NCAA Regional Championships on Tap for Bucknell Cross Country Saturday

Bison Look to Ride Momentum from Patriot League Championships to National Stage

2010-11: [Cross Country] Bucknell's second finisher at the ECAC Championships and Lock Haven River Run ... took 56th overall at ECACs (19:40 at 5K) ... placed 73rd overall at the Patriot League Championships (22:51 at 6K) ... placed 11th overall in the tri-meet with Duquesne and Pittsburgh (19:14 at 5K) ... [Indoors] Competed primarily at 3,000 meters ... recorded a career-best 10:26.00 in the event at the Bucknell Winter Classic, placing third ... also finished second in the mile (5:28.10) at the Gulden Relays and eighth in the 5,000 (18:29.20) at the Bucknell Heptagonal ... [Outdoors] Competed in the 5,000 and 10,000 at the Patriot League Championships ... finished 14th in the 10K (40:23.10) at the league meet ... ran a career-best 37:24.34 in the 10,000 at the Colonial Relays, finishing fourth and qualifying for the ECAC Championships ... finished 24th in the event at ECACs ... 2009-10: [Cross Country] Competed six times for the Bison ... recorded best finish with 23rd place at the Patriot League Championships, scoring for Bucknell ... finished the 6K course in 24:17 ... earned top-20 finishes at Colgate's Harry Lang Invitational (14th, 17:14) and Duquesne (18th, 19:45) ... competed at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals, finishing the 6K in 24:20 ... [Indoors] Finished fourth in the 3,000 at the Bucknell Heptagonal (10:35.31) ... time was a then-personal best by 13 seconds ... also took fourth in the 5,000 at the Bison Open & Multi ... time of 18:03.70 was a 43-second improvement on season best from freshman season ... placed ninth in the 5,000 (18:19.53) at the Patriot League Championships ... [Outdoors] Won the 3,000 at the Bloomsburg Invitational with a season-best 10:39.14 ... ran a season-best 5,000 time of 18:28.47 at the William & Mary Colonial Relays, finishing 22nd ... also posted a top time in the 10,000 at the Bison Outdoor Classic, placing 17th in 37:57.32 ... placed in the top 15 in both the 10,000 and 5,000 at the Patriot League Championships ... 2008-09: [Cross Country] Earned best finish of the season at the Dickinson Invitational, placing 14th in the 6K (23:48) ... finished 46th in a field of more than 200 at the ECAC Championships (19:45 at 5K) ... posted a 6K time of 23:22 for 51st place at the Patriot League Championships ... [Indoors] Posted season-best 3,000 time (10:48.36) in collegiate debut at the Gulden Relays ... also competed in the mile and 5,000 ... [Outdoors] Placed second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (11:52.9) and third in the 3,000 (10:57.08) at the Bucknell Team Challenge ... season-best steeplechase time of 11:36.3 came at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... also ran a season-best 18:29.66 in the 5,000 at the Outdoor Classic ... Personal: Parents are Tom and Nancy Smith ... has two siblings, Nichole and Joey ... earned four letters in cross country and track & field ... served as team captain at Mercer Area High School ... placed ninth at PIAA state championships in cross country in 2007 ... finished eighth in 3,200 meters at PIAA state championships in 2007 ... sister Nichole '09 ran cross country and track & field at Bucknell ... majoring in elementary education ... Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.