Melinda Murdock

Melinda Murdock, 2014-15 Women's Cross Country

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Bryant, Ark.
Prev School:
Bryant HS

Academic Honors

Earned Dean’s List distinction for the Spring 2015 semester … Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club for the Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015 semesters.

Cross Country

2014 (Freshman): Competed in five of the six meets ... Best finish was 19th (23:30.8) at the Rhodes College Invitational (6k) ... Helped the Tigers win the Rhodes College Invitational team title ... Ran a 6k-best 22:58.9 at the NCAA South Regional ... Ran a 24:25 at the American Athletic Conference Championships (6k) ... Also competed in the Brooks Twilight Classic (20:07.2; 5k) and Vanderbilt’s Commodore Classic (18:56.32; 5k).

Indoor

2014-15 (Freshman): Competed primarily in the 800m and 4x400m relay … Had two top-10 800m finishes at the LSU High Performance Meet (4^th; 2:22.86) and Vanderbilt’s Commodore Classic (8^th; 2:20.16) … Her 800m time at the Commodore Classic was a season best … Member of the 4x400m relay that posted three top-10 finishes … Best 4x400m showing was second place at the LSU High Performance Meet (4:08.46) … The 4x400m relay time at the LSU High Performance Meet was a season best.

Outdoor

2015 (Freshman): Ran exclusively in the 800m and 4x400m relay … Had three top-10 800m performances … Highest finish was fifth at Southeast Missouri’s Joey Haines Invitational (2:21.39) … Ran a season-best time of 2:19.09 twice at Arkansas’ John McDonnell and Auburn’s War Eagle invitationals … Competed in 4x400m relay five times … Highest finish was a third-place outing at Southeast Missouri’s Joey Haines Invitational (4:13.59) … Season-best 4x400m relay time was 4:11.74 at the Memphis Tiger Invitational.

Prior To Memphis

Lettered three years in cross country and four years in track and field at Bryant High School ... Posted top-10 finishes at the 2012 (6th) and 2013 (4th) at the Arkansas High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 7A state cross country meet ... Earned Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) Class 7A All-State honors both years ... Also named a 7A cross country top-10 medalist in 2012 and 2013 ... Helped lead the Lady Hornets to top-10 team finishes at the 2012 (5th) and 2013 (7th) AHSAA Class 7A state cross country championships ... Three-time Arkansas Cross Country All-Star (2011-13) ... Holds the Bryant school record for the 5K in cross country (19:17) ... Competed in the Arkansas Heptathlon from 2012-14 and posted top-15 performances all three years (12th, 2012; 7th, 2013; 5th, 2014) ... Won the 800m event of the heptathlon all three years ... Holds the state 800m record in the heptathlon (2:15.4) ... Bryant High School’s top scorer at the 2012 (14 points) and 2014 (17 points) AHSAA Class 7A state outdoor track and field championships ... Earned 2014 AAA Class 7A All-State honors in the 800m (2nd) and 100m hurdles (3rd) ... As a junior in 2013, earned AAA Class 7A All-State recognition in the 800m ... Posted five top-six finishes at the 2012 AHSAA Class 7A state outdoor track and field championships ... At the 2013 AHSAA Class 7A state indoor track and field championships, member of the Lady Hornets 4x400m relay that won the state crown ... Also placed third in the 800m at the state indoor meet ... Earned AAA Class 7A All-State honors for her performances in the 800m and 4x400m relay ... Also a member of the school-record 4x100m relay (48.7) ... Won the 800m and 4x100m at the 2012 and 2013 AHSAA Meet of Champions ... Competed at the 2013 AAU Junior Olympics and placed seventh in the 800m ... Also qualified for the 2012 AAU Junior Olympics ... Ran club track with the Arkansas Christian Competition Track Club and Arkansas Team Elite ... Graduated with a 3.7 grade-point average.

Personal

Daughter of Steven Murdock Sr. and Sulaica Morton ... Birthday is September 18 ... Father ran track in college ... A psychology major.