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2019-20 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Melody Burke

Melody Burke

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Appomattox County
  • Hometown:
    Concord, Va.

Summary

Biography

Personal-Bests

2019-20
Indoor:
 Set a new personal-record in the long jump with a leap of 18' 8.5" (5.70m) at the Liberty Kickoff and was third overall...Was the runner-up in the high jump at the Liberty Flames Invite with a cleared height of 5' 3.75" (1.62m)...Finished second in the long jump at the JDL January College Kickoff with a mark of 18' 4.25" (5.59m).

2018-19
Indoor:
 Was second in the high jump at the JDL Team Challenge (2/7) with a cleared height of 5' 1" (1.55m)...Had a season-best mark of 17' 8.75" (5.40m) in the long jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge (2/15)...Had a mark of 35' 3.75" (10.76m) at the JDL College Kickoff Classic (12/1).

Outdoor: Finished third overall in the high jump with a mark of 5' 3.25" (1.61m) at the Phoenix Invitational...Leaped a season-best wind-aided 18' 11.25" (5.77m) in the long jump at the CAA Outdoor Championships (5/4)...Had a mark of 34' 10.5" (10.63m) in the triple jump at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting (3/21).

2017-18
Indoor:
Set a new personal-record in the indoor high jump with a cleared height of 5' 5.75" (1.67m) at the UCS Invitational (2/17) and was the runner-up…Established a new personal-best in the triple jump at the Darius Dixon Invitational (2/3) with a leap of 38' 3.5" (11.67m)…Set her new indoor personal-best mark in the long jump with a 17' 9.5" (5.42m) at the UCS Invitational (2/17)…Won the high jump at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/8) with a cleared height of 5' 3" (1.60m).
 
Outdoor: Matched her personal-best mark in the high jump at the CAA Championships (5/5) after clearing the bar at 5' 5" (1.65m)…Set a new personal-record in the long jump with a leap of 18' 9" (5.71m) and was the runner-up in the event at the Phoenix Invitational (4/14)…Was third in the triple jump at the Phoenix Invitational with a mark of 37' 6" (11.43m).
 
2016-17
Indoor: Competed in eight meets during the indoor season…Had a season-long leap of 17’ 0” (5.18m) in the long jump at the JDL College Kickoff Classic…Leaped a mark of 37’ 5” (11.40m) in the triple jump at the Liberty Elite Invitational, moving into the program’s top-five indoor performance list…Competed in the high jump and cleared the bar with a season-best height of 5’ 2.25” (1.58m) at the Virginia Tech Challenge.
 
Outdoor: Had a season-best leap of 18’ 2.25” (5.54m) in the long jump at the CAA Outdoor Championships…Posted a mark of 37’ 8.75” (11.50m) in the triple jump at the Duke Invitational…Cleared the bar at 5’ 5” (1.65m) in the high jump at the Phoenix Invitational.
 
Prep
• Competed at Appomattox County High School under head coach Tony Franklin.
• The 2015 Outdoor State champion in the long jump for 2A with a new state record of 18' 3".
• Consistently named the Athlete of the Meet during most of her career.
• The Conference 37 Female Athlete of the Year for three straight seasons (2014, 2015 and 2016).
• The top point scorer in the regional and conference meets during her career.
• Perfect attendance from K-12.

Personal
• Daughter of Coy and Tonya Burke.
• Birthday is Aug. 1, 1998.
• Plans to major in exercise science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Jumps
  • 2018-19Junior

    Jumps
  • 2019-20Senior

    Jumps