Melanie Ng
- position Distances
- class Freshman
- Hometown Winterville, N.C.
- High school Arendell Patriot Academy
- position Distances
- class Freshman
- Hometown Winterville, N.C.
- High school Arendell Patriot Academy
Melanie Ng Bio
Honors College
2015-16 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2014-15 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2013-14 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2016 Cross Country (Senior)
Did not compete.
2016 Track
Did not compete
2015 Cross Country
Ran in three events… placed 32nd at the Carolina Challenge 5K with a time of 22:14.40… crossed 6th at the USC Open two-mile race, running 13:35.22… competed at the Pre-Nationals Open 6K, and ran 25:04.30.
2015 Track
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 10K at the Shamrock Invite (38:58.10)… ran 14th in the 3K at the Bill Carson Invite.
2014 Cross Country
Enjoyed three top-10 finishes in her five events… came in fourth at the Carolina Invitational 5K, with a time of 19:27.29 (8/30)… finished tenth in the USC Open #1 5K, recording a time of 19:34.72 (9/13)… placed sixth in the two-mile USC Open #2 race (12:18.99) (10/8).
2014 Track
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Ran twice in 2014…first entry came in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Carson Invitational with a time of 11:36.87…second race was at the USC Outdoor Open in the 1,500 meters where she finished 12 (5:14.87).
2013 Cross Country
Raced four times in her true freshman season … Finished 14th overall and seventh on the team in the season-opening Carolina Challenge … Posted a 54th-place showing, sixth on the squad, in the Mountain Dew Invitational, her top 6K timing at 23:06.93 … Also competed in the Roy Griak Invitational and the Royal XC Challenge, the latter where she tallied her top 5K time of 19:29.3.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned two cross country letters for coach Leslie Lewis at Arendell Parrott Academy … Two-time All-EPIC Conference in cross country … Earned 2A All-State honors from the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association in 2011 and 3A All-State accolades as a senior … Helped her team to a second-place finish in the 2011 EPIC conference championship … 2012 EPIC Female Runner of the Year … Also picked up three varsity cheerleading letters … Garnered Academic All-Conference honors … Ran with the Greenville Organization of Runners and the Oakmont Runners, the latter for Bo Thompson … A four-time Presidential Service Scholar … Member of the Senior Beta Club … Graduated as an AP scholar with honors.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 24, 1995, Melanie Garr-Yee Ng is the daughter of Anthony and Terry Ng… Cooper Scholar… member of the Honors College… member of Beta Gamma Sigma… current secretary of the Spanish honor society, Sigma Delta Pi…cousin Michael is an All-American swimmer at Georgetown.
Cross Country Personal Records
5K
19:27.29 (8/30/14 Carolina Invitational)
6K
24:02.0 (9/26/14 Charlotte Invitational)
Outdoor Personal Records
1500m
5:14.87 (4/19/14 USC Outdoor Open)
3000m
11:03.55 (4/11/15 Bill Carson Invite)
10,000m
38:58.10 (3/20/15 Shamrock Invite)