Oscar Melendez
Oscar Melendez
Year: So.
Hometown: Houston, Texas
High School: The Kinkaid School
Major: Economics

Career Results

Career Honors:
Centennial Conference Honor Roll (2018)

Career Bests:
8K - 28:02 (Inter-Regional Border Battle Open Race - 10/14/17)
3 mile - 17:35 (Haverford Alumni Open - 9/9/17)
4 mile - 24:16.5 (Main Line Invitational - 9/15/17)

2018: Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Competed in five races … Finished 37th at the Haverford Alumni Open Race (9/8) (18:01) … Crossed in 115th at the Main Line Invitational (9/14) (25:26) … Notched a 315th place finish at the Paul Short Open Race (9/29) (29:50.3) … Crossed in 47th at the Jack Saint Clair Invite (10/13) (30:07.4) … Finished 25th at the Centennial Conference Championship Open Race (10/27) (29:31.4).

2017: Competed in four races … Began the season with a 37th place finish at the Haverford Alumni Open Race (17:35.8) … Crossed in 93rd at the Main Line Invitational (24:16.5) … Ran to a 293rd place finish at the Paul Short Open Race (29:51.3) … Finished 37th in the Inter-Regional Border Battle Open Race (28:02).

Prep: Owns the DMR record and a top 3 all-time 5K mark at his high school …. All-conference (2015) … Personal bests: two-mile (10:03), mile (4:35).

Personal: Gold medalist in the National Spanish Exam … Son of Carmen Amaya … Has two brothers, Andres and Antonio.