Melissa Postoll

Melissa Postoll - 2017 Big Ten Championships

Melissa Postoll - 200 IM 2017 Big Ten Championships

Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Kennesaw Mountain
Hometown:
Acworth, Ga.

2016-17: Extremely dominant and record-breaking senior swimmer… Swam in the 200 back, 200 IM and 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Set a Northwestern record in all three events with times of 1:55.09, 1:58.23 and 4:08.76 respectively… Finished 10^th in the 200 back, fifth in the 200 IM and 9^th in the 400 IM… Competed in all three events at the NCAA Championships (3/18)… Led the team with seven ‘B’ qualifying times on the season… Member of the 800 free relay team that took sixth at the Big Ten Championships and broke the Northwestern record… Also a part of the 400 free relay team that took seventh … Finished in the top 10 in each of her events at the TYR Invitational (11/20)… Placed first in both the 200 and 400 IM, second in the 200 back, and ninth in both the 100 back and 100 IM… Came in second in the 400 IM and 200 back, fourth in the 200 IM and sixth in the 200 free at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28)… Turned in a second place finish in the 200 back and a fourth place finish in both the 200 free and 400 IM at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)… Notched a fourth place finish in the 200 breast with a career-best time of 2:25.05 at the Chicago Quad Dual (10/22)… Also won the 200 free… Academic All-Big Ten.

2015-16: Extremely versatile and talented junior swimmer ... Became the fastest NU swimmer in program history in both the 200 back and 200 IM ... Had a phenomenal Big Ten Championships (2/18-20) in which she swam in the finals session of every event she participated in ... Picked up a seventh place finish in the 200 back, finishing in a school-record 1:55.99 ... In the 200 IM, finished in 11th place with another school record (1:59.65) ... Set a career-best in the 400 IM prelim (4:17.20) ... In total, registered six NCAA 'B' qualfying swims at the Championships ... Second-fastest Wildcat in the 200 back at the triple dual versus Minnesota and Purdue (1/29-30), coming in fourth place ... Finished in second place in the 200 back with a time of 2:01.11 in the dual victory over Iowa (1/23) ... Also turned in a pair of third-place finishes in the 100 back and 200 IM ... Swam a third-place time of 2:00.77 in the 200 back at Notre Dame (1/16) ... Notched a 'B' cut in the 200 back at the TYR Invitational (11/20-22) with a time of 1:58.83 ... Also turned in a time of 56.07 in the 100 back, which is NU's second-best time this season ... Set then-season-best times in both the 100 and 200 back events versus Wisconsin (11/14) with times of 57.44 and 2:01.79, respectively ... Took home a pair of second place finishes at Illinois (10/30) in both the 100 back (58.04) and 200 back (2:02.95) ... Placed first in both the 200 back (2:02.86) and 200 IM (2:07.20) at the Chicago Quad (10/24) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014-15: Member of Northwestern's backstroke and individual medley squads … Academic All-Big Ten … Was ranked second in the 200 back and 200 IM, fourth in the 100 back and fifth in the 400 IM on NU's top times list … Scored points with every 200 back swim of the season entering the Big Ten Championships … Swam career-best times in all three of her events at the conference meet … Narrowly missed a second swim in the 200 back with a career-best and NCAA 'B' provisional qualifying time of 1:58.70 to place 25^th overall after breaking the 2:00 barrier for the first time … That swim placed her eighth in school history in the event … Had career-best times in both the 200 IM (32nd; 2:02.37) and 400 IM (34^th; 4:24.07) at the B1G meet … Earned five second swims including three championship final berths at Northwestern's home TYR Invitaitonal (11/21-11/23) … Finished second in the 200 back, third in the 50 back and sixth in the 100 back for the Wildcats … Best swim at the TYR came in the consolation final of the 200 IM which she won via a career-best 2:04.04 that lowered her previous mark by over 1.5 seconds … She also took 10^th in the 400 IM at the TYR … Scored dual-meet points in the fall with 11 top-five event finishes for the Wildcats, including second-place results in the 200 back during a win over Illinois (10/17), a sweep of UIC and Oakland (10/25) and a Senior Night victory against Milwaukee (1/16).

2013-14: Ranked on NU's top times in three categories, 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM ... Competed at US Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. from Dec. 4-6 ... Finished No. 42 at 200 back in US Winter National Championships, No. 68 in 100 back, No. 50 at 200 IM and anchored 4x50 medley team, helping NU reach B final after finishing No. 11 in prelims and No. 13 in finals ... Competed in 200 IM, 100 back and 200 back at Big Ten Championships, finishing No. 50 in 200 IM, No. 52 in 100 back and No. 33 in 200 back ... Reached finals at TYR Invite in 200 IM, 200 free, 100 back, 200 back and 50 back ... Made college debut vs. Illinois/Eastern Michigan (10/18), finishing No. 3 in 100 back and No. 2 in 200 back ... Finished No. 3 in 200 back vs. WKU (10/25) ... Finished No. 2 in 200 back vs. Wisconsin (11/15) ... Swam in 200 back at Shamrock Invite (1/31).

High School: Olympic Trials and Junior Nationals qualifier ... Ranked as the No. 8 recruit in the state of Georgia by Collegeswimming.com ... All-state honoree in 2012 as a junior after winning the 4x100 free relay state championship in school-record fashion ... Also holds the 100 free and 100 back school records ... Team placed fifth in the state and third in the county in 2012 ... Team MVP in all years of high school while also earning all-country recognition in 2010-11 ... Swam club for Stingrays Swimming starting in 2000 ... Team took 10th at Junior Nationals and first in the Georgia Long Course State meet ... Scholastic All-American ... National Honor Society and Beta Club vice president.

Personal: Born Melissa Ann Postoll ... Daughter of David and Patricia Postoll ... Chose Northwestern over Harvard, Georgia Tech and Pennsylvania ... Major is Neuroscience.

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