The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Melissa Gonzalez
- Position:
- Hurdles/Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Creekview
- Hometown:
- Carrollton, Texas
• 2015 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• 2015 USTFCCCA All-America First Team: 4x400m Relay
• 2015 USTFCCCA All-America Second Team: 400m Hurdles
• 2015 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
CAREER BESTS
Outdoor:
100m Hurdles: 13.83
400m Hurdles: 57.78
Indoor:
Pentathlon: 3,757 pts
60m Hurdles: 8.72
Shot Put: 33-11.50 (10.34m)
High Jump: 5-1.25 (1.56m)
Long Jump: 18-0.25 (5.49m)
800m: 2:17.35
Triple Jump: 38-2.25 (11.64m)
400m: 56.31
600yd: 1:20.49
600m: 1:33.78
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Placed 3rd in the 400m hurdles final at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 58.99
• Was a member of the Texas A 4x400 relay team that finished 2nd at the 107th Drake Relays with a time of 3:34.11
• Finished 3rd in the 400m hurdles final at the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a time of 59.38
Indoor:
• Set a personal best in the 600yd with a time of 1:20.49 at the Big 12 Championships, the 9th best performance in school history
• Finished 1st in the 600m with a career best mark of 1:33.78 at the Husker Invitational
2014-15
Outdoor:
• Finished 13th at NCAA Championships in 400m hurdles with personal best time 57.78 seconds
• Ran on 4x400m relay team that finished 8th at NCAA Championships
• Won the 400m hurdles at the UTSA Challenge Invitational
• Ran on 4x400m relay team that placed 3rd at UTSA Challenge Invitational
• Won the 400m hurdles with a time of 58:05 at the Texas Invitational
• Ran on winning 4x400m relay team that ran 3:41.81 at the Texas Invitational
• Placed 2nd in the 400m hurdles at the Longhorn Invitational
• Placed 2nd in the 400m hurdles with a then season-best time of 57.94 at the Big 12 Championships
Indoor:
• Earned 3rd place at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet in the 600yd with a time of 1:24.34
• Took 3rd in the triple jump with a mark of 11.39m/39-5.25 at the Arkansas-Texas Dual meet
• Finished 5th in the 600yd at the Big 12 Championships with a personal best time of 1:22.29
2013-14
Outdoor:
• Finished 22nd at NCAA Championships in 400m hurdles in 1:01.28
• Qualified for NCAA Championships by finishing 10th at NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in personal best 57.94 seconds in 400m hurdles
• Placed 4th at Big 12 Championships in 58.39 seconds
• Also finished 9th in 100m hurdles at Big 12 meet in personal best 13.83
• Won 400m hurdles at Michael Johnson Dr Pepper Classic in 58.94
• Runner-up at Texas Inviational with 59.39 seconds
• Finished 6th in 100m hurdles at Texas Invitational
Indoor:
• Debuted in pentathlon at Razorback Invitational with 3,517 points to finish 7th
• Finished 6th in pentathlon at Big 12 Championships with 3,757 points
• Posted personal bests in 3 of 5 events during pentathlon at Big 12 meet
• Also finished 8th in triple jump with personal best 38-2.25 at Big 12 meet
2012-13
Outdoor:
• Raced in 6 meets during her freshman outdoor campaign for Texas, specializing in the short and intermediate hurdles
• Competed in the 400m hurdles at the USA Junior National Championships, finishing 5th in the final with a time of 59.01
• Finished 16th at NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
• Finished 8th in the 400m hurdles (1:00.48) and triple jump (38-10.25/11.84m) at the Big 12 Championships
• 1st in the 400m hurdles and 2nd in the 100m hurdles at Longhorn Invitational
• Recorded a 2nd-place finish in the 400m hurdles (59.37) at the Texas Invitational
• Also recorded a season-best in the 100m hurdles (14.14) at the home meet
• Opened her season with a 2nd-place finish in the 400m hurdles (1:00.16) at the Aztec Invitational
Indoor:
• Finished 7th in the 600y (1:23.45) at the Big 12 Championships
• Recorded times of 56.81 (400m) and 8.91 (60m hurdles) at the Tyson Invitational
• Clocked a season-best 55.36 in the 400m at the Razorback Invitational
• Took 5th place in the 60m hurdles at the Leonard Hilton Invitational with a time of 8.74, advanced to the final with a season-best time of 8.72
• Picked up a 6th-place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.76) in her Longhorn debut at the Crimson Tide Indoor meet
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• 4-year letterwinner in track and field at Creekview High School under Coach Misti Springfield
• Served as captain of the track team for 3 years
• UIL 4A state champion in the 100m and 300m hurdles as a senior in 2012
• Received all-state and academic all-state honors as a senior in track
• Ran club track for Irving Elite TC under coach Stephani Perkins and won an AAU National Championship in the 400m hurdles as a junior
• Lettered twice in volleyball with coach Angel Mauterer and was captain of the volleyball team in her senior season
• Received team “Most Improved” honors in volleyball as a junior
PERSONAL
• Born in El Paso, Texas
• Parents are Hector and Temple Gonzalez
• Siblings are Samantha, Christian and Lily
• Graduated high school with honors in the top 10 percent of her class
• Member of National Honor Society
• Majoring in sport management
