In 2010-11: Indoor: Earned an eighth-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles at the Clemson Invitational (1/7) with a time of 8.62 seconds…Also crossed the line eighth in the 60 meter hurdles at the Kentucky Track & Field Invitational (1/14) with a time of 8.53 seconds…Placed third in the 60 meter hurdles at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Invitational (1/28) with a time of 8.34. Outdoor: Finished in sixth place in the 100 meter hurdles at the Auburn Tiger Classic (4/1) with a time of 13.90 seconds…Took second in both the 4×1 and the 100 meter hurdles at the FSU Seminole Invitational (4/8) with times of 46.51 and 13.66 respectively and also finished 19th in the 200 meter dash (25.63)….Earned eighth place in the 4×1 at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (4/21) with a time of 47.34 seconds…Finished in second place in the 100m hurdles at the UNF Osprey Invitational with a time of 13.92 seconds.
In 2009-10: Indoor: Finished in first place in the 60 meter hurdles at the Roaring Tiger Invitational (12/4) with a time of 8.65 seconds … Crossed the line ninth in the 60 meter hurdles at the Rod McCravy Invitational (1/29) coming across in 8.66 seconds also earning a 22nd-place showing in the 60 meter dash (7.91) and a 31st-place finish in the 200 meter dash (26.04) … Finished sixth in the 60 meter hurdles (8.69) at the VT Elite Meet (2/5) … Improved on a fourth-place preliminary run in the 60 meter hurdles to capture the title at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/12) with a season-best time of 8.59 seconds … Finished 12th in the 60 meter hurdles (8.65) and 24th in the 60 meter dash (7.98) at the ACC Championship (2/25). Outdoor: Took first in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13.96 at the Georgia Dual Meet (3/19), also placing fourth in the 100 meter dash (12.21) and fifth in the triple jump with a launch of 11.73 meters … Earned a sixth-place finish in the 100 meter hurdles at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/26) with a time of 14.05 … Took 13th in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13.95 at the Tiger Track Classic (4/2), also placing 23rd in the 100 meter dash (12.23) … Earned a 10th-place showing in the 100 meter hurdles at the ACC Championships (4/15-17) with a time of 13.63 also finishing 23rd in the 100 meter dash in 12.31 … Won the 100 meter hurdles at the GT/Clemson/Kennesaw State Double Dual Meet (5/1) in 13.99 seconds, also taking third in the triple jump (11.49 meters) and fifth in the 100 meter dash (12.16) … Took 25th place in the NCAA East Regionals in the 100 meter hurdles with a season best time of 13.57 seconds.
In 2008-09: Indoor: Tallied a team-best mark in the 60m hurdles at the ACC Indoor Championships (8.64), finishing 10th overall in the finals … finished second in both the 55m hurdles (8.09) and the triple jump (37[apos] 11.25[quote]) in the first event of her collegiate career, the MTSU Christmas Invitational. Outdoor: Registered season best time in the 100m hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships, crossing the finish line in 14.11, which was good enough for an eighth place finish in the finals … finished first in the 100m dash at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in 12.48.
High School: Four-year letter winner in track & field at Lake Braddock under head coach Robert Digby … a two-time high school All-American and seven-time all-state honoree … seven-time MVP at Lake Braddock … broke 22-year old high school record in the 100m hurdles (14.32) set by current Oklahoma associate head coach Dana Boone.
Personal: Full name is Melanie Anuchi Akwule … born Feb. 1, 1990 in Reston, Va. … daughter of Raymond and Antonia Akwule … plans to major in Management.
