Amberly Melendez (4/16/2018) - Athlete Awards - Cascade Collegiate Conference

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Amberly Melendez

  • Award
    Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/16/2018
  • Sport
    Track and Field
  • School
    Northwest
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Edinburg, Tex.
  • High School
    Thomas Jefferson HS

Women’s Outdoor - Track
Northwest’s Amberly Melendez has been named the Red Lion Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week.

Melendez, a sophomore from Edinburg, Tex. And Northwest University’s All-American race walker, just qualified for a World Championship Team by finishing 4th in the 20K race walk in Philadelphia. She will represent USA at the World 20K Championships in China on May 5th and 6th. She is currently the #1 ranked NAIA race walker at the 5K. Two of the other top athletes in the top 4 competed in the Rio Olympics.

Honorable mention: NONE

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