2015 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Josh Melu
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Wash.
- High School:
- Auburn Mountainview
2013-14: Outdoor – Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the triple jump where he finished 20ths with a wind-aided PR of 50-2.50 (15.30m)…placed fourth in the long jump (22-3.75) at the Oregon Preview…came in third at the Aztec Invitational in the triple jump (46-11.5/14.31m)…leaped a distance of 21-7.25 (6.58m) in the long jump at the Pepsi Dual…came in first at the Oregon Relays (49-6.5/15.10m) and at the Oregon Twilight (48-6/14.78m). Indoor – Placed second in the triple jump (49-3.50) at the UW Preview…came in sixth at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (49-1.50/14.97m)…finished in sixth place with a jump of 49-7 (15.11m) at the MPSF Indoor Championships…Season Bests – Indoor – Triple Jump – 49-3.50, UW Preview, Seattle Wash., (1/18/14); Outdoor – 100 Meters – 11.49 (2.5), Oregon Preview, Eugene, Ore., (3/22/14); Long Jump – 22-3.75, Oregon Preview, Eugene, Ore., (3/22/14); Triple Jump – 50-2.50/15.30m, NCAA Championships, Eugene, Ore., (5/31/14).
Before Oregon: NWAACC champion in the triple jump in 2012 after finishing second in the event as a freshman…took fourth in the long jump in 2012 with a career-best jump of 22-9…holds school record in the triple jump at Green River CC and was named Student Athlete of the Year at Green River in 2012.
Prep: Finished 10th in the long jump at the 3A WIAA state meet in 2010…holds the triple jump record at Auburn Mountainview…born in Lusaka Zambia, raised in Auburn…prep bests: triple jump – 44-1; long jump – 21-2.
Personal: Major is economics.
Personal Bests:
100 Meters – 11.49
Oregon Preview
Eugene, Ore., (3/22/14)
Long Jump – 22-3.75
Oregon Preview
Eugene, Ore., (3/22/14)
Triple Jump – 48-6/14.78m
Oregon Twilight
Eugene, Ore., (5/9/14)
