Mark Mellon –
TFRRS PROFILE
2023 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Competed in six meets and set personal bests in the 800 and 1500 in his final two performances of the year ... 1500 PB came at the Charlotte Invitational (4/28-29) with a 4:29.19 ... The career best in the 800 was at the Big South Championships (5/10-12) with a time of 2:02.68.
2022-2023 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Set another new career best in the 800 at the Big South Championships with a 2:04.70 ... Part of the 5th place DMR team at the event and 7th place team in the 4x400 ... Set a personal best in the mile at 5:06.56 at John Weaver Invitational (12/2-3).
2022 XC at Gardner-Webb: Competed in all five meets during the season ... Ran a career-best in the 5K at the Carolina Challenge (9/3) in his first run of the 2022 season ... Had a 20:02.0 at the Carolina Challenge (9/3) crossing the line in 34th ... Had his career-low in the 8K at the Royals XC Challenge (10/7) with a 31:01.2 knocking over two minutes of his previous best.
2022 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Set a personal best at the Big South Championships (5/9-11) in the 800 with a 2:10.81 ... Had his career best in the 400 at the VertKlasse Meeting (4/12) with a 56.40 ... Ran at seven meets during the spring.
2021-2022 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Had five outings in indoor meets ... Ran the mile and 4x300 in his first career indoor appearance at the Appalachian Open Indoor (12/3-4) ... Had a personal best in the 800 at the Buccaneer Invitational at 2:15.16 ... Set a career best in the 500 at the VMI Classic (2/11-12) in 1:14.90.
2021 XC at Gardner-Webb: Ran at all five competitions during the year ... Opened his career with a 6K in 25:57.5 at the Elon Opener (9/3) ... Career-best came at the Royals XC Challenge (10/8) in the 8K at 33:27.6.
Prior to Gardner-Webb: Competed on the track & field team at Watauga High School in Boone, N.C...Also competed with the Trailwind Track Club...Competed in the mid-distance and sprint events, along with the 110 meter hurdles and the long jump...Had a personal best time of 12.79 seconds in the 100 meter dash.
