Melia Martin

2021-2022 (FRESHMAN)

• Co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
• Kansas Rowing Outstanding Newcomer 
• Helped lead a Kansas boat to first place at The University of Central Oklahoma, finishing with a time of 6:48.15.
• Assisted the Novice 8+ boat to a first-place finish at the Jayhawk Jamboree, with a time of 19:33. 
• Assisted the 1 Varsity 8 boat to a first-place finish at the Sunflower Showdown with a time of 7:06.845.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Attended Eudora High School and lettered 10 times
• Lettered in cross country, basketball, track and field, soccer
• Frontier League Championship (2019, 2020), 4A Regional Champions (2018, 2019), 4A State third-place (2019) and 4A State Runner-ups (2018, 2020) in cross country
• 4A Sub-State Champions in 2019 and 2020 in basketball
• 4A 4×800 State Qualifier in track and field in 2018
• Named cross country Rookie of the Year in 2017, All-Frontier League Team 2017-19 and 4×800 State Qualifier in track and field
• Single best performances: cross country 5K 21:16, 800m in track & field time of 2:34, 400m time of 1:04, vertical jump 24 inches and nine points, seven rebounds, three blocked shots and two assists in basketball
• All “A” Honor Roll (2017-2021)
• National Honor Society (2019-2021)
• Perfect Attendance (2017-2021)
• Outstanding Spanish I Student Award (2018)
• Outstanding Spanish III Student Award (2020)
• Outstanding Art Student (2019)
• Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completion (2021)

PERSONAL

Daughter of Dane and Melissa Martin … Has two brothers, Zan and Charlie … Plans to major in elementary education, Spanish … Grandfather, Alejandro Devora played football at University of Missouri-Columbia … Mom and dad were both cheerleaders at KU … Mom, dad, brother Zan, aunt and uncle all attended KU.