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Melissa Battaglini
Melissa Battaglini

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rochester, Mich.

High School:
Avondale

Height:
5-3

Event:
Cross Country/Distance

Major:
Health Sciences



10/07/2011

Oakland's Osentoski and Brackins lead at Michigan Intercollegiate Meet

The men won 11th and the women's team placed 19th overall.

Cross Country

2011:
Ran in three races
Placed top-five on the team in Michigan Intercollegiates (Oct. 7)

2010: Redshirt

2009:
▪ Competed at the SVSU Cardinal Invite (9/25), clocking a 6K time of 28:12.30

2008:
▪ Competed in three meets for the Golden Grizzlies.

Track and Field

2012 Indoor:
▪ Recorded a season-best time of 12:45.99 in the 3,000-meter run at the Mike Lints Alumni Open (Jan. 20)

2011 Indoor:
▪ Finished among the top 10 in the 5000 at the Cardinal (Jan. 28)

2010 Outdoor:
▪ Redshirt

2010 Indoor:
▪ Ran a career-best of 12:07.28 in the 3000 at the EMU Open (Jan. 9)

2009 Outdoor:
▪ Had three top 10 finishes

2009 Indoor:
▪ Finished among the top 10 in the 3000 at the Macomb Open (Dec. 12)

High School:
▪ Two-year letter winner under coach John Stewart and served one year as captain
▪ Helped her team to the league championship in 2007 and 2008 as a junior and senior
▪ Earned all league honors as a senior
▪ Also earned four letters in track and field and served as captain one year.

Academic Achievements:
▪ An honor roll student all four years and a member of the National Honor Society

Personal:
Parents: Lucia and Mauro Battaglini
Sister: Nancy