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Alexis Melendrez

Distance Runner
SPANISH SPRINGS HS
SPARKS, NEVADA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 19:41

4A State Championship

5th - 18:46.5

Clovis Invitational
“It’s been so rewarding to watch Alexis go from her freshman year, when she didn’t even have the confidence to train with our varsity girls, to the state meet of her senior season, where she left every varsity girl in Nevada far behind. I’ve never met an athlete more focused and goal-oriented.”
Rhonda Beadell
Spanish Springs Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior raced to the Class 4A individual state championship this past season with a time of 19:41. Melendrez also broke the tape at the Reed Invitational, the Douglas Class Races and the High Desert League meet, while finishing second at the Nevada Twilight Classic and fifth at the Clovis Invitational.

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Academic Achievement

Melendrez has maintained a weighted 4.21 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at the University of Nevada this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of her church community, Melendrez is co-founder of Kids on Track, a youth running camp.