“Melina is a very creative player, and combine that with her technical skill, speed and confidence, you get a truly amazing player. She is very fun to watch as you never know what she will do.”

Bobby Myers

Head Coach of Ames High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 junior midfielder scored eight goals and passed for two assists this past season, leading the Little Cyclones (12-5) to the Class 3A Region 1 tournament semifinals. A 2017 First Team All-State selection, Hegelheimer also became a 2017 All-Tournament Team honoree after leading Ames to the state championship. She concluded her junior year with 12 goals and 13 assists in her prep soccer career.

Academic Achievement

Hegelheimer has maintained an unweighted 4.09 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Iowa beginning in the fall of 2019.

Exemplary Character

Hegelheimer founded the Mentoring Minorities Program at Ames High, which won the 2017-18 Story County Youth Volunteer Award. She has also donated her time locally with Students Helping End Poverty and Hunger, and Teens Against Human Trafficking.