Desmond Melson

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Pataskala, Ohio
High School:
Watkins Memorial
Position:
Sprints
Major:
Sociology

Last Updated: April 20, 2020

Career Bests

AT MICHIGAN

• Second-Team All-America, 4x400 relay (Outdoor 2019)

Graduate Student (2020-21)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 48.77 in the 400 meter dash for 17th at the B1G Husker Invitational (April 16-17). Also ran a leg of the 4th-place 4x400 relay.
• Ran 49.25 in the 400 meter dash for 9th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #2 (April 9), and also finished 12th at 200 meters in 22.62 (+0.6m/s).
• Ran 50.19 in the 400 meter dash for 19th at the B1G North Florida Invitational (April 2-3), and went 22.86 (+1.6m/s) for 36th in the open 200 meters.
• Ran 22.63 (+1.6m/s) in the 200 meter dash for 23rd at the B1G Indiana Invitational #1 (March 26-27)

Indoor Track & Field
• No remaining indoor eligibility.

Senior (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 48.79 in the 400 meter dash for 17th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29), and ran a leg of the eighth-place 4x400 relay. Scored .25 of a point for the team.
• Ran 49.77 in the 400 meter dash for 2nd at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21)
• Ran 22.79 in the 200 meter dash for 32nd at the Arkansas Tyson Invitational (Feb. 14-15). Also ran 49.71 in the 400 meter dash for 37th.
• Ran 49.98 in the 400 meter dash for 6th at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
• Ran 49.65 in the 400 meter dash for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay.

Junior (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Earned Second-Team All-America honors as a leg of the 14th-place 4x400 relay team that ran 3:07.09 at the NCAA Championships (June 5-8).
• Ran a leg of the 12th-place 4x400 relay team that ran 3:07.31 at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25) to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
• Ran 49.61 in the 400 meter dash for 27th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 48.81 in the 400 meter dash for the win at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran 49.17 in the 400 meter dash for 20th at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20), and clocked a wind-aided 22.54 (+2.6m/s) for 33rd at 200 meters.
• Ran 48.59 in the 400 meter dash for 3rd at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13). Also ran a leg of Michigan's runner-up 4x400 relay.
• Ran 49.26 in the 400 meter dash for 21st at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30), and also ran 22.59 (+0.6m/s) for 48th at 200 meters.
• Ran 49.56 in the 400 meter dash for 16th at the Hurricane Invitational (March 15-16)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 48.67 in the 400 meter dash for 11th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) after runnning 49.63 in the prelims.Also ran a leg of the seventh place 4x400 relay team.
• Ran 48.82 in the 400 meter dash for 7th at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 49.31 in the 400 meter dash for 22nd at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9), and also ran 22.85 for 27th at 200 meters.
• Ran 49.89 in the 400 meter dash for 2nd at the Can-Am International (Jan. 26), and also ran 7.38 for 33rd at 60 meters.
• Ran 49.05 in the 400 meter dash for 9th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)

Sophomore (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 47.93 in the 400 meter dash to finish 22nd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) and ran a leg of the eighth-place 4x400 relay.
• Ran 48.34 in the 400 meter dash for the win at the Toledo Invitational (May 3-4)
• Ran 48.16 in the 400 meter dash to finish 24th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28) and ran a leg of the 8th-place 4x400 relay.
• Ran 48.19 in the 400 meter dash to finish 13th at the Texas Invitational (April 13-14) , after running 21.98w (+3.8m/s) in the 200 meter dash to finish 43rd
• Ran a career-best 47.92 in the 400 meter dash to finish 4th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6) and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay.
• Ran 49.22 in the 400 meter dash to finish 8th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24) , after also running a leg of the 4x400 relay where the team ran 3:14.64 to finish 3rd
• Ran 22.12w (+2.4m/s) in the 200 meter dash to finish 27th at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (March 16-17), after also running a leg of the 4x400 relay, where the team ran 3:13.72 to finish 2nd

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 47.98 in the 400 meter dash to finish 18th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)and ran legs of the sixth-place distance medley relay and seventh-place 4x400 relay teams.
• Ran a career-best 22.17 in the 200 meter dash to finish 6th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 48.44 in the 400 meter dash to finish 6th at the Kent State Qualifier (Feb. 9-10)also competing in the 4x400 relay, where the team ran 3:13.51 to finish 2nd.
• Ran 48.5 in the 400 meter dash to finish 11th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)after also competing in the 4x4 relay, where the team ran a 3:08.49 to win the competition.
• Ran 48.52 in the 400 meter dash to finish 6th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20)
• Ran 48.22 in the 400 meter dash to finish 3rd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13), and also ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay (3:14.09).

Freshman (I/O) (2017)

Outdoor
• Ran 48.95 in the 400 meter dash to finish 22nd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran 49.39 in the 400 meter dash to win the event title at the Toledo Invitational (May 4-5)
• Ran 50.45 in the 400 meter dash to finish 19th at the Longhorn Invitational (Apr. 28-29), and ran 21.99w (+3.3m/s) to finish 23rd at 200 meters.
• Ran 49.58 in the 400 meter dash to finish 11th at the Jesse Owens Invitational (Apr. 21-22), and ran a windy 22.16 (+4.7m/s) to finish 17th at 200 meters.
• Ran 48.99 in the 400 meter dash to finish 18th at the Texas Invitational (Apr. 14-15)
• Ran 22.36 in the 200 meter dash to finish 5th at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1), and also finished 5th at 400 meters in 49.24.
• Ran 48.76 in the 400 meter dash to finish 13th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25). Also ran a leg of the fifth-place 4x400 relay team.

Indoor
• Ran a career-best 47.89 in the 400 meter dash to finish 47.89 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25). Also ran a leg of the 11th-place 4x400 relay.
• Ran a career-best 48.94 in the 400 meter dash to finish 8th at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 18)
• Ran a career-best 49.38 in the 400 meter dash to finish 29th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11). Also ran a career-best 22.49 over 200 meters.