Melissa Fender

Position:
Butterfly/Freestyle
Class:
Senior
High School:
Glenwood
Hometown:
Glenwood, Iowa

At the 2005 Big 12 Championships:

Placed 20th in the 100 butterfly (58.61) and recorded a prelim time of 24.98 in the 50 freestyle to place 36th.

2004-05:

Recorded an exhibition time of 57.66 in the 100 free and placed second in the 200 free relay (1:39.17) vs. Illinois...placed 16th in the 400 freestyle (3:45.20) and placed 18th in the 200 medley relay (1:54.57) at the Minnesota Invitational...placed second in the 100 butterfly (1:02.76) vs. St. Olaf...placed third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:45.55) vs. Nebraska-Omaha...finished second for the 200 freestyle relay (1:43.22) against Missouri...finished fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:00.52) and was a member of the fourth-place 400 free relay (3:44.14) vs. Nebraska...placed sixth in the 50 free (25.85), fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:01.42) and was a member of the third-place 200 free relay (1:41.55) against Kansas.

2003-04:

At the Big 12 Championships, clocked a preliminary time of 25.07 in the 50 freestyle to place 38th, completed the 100 butterfly with a preliminary time of 1:00.39 to finish 26th, touched the wall in a time of 54.43 in the 100 freestyle to place 33rd...secured 12th place in the 50 freestyle (26.21) and was a member of the sixth-place 400 freestyle relay (3:48.85) vs. Texas A&M...finished sixth in the 100 freestyle (1:03.33), swam an exhibition time of 26.28 in the 50 freestyle and was a member of the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay (3:46.60) against Minnesota...placed 11th in the 200 freestyle (2:07.94) and 10th in the 50 freestyle (26.37) against Illinois/Southern Illinois...placed 48th in the 100 butterfly (1:02.03), 64th in the 100 freestyle (56.59) and was a member of the 22nd-place 400 freestyle relay (3:46.70) at the Minnesota Invitational...recorded exhibition times of 25.39 in the 50 freestyle and 55.09 in the 100 freestyle at Iowa...placed second in the 100 butterfly (1:02.28), fifth in the 50 freestyle (26.18) and was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay (1:52.79) vs. Northern Iowa...completed the 100 freestyle (57.24) to finish fifth and was a member of the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:54.68) against St. Olaf...was a member of the fifth-place 400 medley relay (4:04.55) and the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay (1:40.21) vs. Kansas...took sixth place in the 200 butterfly (2:20.50), swam an exhibition time of 1:03.00 in the 100 butterfly and was a member of the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay (3:44.01) and fifth-place 200 medley relay (1:50.98) against Missouri...placed fifth in the 150 butterfly (1:42.96), fourth in the 150 butterfly relay (1:29.01) and recorded exhibition times of 3:24.86 in the 400 freestyle relay and 12.28 in the 25 freestyle vs. Nebraska-Omaha...anchored the second-place 400 freestyle relay (3:39.12), placed seventh in the 100 butterfly (1:03.13) and sixth in the 200 freestyle against Nebraska.

2002-03:

Against Nebraska, led-off ISU's fourth-place 200 freestyle relay (1:41.23), swam the third leg of the Cyclones' fifth-place 200 medley relay and swam times of 25.66 and 57.00 in the 50 and 100 freestyle, respectively...against Minnesota, swam the third leg of ISU's sixth-place 200 medley relay (1:56.32) and recorded times of 25.94 and 57.62 in the 50 and 100 freestyle, respectively...finished eighth in the 100 butterfly (1:04.89) and clocked a 50 freestyle time of 26.12 at Iowa...placed fifth in the 50 freestyle (26.34) and swam the third leg of ISU's fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:56.73) against St. Olaf...at Missouri, anchored ISU's fifth-place 400 freestyle relay (3:45.75) and recorded times of 26.55 in the 50 freestyle and 1:03.99 in the 100 butterfly...anchored ISU's fifth-place 200 medley relay (1:42.30), swam the third leg of ISU's sixth-place 200 medley relay (1:59.50) and clocked a 50 freestyle time of 26.58 at Kansas.

High School Experience:

Competed for Council Bluffs Lewis Central high school and coach Bruce Schomburg...as a senior, she finished 11th in the 100 butterfly (1:02.02) at the 2001 state meet...as a sophomore, she finished 10th in the 100 butterfly (1:02.82)...holds the school-record in the 100 butterfly (1:01.96) and is also a member of the school-record holding 200 medley (1:58.37), 200 freestyle (1:44.35) and 400 freestyle relays (3:43.52)...also played soccer and was a captain all four years.

Club Experience:

Competed for the Council Bluffs Swim Club...is the club record-holder in the 15-and over 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and 200 butterfly events...coached by Bruce Schomburg.

Personal:

Born Nov. 29, 1983...daughter of Jill and Martin Fender...has one sister, Megan (22), and one brother, Matt (16)...member of National Honor Society...Key Club member and active in her high school's student government and peer tutoring programs...liberal arts and sciences major.