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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

CSU Pueblo Athletics

Melissa Moreni

  • Position Hurdles
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Helena, Mont.
  • High School Capital
  • Major Biology/Biomedical Science

Biography

Career Times

2024 OUTDOOR: National Qualifier in 100m Hurdles … USTFCCCA First Team All-America in 100m Hurdles … USTFCCCA All-Region in 100m Hurdles … First Team All-RMAC in 100m Hurdles … 2024 UCCS Student-Athlete of the Year honoree … RMAC All-Academic First Team … CSC Academic All-District … CSC Academic All-America Second Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic … Competed in eight meets … Posted a season-best time of 13.65s in the preliminary round of the 100m Hurdles at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships … Scored eight points at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, finishing second overall in the 100m Hurdles with a time of 13.70s … Nabbed four points at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 100m Hurdles at a time of 13.78s.

2023-24 INDOOR: USTFCCCA First Team All-America (60m Hurdles) … USTFCCCA All-Region Honors (60m Hurdles) … RMAC All-Academic First Team … All-RMAC First Team (60m Hurdles) … RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (Dec. 13) … Placed first in the 60m hurdles at the CRC Pre-Holiday Invite & Multi, UCCS Invite and Mines Winter Classic & Multi … Finished eighth in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.

2023 OUTDOOR: National Qualifier in the 100m Hurdles … First Team All-America in 100m Hurdles … USTFCCCA All-Region in 100m Hurdles … First Team All-RMAC in 100m Hurdles and 4x100m Relay … RMAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week (Apr. 12) … RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … CSC Academic All-District … CSC Academic All-America Third Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... Finished first in the 4x100m (46.16s), second in the 100m Hurdles (14.02s), and 13th in the 100m (12.46s) at the RMAC Outdoor Championships … Placed eighth overall in the 100m Hurdles at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a school record time of 13.60s.

2022-23 INDOOR: All-RMAC First Team in the 60m hurdles … USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the 60m hurdles … National Qualifier in 60m hurdles … RMAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week (Dec. 7) … RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … PR time of 8.46 in the 60m hurdles, finishing first at the Mountain Lion Open on January 28 … Placed first at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 60m hurdles.

2022 OUTDOOR: USTFCCCA First Team All-America in 100m hurdles … USTFCCCA All-Region in 100m hurdles … All-RMAC First Team in 100m hurdles … CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 … CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … PR and school record in 100m hurdles (13.96) to finish first at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Apr. 29-May 1 … Ran a career best 12.56 in 100m on Mar. 25-26 at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Open … Competed in 100m and 100m hurdles.

2021-22 INDOOR: RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (1/19, 1/26)… USTFCCCA Second Team All-America in 60m hurdles… USTFCCCA All-Region in 60m hurdles… All-RMAC First Team in 60m hurdles… RMAC All-Academic First Team… National qualifier in 60m hurdles… Placed 1st and set a PR in 60m hurdles, running a 8.47, at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb 24-26… Only finished below 1st place one time in 60m hurdles from Dec. 10 – Feb. 24… Competed in 60m hurdles and 60m.

2021 OUTDOOR: All-RMAC First Team in 100H … USTFCCCA All-Region in 100H … PR in 100H (14.43) at the 2021 Loper Twilight #2 on May 16 with a first-place finish … PR in 400H on Mar. 26-27 at CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing/Open running it in 1:07.63 (12th place) … Competed in 100H, and 400H.

2020-21 INDOOR: All RMAC First Team in 60H … USTFCCCA All-Region in 60H … PR 60H at RMAC Indoor Track and Field Championship on Feb. 26-28 taking silver with a time of 8.81.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2020 graduate of Capital High School … Recorded PRs of 14.97 seconds in 100-meter hurdles, 46.24 seconds in 300-meter hurdles … Three-time Track and Field Letter Winner … Soccer Letter Winner … 2019 Western Divisional Champion … Set Capital High School's 4x100 meter relay record … Holds the second fastest time in Montana State history in the 4x100 meter relay … Set Capital High School's Freshman 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter relay records in 2017 … Valedictorian … 2019 Academic All-State in Soccer … National Honors Society Member … Spirit Club Member

PERSONAL: Parents are Heidi Scherr and Mike Moreni ... Father competed in pole vault and football at the University of Jamestown  

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Hurdles
    5'6"