Mel Baird Class: Sophomore Hometown: Payson, UT High School: Payson Height: 5-6 Position: Distance

Enters Sophomore Season at UVU ...

At Utah Valley ...

FRESHMAN ~ (2008): (INDOOR) Finished 9th in the 1 mile (5:25.81) at the BYU Invite ... placed 6th in the 1 mile (5:19.63) at the Snake River Invite ... placed 3rd in the 800m (2:18.83) at the Mountain State Games ... (OUTDOOR) Finished 16th (4:48.22) at the Willie Williams Classic in Tucson, Ariz., in the 1500m and 12th in the 800m (2:18.48) ... had a time of 11:22.52 in the 3000m steeplechase at the UCLA Invite ... at the season ending National Athletic Conference Championships finished 4th in the 800m (2:19.37), 3rd in the 1500m (4:45.70), 2nd in the 3000m steeplechase (11:49.66), and 8th in the 5000m (19:38.07).

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Payson High School ... placed in the top-three in region all four years of high school ... a four-time All-State selection ... was an Academic All-State honoree ... set the school record in the 3,200 meters ... was team captain in cross country and track ... also lettered in soccer and basketball in high school ... was the soccer team captain ... led her high school soccer team in goals scored ... was a Deseret News All-Valley second team selection for soccer.

Personal...
Graduated from Payson High School in 2007 with a 3.9 GPA ... was an honor roll student ... earned Academic All-State honors for cross country ... was a student body officer in high school ... enjoys reading, playing the piano, biking, music and movies ... also recruited by Southern Utah ... parents are Mark and Nancy Baird.