2016 Cross Country Roster
Melanie Nun
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Broomfield, Colo.
- High School:
- Legacy
2017: Nun wrapped up her collegiate career with a great final season. Her campaign started with an 11th-place finish at the Colorado State Invitational before recording a 50th place finish at the Joe Piane Invitational. Nun had her best race of the season at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, placing second overall in the ‘B’ race. Nun competed at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 31st as CU’s No. 7 runner. Her finish helped the Buffs to their third straight team title. She recorded her third all-region honor with a 20th place finish at the region championship before taking 152nd at NCAAs.
2016: Nun continued to be an important piece of CU’s success as a junior. She started the season by finishing 25th at the Colorado State Invite, but improved to sixth at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. Nun placed 76th at pre-nationals and just missed scoring for the Buffs at the Pac-12 Championships with a 17th place finish as CU’s No. 7 runner. Her final race of the season was regionals, where she recorded all-region honors with a 21st place finish. Although Nun did not race at nationals, she was there as CU’s alternate.
2015: Nun came back to the Buffs and had a strong showing after redshirting the 2014 season. At NCAA Pre-Nationals, she was 67th overall. She had her best race of the season at Pac-12s, finishing seventh overall for first team all-conference honors. She was also named all-region after placing 23rd at regionals. Nun wrapped up the season at NCAA with a 65th place finish, helping CU take second in the team competition.
2014: Redshirt. Did not compete.
2013: Nun had a breakout freshman season, earning a spot on the varsity roster early in the season. She raced unattached at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, placing eighth. Her first race in uniform was NCAA Pre-Nationals and she finished 57th overall as CU’s No. 4 runner. Nun was CU’s fourth scorer at the Pac-12 Championships as well, coming in 14th overall to earn All-Pac-12 Second Team honors, and helped the Buffs claim second in the team title. At regionals, she was sixth overall, again the fourth runner for the Buffs, helping CU win the regional crown. Nun finished her freshman season at NCAAs as the third scorer for CU, crossing the line 68th overall, while helping CU to a seventh-place team finish.
HIGH SCHOOL: Nun finished fifth overall at the 2012 Colorado State 5A Cross Country Championships, improving from a 12th-place finish as a junior. She placed 10th at Foot Locker Midwest Regional Championships to earn a spot at the Foot Locker Nationals where she finished 35th overall. Nun won the 5A Region 3 Championship in 2012 and the 5A Region 4 Championship in 2011. She owns school records in the 800 (2:17), 1,600 (5:08), 3,200 (10:57), the 4x800-relay (9:47) and in the 5k cross country course (17:35). In 2013, Nun placed fourth in the 3,200 and was eighth in the 1,600 at the state championships. She was named the LHS Athlete of the Year as a senior and was a finalist for the Boettcher Scholarship.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 2:17; 1,600-meters: 5:08; 3,200-meters: 10:57; 4x800-relay: 9:47.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Nun is majoring in mathematics and economics. She was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic team three times.
PERSONAL: Melanie Lyn Nun was born on November 21, 1994 in Westminster, Colo. She is the daughter of Thomas and Sheila Nun of Thornton, Colo. and has three siblings, Zach, Dylan and Ryan. Nun enjoys soccer and yoga and has been a volunteer track coach for young kids.
