blank  Melonie Barrow
	Class: Junior Hometown: Bronx, N.Y. High School: George Washington Height: 5-9 Event: Sprints Experience: 2L

2000 OUTDOOR: Posted fifth-place finish in 400m at Texas A&M Multi-Event (3/18) with time of 56.93 ... Came in fourth at Texas-Arlington Invitational (3/24) with mark of 55.52 in 400m ... Posted time of 56.36 in 400m at 73rd Texas Relays (4/5) ... Came in fifth at Texas Tech Invitational (4/21) in 200m with mark of 24.84 ... Posted time of 55.25 in 400m at Big 12 Championships (5/19) at Missouri.

2000 INDOOR: Only indoor event of season came at Cannon IV Classic (2/12), running 58.38 in 400m.

1999: Redshirted indoor and outdoor seasons.

1998 OUTDOOR: Posted personal-best time in 400m with 58.30 at Oklahoma State Duals ... Recorded personal-best mark in 200m of 24.86 at ACU Track & Field Classic ... Took second in 400m at Texas Tech Medical Center Relays (3/28) with time of 59.24 ... Ran 24.93 in 200m at same meet.

1998 INDOOR: Finished third in 600 yard run at Red Raider Open (1/17) with mark of 1:27.23 ... Had time of 25.73 in 200m at Rocky Mountain Cup (1/24) ... Recorded time of 58.65 in 400m and 26.02 in 200m at Houston Invitational (2/5).

HIGH SCHOOL: 1996 graduate of George Washington High School in New York, N.Y. ... Named Most Improved Player and given Most Outstanding Achievement award ... Four-time team MVP ... Conference Athlete of the Year ... Member of national champion sprint medley relay team ... Part of 4x400 relay unit to claim state title ... Involved in Reach for the Stars program and Commission on Human Rights.

PERSONAL: Full name is Melonie Marie Barrow ... Born January 8, 1979, in New York City ... Daughter of Myrlin Young ... Has one sister, Dionne, and two brothers, Charles and Neal ... Psychology major.