Melissa Ferry Class: Senior Hometown: West Chester, Pa. High School: West Chester B. Reed Henderson Height: 5-4

One-Time ECAC Qualifier (4x400-meter relay)

PRs: 200 (in-27.31, out-27.22); 400 (in-1:02.59, out-1:00.21); 500 (1:22.12); 800 (in-2:16.25, out-2:21.99); 1000 (in - 3:03.07); 1500 (in - 5:02.30, out - 5:05.15); 3000 (in - 11:04.18); Mile (in - 5:17.37); 400H (out - 1:18.12)

2007 Cross Country: Recorded the team's second-fastest time of the season, crossing the finish line in 20:24.00 to place 24th in the 5k race at the Towson Invitational... Finished third on the team at the Mason Invitational with a time of 25:15.82 on the 6k course... Finished 85th at the CAA Championships with a time of 25:33.50 in the 6k race.

2007 Outdoor: Ran her top times of the season in both the 800-meter run (2:34.38) and the 1500-meter run (5:05.15) at the Hurricane Invitational... Competed in the 400-meter hurdles for the first time in her career, crossing the finish line in 1:18.12 at the Naval Academy Meet... Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, along with Marie Fields, Sable Bell and Crystal Lawrence, that finished in 4:17.47 at the Naval Academy Meet.

2007 Indoor: Finished with the team's top times in both the 800-meter run (2:19.13) and the 1000-meter run (3:04.44)... Also competed in the 200- and 400-meter dash, and ran the mile during the season... Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, along with Stephanie Gunter, Joary Casey and Accaiya Evans, that ran a time of 4:11.27 at the Father Diamond Invitational... Competed in the 4x800-meter relay at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with Stephanie Gunter, Amy Yocum and Alicia York, finishing in 9:36.07... Also was a member of the 4x800-meter relay team that crossed the finish line in 10:06.85 at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

2006 Cross Country: Finished 55th at the Delaware Invitational with a time of 21:15.44... Ran a time of 26:26.14 at the CAA Championships... Made the Dean's List during the fall semester... Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

2006 Outdoor: Finished third in the 1500-meter run at the Aggie Relays with a time of 5:02.30... Teamed with Jonecia Gates, Brittanie Williams and Stephanie Gunter to finish third with a time of 3:59.23 in the 4x400-meter relay at the Mason Spring Open Invitational... Set a new personal record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.21 at the Mason Spring Open Invitational... Set a new personal record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:21.99 at the Aggie Relays... Made the Dean's List and Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters... Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

2006 Indoor: Finished third in the 3000-meter run with a time of 11:04.18 at the Father Diamond Open Invitational... Teamed with Sable Bell, Stephanie Gunter and Lyzzy Brumbaugh to finish first in the distance medley relay with a time of 13:15.95 at the Patriot Games... Teamed with Murielle Ahoure, Ryann Hendricks and Misti Turner to finish second (3:53.42) in the 4x400-meter relay at the Collegiate Open... Teamed with Sable Bell, Alicia York and Stephanie Gunter to finish second in the 4x800-meter relay (10:04.07) at the Collegiate Open... Finished second in the 800-meter run at the Winter Open Invitational, crossing the finish line in 2:17.48... Set a new personal record in the 800 indoors with a time of 2:16.25 at the Valentine's Day Meet.

2005 Cross Country: Finished seventh with a time of 20:17.00 at the Towson Invitational... Placed 24th with a time of 22:21.00 at the JMU Invitational... Finished 44th at the GW Invitational, crossing the finish line in 25:03.96... Crossed the finish line 32nd with a time of 16:04.10 at the Mason Invitational... Ran a time of 24:32 at the Penn State National Invitational... Finished 66th with a time of 24:53.04 at the CAA Championships.

2005 Outdoor: Ran in two races at the Hurricane Invitational, finishing 31st in 27.22 in the 200m and 37th in 2:33.19 in the 800m...Was 14th at the CAA Championships in the 400m (1:03.64)... Joined teammates K. Williams, Louis and M. Turner on the 4X100m relay team at the Hurricane Invitational (48.48; 9th), the Maryland Invitational (51.86; 20th) and Texas Relays (47.88; 36th).

2005 Indoor: Saw action in four events... Finished 3rd in the 400m in 1:02.59 and 11th in the 200m (27.31) at the Winter Open... Was 6th in the 500m at the Father Diamond Open (1:22.12)... Recorded a season-best time of 2:28.13 (10th) in the 800m at the Patriot Games... Raced to a 12th-place showing (2:31.55) in the 800 at the Collegiate Open... Member of the 2nd-place 4X400m relay team (4:04.21) at the Patriot Games... Teamed with Holmes, F. York and A. York on the 1st-place 4X800m relay team (9:31.58) at the Winter Open.

2004 Cross Country: Competed in all five events... Was the Patriots top runner at the JMU Invitational, finishing 24th in a time of 21:52... Was the runner-up Patriot harrier in three events, including the Towson Invitational (33rd; 20:15-season best), the GW Invitational (37th; 20:52) and the Mason Invitational (34th; 21:09.34)... Placed 75th at the CAA Championships (27:34.30)... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor in the Fall for outstanding work in the classroom.

Prep: A 2004 graduate of West Chester B. Reed Henderson High School... Earned two varsity letters each in soccer and cross country and four letters each in indoor and outdoor track... Was the Most Outstanding Female Athlete her senior year and was first-team All-Area by the Daily Local News... Was her school's MVP for both indoor and outdoor track as a senior... Was runner-up in the 800-meters at the Pennsylvania state championships... Holds 11 school records, six meet records and one facility record.Was captain of the cross country team as a senior... Was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society... Listed in Who's Who in American High School Students.

Personal: Full name is Melissa Caroline Ferry... Parents are Debbie and Dave Ferry... Has one brother, Chris... Was a member of the West Chester Track Club for four years... Was eighth at the Adidas Outdoor Nationals in the 800 in 2004... Also recruited by Pittsburgh, LaSalle, Princeton, Maryland, St. Joe's and Penn... Majoring in nursing.