Player Bio: Melissa Hong - UCLA Official Athletic Site
April 17, 2013 | Women's Rowing
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Melissa Hong
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Fremont, Calif.
High School: Irvington
Height: 5-5
Position: Port/Starboard
High School
Two-year varsity gymnastics letterwinner at Irvington High School (Fremont, Calif.)...led the Irvington gymnastics team to the Mission Valley Athletic League title in 2002 and 2004 (undefeated each season)...finished second place in the floor event in 2004; second place all-around champion in the MVLA in 2002; first-place in the floor event and third-place in the beam event in the MVLA in 2002...also spent seven years as a competitive figure skater...competed for the San Jose Peninsula Skating Club.
Personal
Full name: Melissa Hong...born Oct. 26, 1988 in San Francisco, Calif...is the middle of Chheang Kev You and Sin Hong's three daughters...has two sisters, Pamela and Michelle...sister, Pamela, currently attends UCLA...philosophy major.