2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Meleni Rodney
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Joseph's Convent
- Hometown:
- Grenada
- Previous School:
- College of the Sequoias
2021
Put together an historic senior season in 2021 … Opened her campaign with a victory in the 400m at the Stanford Invitational, cruising to a time of 53.37 … Won the 400m competition at the West Coast Classic with a time of 51.97 … Also helped the Bruins’ 4x4 squad win the relay with a time of 3:30.16, then the sixth-fastest mark in school history … Finished second in the 400m at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 51.32, the fourth-fastest time in program history … Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400m after finishing ninth in the West Preliminary Round (51.57) … Also helped the 4x4 squad advance to Nationals with a time of 3:28.70 at Prelims … Finished 10th in the 400m at the National Meet with a time of 52.02 … Ran the opening leg for the 4x4 squad in the opening heat at Nationals, helping the squad run 3:27.68, then the second-fastest mark in program history … Also ran the opening leg in the 4x400m relay final at Nationals, as the Bruins finished third overall with a school-record time of 3:27.68 … Earned First-Team All-America honors for her performance in the relay at NCAAs … Set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics for Grenada.
2020
Competed in the 4x400m relay for the Bruins in four meets, helping the squad improve its time by almost 12 seconds by the end of the season and qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships … Indoor: Capped the season with an indoor-school-record time of 3:30.28 at the MPSF Indoor Championships … The team finished second in Seattle and was one of two teams to duck under the previous Dempsey Indoor facility record in the event … Helped the squad win the 4x400m relay at the Don Kirby Invite with a time of 3:33.98, then the second-fastest indoor time in school history … Made her season debut at the UW Preview, where she helped the relay team to a victory with a time of 3:42.50.
2019
Competed in seven meets for the Bruins … Indoor: Finished second in the 200m (24:05) and seventh in the 4x400m (3:47.83) at the Columbia Challenge … Outdoor: Won the 400m (53.01) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational … Took first in the 400m at USC with a season-best time of 52.18 … Later topped that mark at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR of 52.06 to finish fourth in the finals … Made the finals of the 400m at regionals and qualified with a seventh-place finish at 52.09 … Ultimately placed 21st at nationals with a 400m time of 53.83 … UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 4th – 200m (24.05) … Outdoor: 8th – 400m (52.06).
2018
Competed in three indoor meets, participating in the 200m and 400m ... Ran season-bests in both events at the MPSF Championships, finishing fourth in the 400m (53.80) and eighth in the 200m (23.92) ... Made her season debut at the Dr. Sander Invitational, where she ran the 400m in 55.18.
2017 (College of the Sequoias)
Won the 400m (lifetime best 53.26) and the 4x400m (3:42.75) at the CCCAA California State Championships … Also was the runner-up in the 200m at the state meet with a time of 23.71 … Ran a personal best in the 200m at the NorCal Trials & Finals, clocking a time of 23.25 for the meet victory … Also won the 400m (55.08) and 4x400m relay (3:47.41) at the NorCal Trials & Finals.
2016 (College of the Sequoias)
Won the 400m competition at the California State Championships with a time of 54.16 … At the NorCal Championships, she finished third in the 200m (24.78), first in the 400m (55.49), and helped the 4x100m (45.75) and 4x400m (3:57.90) squads to meet victories … Swept the Sequoia Relays, winning the 200m (24.16), 400m (53.89), and the 4x100m relay (46.90).
High School
Lettered in track and field at St. Joseph’s Convent in Grenada.
Personal
Daughter of Susan Rodney and Melvin Stephen … Has an older sister, Raynisha, and a younger brother, Yohan Stephen … Admires international soccer star Lionel Messi and gold-medal sprinter Shaunae Miller … Enjoys watching cartoons.
