2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Melissa Maneatis
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Del Oro
- Hometown:
- Granite Bay, Calif.
2019
Competed in 11 events in her final season โฆ One of two pole vaulters for the Bruins โฆ Indoor: Opened her season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, where she cleared 3.50m (11-5.75) to finish ninth โฆ Cleared 3.39m (11-1.5) at the MPSF Indoor Championships, taking 22nd โฆ Outdoor: Earned sixth in her outdoor opener at the Baldy Castillo Invitational after clearing 3.38m (11-1) โฆ Notched an outdoor season-best effort of 3.50m (11-5.75) at UCLAโs Jim Bush Legends Invitational โฆ Finished first at USC, clearing 3.31m (10-10.25) โฆ Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention โฆ UCLA All-Academic Team โฆ Recognized with the Athletic Directorโs Academic Excellence Award, given to senior student-athletes who have made the Directorโs Honor Roll (3.0 or higher GPA in 12 or more graded units) every quarter they were enrolled at UCLA.
2018
Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Competed in the pole vault in six outdoor meets and two indoor meets as a junior ... Best result came in the Aztec Open on Mar. 23, as she cleared the 3.72m (12-2.5) progression ... Cleared 3.70m (12-1.5) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kerseeย on Apr. 14 ... Finished 14th at the Pac-12 Championships, with a top mark of 3.67m (12-0.5) ... Highest finish was at the USC Dual Meet, where she took second after clearing 3.41m (11-2.25).ย
2017
Competed in the pole vault in 10 outdoor meets for UCLA โฆ Cleared 12-04.50 at the Pac-12 Championships to finish 13th overall โฆ Took home the victory in the pole vault competition at the USC Dual with a lifetime-best mark of 12-11.75 โฆ Placed third at the Triton Invitational with a clearance of 12-04.00 โฆ Posted a mark of 12-00.50 at the MPSF Indoor Championships to finish 19th overall.
2016
Competed in six outdoor meets in the pole vault โฆ Posted a career best in the pole vault with a mark of 12-2 to open the season at the Jim Bush Collegiate to finished third overall โฆ Placed fourth in the dual against rival USC with a mark of 11-7.75 โฆ Placed third at the Triton Invitational with a clearance of 11-11.75.
High School
Attended Del Oro High School in Loomis, Calif. โฆ A three-time CIF State Track & Field Championships qualifier in the pole vault โฆ Was the runner-up at the state meet as a junior with a mark of 12-4 โฆ Placed seventh as a senior with a vault of 12-2 โฆ Holds a personal best of 12-6 which she set as a junior en route to winning the Sacramento Meet of Champions โฆ Won the California Indoor state title in 2015 โฆ Won the Mt. Relays in 2014 โฆ Sac Joaquin Section Champion 2012, 2014 and 2015 โฆ Sierra Foothill League Champion 2012 and 2014 โฆ Del Oro team captain 2014, 2015 โฆ All-City Award 2012, 2014 and 2015 โฆ Named Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2015.
Personal
Daughter of James and Kay Maneatis โฆ Has two sisters named Jennifer and Natalie โฆ Her biggest athletic thrill was finishing as the runner-up at the CIF State Championships โฆ Her great uncle Frank Flores was an All-American jumper on the USC track & field team โฆ She admires Jenn Suhr โฆ Enjoys snowboarding, hiking and loves Shark Week.ย
