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Four-time All-American
Freshman Season (2006-07)
Competed in the 50m free, 100m back, 200m back and the 100m fly at the U.S. Senior National Championships... Earned four All-America honors as a freshman at the NCAA Championships... Finished eighth in the 100 back (53.82) and 200 back (1:56.69)... Also swam on the fourth-place 200 and 400 free relay teams... Swam the third leg on the 200 free relay team with a 22.39 split while posting a 48.66 split on the 400 free relay team, also on the third leg... Also competed in the 50 free at NCAAs, finishing 31st (22.89) in prelims... Her time of 53.56 in the preliminaries of the 100 back ranks fourth all-time at Auburn while her prelim time of 1:55.98 in the 200 back ranks sixth all-time... Finished fifth (1:57.57) in the 200 back at the SEC Championships... Also finished seventh (55.65) in the 100 back and 12th (55.40) in the 200 fly at SECs... Swam on the winning 400m medley relay and 400m free relay teams at the U.S. Open.
High School
Attended Neuqua Valley High School and competed with the Academy Bullets Swim Club under coach Bill Schalz... Illinois state record holder (100 back)... Six-time state champion... Finished fifth at the 2006 Spring Nationals (100 back)... Came in 19th at the 2004 Olympic Trials in the 100 back... Illinois state scholar... National Merit Scholarship Letter of Commendation... Indian Prairie Scholar... NVHS Top 30.
Personal
Full name is Melissa Anne Marik... Parents are Frank and Gail Marik... Born on August 4, 1988... Has one sister, Heather... Her dad was an All-American swimmer in the 50 and 100 free at Augustana College in Illinois and ranks second all-time at Augustana in the 50 free with a time of 21.75... Majoring in actuarial science.
More on Melissa
Favorite restaurant is Redamak's... Favorite place to travel is Australia... Most interesting fact about family is that dad is a funeral director... Greatest lesson learned through sports has been perseverance... Chose Auburn because of the team atmosphere.
