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2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Melinda Zhang
- Position:
- IM
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wayzata
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
2023-2024: All-Patriot League First Team Selection…Feb 21-24: Zhang placed 4th in the 200 Fly (1:59.74), 5th in the 100 Fly (54.17), and 7th in the 200 IM (2:02.22), helped set program records in the 400 Medley Relay (3:37.47) and the 800 Free Relay (7:10.60) at the Patriot League Championships… Sep 22: Finished 2nd in the 200 Fly and 4th in the 100 Fly against Pitt… Oct 6-7: Was 1st in the 200 Fly (2:02.91), 2nd in the 200 IM (2:05.07), and 4th in the 400 IM (4:31.49) at the Rutgers Invitational… Oct 27: Placed 1st in the 100 Fly with a time of 56.08, while coming 2nd in the 200 Free versus Boston University… Nov 3: Won 1st in both the 200 Fly (2:00.57) and the 200 IM (2:03.88) opposing St. Bonaventure… Nov 16-18: Placed 12th in the 200 Fly (2:00.29), 18th in the 200 IM (2:03.55), and 26th in the 400 IM (4:31.37) at the NC State/GAC Invitational… Dec 7: Finished 2nd in the 200 Fly with a program record setting time of 1:58.96, earned 3rd in the 100 Fly, and helped set a program record in the 200 Medley Relay (1:39.71) against Navy… Dec 8: Placed 1st in the 200 Fly clocking 2:20.96, and 2nd in the 100 Fly at the Navy Long Course Time Trials… Jan 12: Finished 1st in the 200 Fly (2:01.81) and 5th in the 200 IM versus Penn State… Jan 13: Was 1st in the 100 Fly with a time of 56.04, and 2nd in the 100 Back opposing Bucknell… Jan 27: Won 1st in both the 100 Fly (56.47) and 200 Fly (2:02.81), and came 3rd in the 200 IM against Loyola.
2022-23: Second Team All-Patriot League selection...February 15: Was a part of the second-place 800 Free Relay Team at the Patriot League Championships, their time of 7:12.00 set a new Academy Record...Finished fourth in the 200 Fly and sixth in the 200 IM...October 14: Was first in the 200 Fly against Seton Hall...October 28: Finished first in the 200 Fly and second in the 200 IM opposite Boston College...November 19: Recorded an NCAA B Cut in the 200 Fly at the NC State Invite...December 2: Placed third in the 100 and 200 Fly versus Navy...January 14: Finished first in the 200 Fly and 400 IM against Bucknell...January 28: Was first in the 200 Free and 200 Fly opposite Loyola.
2021-22: Second Team All-Patriot League honoree … Member of the quartet that finished third in the 800 Free Relay at the Patriot League Championship … Secured a spot in the 400 IM B Final at the Patriot League Championship … Won the 200 Fly at UNC Wilmington (Sept. 17) … Won the 200 Fly and the 200 IM in the tri-meet with Vermont and Binghamton (Oct. 1) … Placed second in the 200 Free … Captured the 400 IM and the 500 Free opposite Rutgers (Oct. 7) … Won the 200 Fly at Boston College (Oct. 8) … Placed third in the 200 Fly at Virginia (Oct. 30) … Captured the 100 Fly at Virginia (Oct. 30) … Finished third in the 200 Fly during the Star Meet at Navy (Dec. 9) … Won the 200 Fly opposite Bucknell (Jan. 15) … Captured the 200 Fly and the 200 IM in the duel with Lehigh (Jan. 28).
2020-21: Tallied her first individual win of the year during the season-opener against BC, taking home the 200 Fly (Dec. 5) … Helped the Black Knights sweep the 100 Fly with a third-place finish in the event … Collected a point in the 200 IM with a fourth-place finish … Paced the team in the 200 Fly during the meet against Pitt, placing second overall (Jan. 29) … Finished second in the 100 Fly … Took home the 200 IM with a swim of 2:07.82 … Captured the 200 Fly during the meet against Bucknell (March 20) … Won the 200 IM for the second-straight meet with a time of 2:06.63 … Closed out the meet at Bucknell with a second-place finish in the 200 Free Relay … Paced Army in the 200 Fly during the meet against Navy, finishing third overall (April 17).
At Wayzata: Competed in the 100 and 200 fly, and 200 IM … served as a team captain in 2019 … four-time all-state performer from 2016-19 … earned all-conference recognition from 2015-19 … member of the National Honor Society.
Club: Swam for the Aquajets Swim Team … tabbed a Scholastic All-American from 2018-19.
Personal: Company F-2 … majoring in Computer Science … biggest swim idol is Olivia Smoliga … greatest swimming achievement before arriving at West Point was out-touching Regan Smith for first place in the 200 fly when they were 13 … enjoys painting and playing instruments.
2022-23: Second Team All-Patriot League selection...February 15: Was a part of the second-place 800 Free Relay Team at the Patriot League Championships, their time of 7:12.00 set a new Academy Record...Finished fourth in the 200 Fly and sixth in the 200 IM...October 14: Was first in the 200 Fly against Seton Hall...October 28: Finished first in the 200 Fly and second in the 200 IM opposite Boston College...November 19: Recorded an NCAA B Cut in the 200 Fly at the NC State Invite...December 2: Placed third in the 100 and 200 Fly versus Navy...January 14: Finished first in the 200 Fly and 400 IM against Bucknell...January 28: Was first in the 200 Free and 200 Fly opposite Loyola.
2021-22: Second Team All-Patriot League honoree … Member of the quartet that finished third in the 800 Free Relay at the Patriot League Championship … Secured a spot in the 400 IM B Final at the Patriot League Championship … Won the 200 Fly at UNC Wilmington (Sept. 17) … Won the 200 Fly and the 200 IM in the tri-meet with Vermont and Binghamton (Oct. 1) … Placed second in the 200 Free … Captured the 400 IM and the 500 Free opposite Rutgers (Oct. 7) … Won the 200 Fly at Boston College (Oct. 8) … Placed third in the 200 Fly at Virginia (Oct. 30) … Captured the 100 Fly at Virginia (Oct. 30) … Finished third in the 200 Fly during the Star Meet at Navy (Dec. 9) … Won the 200 Fly opposite Bucknell (Jan. 15) … Captured the 200 Fly and the 200 IM in the duel with Lehigh (Jan. 28).
2020-21: Tallied her first individual win of the year during the season-opener against BC, taking home the 200 Fly (Dec. 5) … Helped the Black Knights sweep the 100 Fly with a third-place finish in the event … Collected a point in the 200 IM with a fourth-place finish … Paced the team in the 200 Fly during the meet against Pitt, placing second overall (Jan. 29) … Finished second in the 100 Fly … Took home the 200 IM with a swim of 2:07.82 … Captured the 200 Fly during the meet against Bucknell (March 20) … Won the 200 IM for the second-straight meet with a time of 2:06.63 … Closed out the meet at Bucknell with a second-place finish in the 200 Free Relay … Paced Army in the 200 Fly during the meet against Navy, finishing third overall (April 17).
At Wayzata: Competed in the 100 and 200 fly, and 200 IM … served as a team captain in 2019 … four-time all-state performer from 2016-19 … earned all-conference recognition from 2015-19 … member of the National Honor Society.
Club: Swam for the Aquajets Swim Team … tabbed a Scholastic All-American from 2018-19.
Personal: Company F-2 … majoring in Computer Science … biggest swim idol is Olivia Smoliga … greatest swimming achievement before arriving at West Point was out-touching Regan Smith for first place in the 200 fly when they were 13 … enjoys painting and playing instruments.
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