Sterling Melancon
Sterling Melancon
Height: 6-0
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Mount Juliet, Tenn.
High School: Wilson Central
Position: Sprints
Events: Sprints

*2021 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region (60 Meter, 200 Meter)

*2021 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region (100 Meter)

*2021 USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (100 Meter)

*Bronze Medal - 2021 SAC Outdoor Championship - 200 Meter & 4x100 Meter Relay

*2021 SAC Outdoor Track & Field Men's Freshman of the Year

2021: Indoor - Finished in the top-five in all 10 events he competed in during the indoor season. Won the 200 meter run at the UIndy Last Chance Meet with a time of 22.21 seconds. Finished second in the 60 meter run twice, at the Run As Fast As You Can Meet (7.02 seconds), and the VMI Winter Classic (6.90 seconds). Named USTFCCCA All-Region for the 60 meter and 200 meter runs.

Feb. 5, 2021 -  Buccaneer Invitational - 60 Meter (Prelims) - 6.93 seconds - 4th

                       Buccaneer Invitational - 60 Meter (Final) - 6.87 seconds - 3rd

                       Buccaneer Invitational - 200 Meter - 22.12 seconds - 5th

Feb. 7, 2021 -  Run As Fast As You Can Meet - 60 Meter - 7.02 seconds - 2nd

Feb. 13, 2021 - VMI Winter Classic - 60 Meter (Prelims) - 6.94 seconds - 3rd

                       VMI Winter Classic - 60 Meter (Final) - 6.90 seconds - 2nd

                       VMI Winter Classic - 200 Meter - 22.05 seconds - 4th

Feb. 28, 2021 - UIndy Last Chance Meet - 60 Meter (Prelims) - 6.88 seconds - 4th

                       UIndy Last Chance Meet - 60 Meter (Final) - 6.91 seconds - 5th

                       UIndy Last Chance Meet - 200 Meter - 22.21 seconds - 1st

2021: Outdoor - Finished in the top-10 in 16 of the 18 events he competed in during the 2021 outdoor season. Finished 11th at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100 meter run to earn second-team All-American honors. Earned a bronze medal at the SAC Outdoor Championships in the 200 meter run with a time of 21.28 seconds. Earned a bronze medal at the SAC Outdoor Championships in the men's 4x100 meter relay with Devon Moore, DeQuan Dudley and Isaiah Weasby. Named 2021 SAC Outdoor Track & Field SAC Freshman of the Year. Earned three event wins in the 100 meter relay, men's 4x100 meter relay and men's 4x400 meter relay at the LR Bears Open. Finished the year with the eighth fastest time in the nation in the 100 meter run (10.36 seconds).

Mar. 21, 2021 - LR Bears Open - 100 Meter - 10.78 seconds - 1st

                       LR Bears Open - 200 Meter - 22.22 seconds - 3rd

                       LR Bears Open - 4x100 Meter Relay - 41.50 seconds - 1st

                       LR Bears Open - 4x400 Meter Relay - 3:24.43 - 1st

 

Apr. 9, 2021 -   Lee Flames Invitational - 100 Meter - 10.71 seconds - 4th

                       Lee Flames Invitational - 200 Meter - 21.90 seconds - 14th

                       Lee Flames Invitational - 4x100 Meter Relay - 41.36 seconds - 3rd

 Apr. 24, 2021 - SAC Outdoor Championships - 100 Meter (Prelims) - 10.89 seconds - 4th

                       SAC Outdoor Championships - 100 Meter (Final) - 10.50 seconds - 4th

                       SAC Outdoor Championships - 200 Meter (Prelims) - 22.11 seconds - 4th

                       SAC Outdoor Championships - 200 Meter (Final) - 21.28 seconds - 3rd

                       SAC Outdoor Championships - 4x100 Meter Relay - 41.55 seconds - 3rd

                       SAC Outdoor Championships - 4x400 Meter Relay - 3:23.95 - 6th

May. 7, 2021 - Montreat Final - 100 Meter - 11.27 seconds - 5th

May. 15, 2021 - Lee Last Chance Meet - 100 Meter - 10.36 seconds - 2nd

                        Lee Last Chance Meet - 200 Meter - 21.29 seconds - 6th

                        Lee Last Chance Meet - 4x100 Meter Relay - 40.79 seconds - 3rd

May. 27, 2021 - NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships - 100 Meter (Prelims) - 10.51 seconds - 11th

HIGH SCHOOL: Melancon won the 2020 60 meter dash State Championship and was a four-time All-American. He ran a 6.88 in the 60m at the Nashville Music City Invitational, good for fifth in the nation. He was also a member of the 2020 Indoor Track and Field State Runner-Up Wilson Central Wildcats.

PERSONAL: Son of Trichlyn Wise. Intends to major in Biochemistry.