Melissa Wason Season 2026
(updated 12/15/04)
Club/High School
Trained by Jeff Wood, Jay Hogue and Christi Bearneau at Orlando Metro Gymnastics … Qualified to the national championships in 2003 … A regional qualifier from 2000-04 … Finished second at the state championships in 2003 … Helped her team to three consecutive state championships between 2002-04 … Her team went undefeated during the 2003 and 2004 seasons … Helped the Region VIII team to a second-place finish at the 2003 national championships … Was awarded the Leadership Award for Florida seniors in 2004 … Attended Lake Highland Prep School … Graduated magna cum laude with a 4.4 GPA … Was a member of Mu Alpha Theta and the National Honor Society … Named to the President’s List all four years as a prep.
Personal
Full name is Melissa Suzanne Wason … Daughter of Hugh and Linda Wason … Born March 3, 1986 … Has a brother, Banks, and a sister, Lauren … A biological engineering major.
Getting to Know Melissa …
My favorite CD is … The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot
The worst movie I ever saw was … American Beauty.
The TV show I never miss is … One Tree Hill.
I’d like to star in a music video with … Tim McGraw.
If I could be on any reality television show it would be … Survivor (but without eating the weird stuff).
Who would you like to play your romantic interest? Chad Michael Murray
One thing I can’t go a week without is … my hair straightener.
The one thing I must pack when I travel is … my portable CD player with CDs.
If you had $50 how would you spend it? On clothing or shoes.
The worst job I ever had was … coaching sports day camp.
If I were to compete in another sport it would be … tennis, because I took lessons when I was little and liked it.
Highlight of your sports career: In high school my club team went undefeated for two years in a row.
My most embarrassing sports moment was … tripping on my way up to the awards stand.
My favorite place to go after a meet is … anywhere that the team is going.
The one thing I wish to accomplish in college outside of sports is … to be on the Dean’s List.
The best part of being a college athlete is … the amazing people on your team that you get to hang out with and become close to.
My favorite place on campus is … Tiger Stadium.