2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2006-07 Team Co-Captain
2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2005 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
SENIOR SEASON (2006-07)
Served as team co-captain and competed in every dual meet of the season … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the fourth time in her career … Earned her fourth varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2005-06)
Saw action in every dual meet and competed at the SEC Championships for the second straight season … Competed in the 100 and 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley at SECs … Received SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition for the third straight season … Earned her third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2004-05)
Added depth to LSU’s butterfly efforts … Swam at the SEC Championships for the second consecutive season … Posted a career-high in the 200 fly against Rice and Houston on Jan. 28 … Finished with a time of 2:12.44 in that race … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2003-04)
Competed in seven meets on the season and the SEC Championships … Posted the third-best time on the season in the 200 butterfly, 2:17.06, at SECs … Had the fifth-fastest mark of the season in the 100 fly (59.96) … Made her debut at Alabama on Oct. 24 … Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
Four-year letterwinner at Klein High School … Coached by Tom Harwood … Team captain senior season … Member of National Honor Society and named to the “Who’s Who Among High School Athletes” … Also an Academic All-American in the classroom … Voted the hardest worker by her teammates and coaches.
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 24, 1985 in Longview, Texas … Parents are Thomas and Susan Stanley … Has three brothers, Tom, Matthew and Adam … Graduated with a degree in marketing in May 2007.
MELISSA’S TOP TIMES
100 butterfly :59.96 2004 SEC Championships
200 butterfly 2:12.44 2005 vs. Rice and Houston