Arcadia University Athletics

Honors: 2017-18 - First Team All-MAC 800 Freestyle... Second Team All-MAC 200 Freestyle... Third Team All-MAC 500 Freestyle... Third Team All-MAC 200 Backstroke... 2016-17 - MAC silver medalist as a member of the 800 Freestyle Relay (7:01.88)… Earned Second-Team All-MAC honors as a member of the 200 Freestyle Relay (4th – 1:28.57).

2017-18: Named MAC 800 Freestyle Relay First-Team, MAC 200 Freestyle Relay Second-Team, MAC 500 Freestyle Third-Team, and MAC 200 Backstroke Third-Team… Took first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:31.22) at Hood (10/14)… Set a new Lenox Pool record, placing first in the 100 butterfly (54.46), claimed first in the 200 medley relay (1:41.83), and finished second in the 200 freestyle (1:49.93) against Wilkes (10/20)… Took first in the 100 butterfly (54.46) and came in second in the 200 butterfly (2:05.13) at Ramapo (10/21)… Captured first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:32.16), the 100 butterfly (55.33) and the 200 IM (2:04.34), and placed second in the 100 backstroke (56.86) in a tri-meet with Misericordia and FDU – Florham (10/28)… Bested his own Lenox Pool record, finishing the 100 butterfly (54.34), broke the pool record for the 200 butterfly (2:02.04), finished first in the 200 backstroke (2:02.16), and was a part of the squad that set a new pool record for the 400 freestyle (3:17.61) against Albright (11/4)… Posted a pair of second place finishes in the 1,000 freestyle (10:28.18) and the 500 freestyle (4:57.44) at Franklin and Marshall (11/10)… Finished first in the 800 freestyle relay (7:19.84) at the Diamond City Invitational (11/18)… Placed second in the 100 butterfly (55.14) and the 500 freestyle (5:00.86) in a double dual sweep of Messiah and King’s (1/12)… Finished first in the 200 backstroke (2:03.17) and took two third place finishes in the 200 butterfly (2:06.61) and the 500 freestyle (5:03.43) in the program’s first ever win over Widener (1/20)… Set the initial program record in the 50 backstroke (26.85) at Division I La Salle (1/26)… Was part of the squad that placed first and set a new program record in the 800 freestyle relay (6:54.09) in the first day of the MAC Championships (2/15)… Set a new program record and got the team’s second relay championship in the 400 medley relay (3:28.81) and placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:42.02) on day two of the MAC Championships (2/16)… Finished in eighth in the 100 butterfly (53.04) and helped the 200 freestyle relay team to a second place finish (1:26.09) on day three of the MAC Championships (2/17)… Set a new program record in the 200 backstroke (1:55.70), finishing third on the last day of the MAC Championships (2/18).

2016-17: MAC Bronze Medalist in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:58.79… MAC Silver Medalist as a member of the program record-setting 200 Freestyle Relay (1:25.98) and 800 Freestyle Relay (6:56.24)… Bronze Medalist as a member of the program record-setting 400 Medley Relay (3:30.75)… Second-Team All-MAC in the 100 Butterfly (52.92) and as a member of the fourth-place and program record-setting 200 Medley Relay (1:36.26)… Received All-MAC Honorable Mention in the 200 IM (1:59.33)… Scored in three individual events and four relays at the ECAC Winter Championships as Arcadia placed 6th of 11 overall and was first among Division III teams… Also scored in three individual events and four relays as Arcadia won the Diamond City Invitational.

2015-16: MAC silver medalist as a member of the 800 Freestyle Relay (7:01.88)… Earned Second-Team All-MAC honors as a member of the 200 Freestyle Relay (4th – 1:28.57)… Placed third in the 400 IM (4:40.32) and sixth in the 100 backstroke (59.01), and was a member of the seventh-place 800 Freestyle Relay (7:56.65), eight-place 400 Freestyle Relay (3:31.54) and ninth-place 400 Medley Relay (4:05.05) team as Arcadia won the Diamond City Invitational… Placed 11th in the 200 Backstroke (2:03.23), 18th in the 200 IM (2:04.84), and 19th in the 100 Backstroke (57.04) and 20th in the 100 Butterfly (54.67) as the Knights placed sixth of 11 teams at the ECAC Winter Championships… Additionally placed seventh as a member of the 400 Freestyle Relay (3:21.11) at ECACs.

High School: 2015 graduate of Perkiomen ... was caoched by Jack Graham, Brian Ziegler and Thomas HAyes as a member of the swimming team ... two time District qualifier ... Also lettered in soccer and track.

Personal: Son of Gerard and Fiona Melissen ... sister, Katherine, attends SUNY Albany. Michael Melissen