Megan Melendez
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Stafford, VA High School: North Stafford Height: 5-0 Gym: Apollo Gymnastics, Stafford Royals, Capital Gymnastics

2011: Injured during the preseason and was not able to compete for NIU as a freshman.

Prep: Participated in both high school and club gymnastics during her prep career. Two-year varsity letterwinner on the North Stafford HS team served as team captain and was named team MVP in 2009. A two-time All-State, All-Region and All-Conference selection. As a junior, won the state title on the balance beam with a score of 9.825 and took fourth in the all-around with a total of 38.550. She took third place on vault in the 2009 Virginia Group AAA Individual State Meet. At the Virginia Northwest Region Gymnastics Championships in 2009 she took second in the all-around with a total of 38.450 while winning the individual event titles on the balance beam and floor exercise. Named to the Washington Post first team All Met Gymnastics squad in 2009. The Free Lance Star chose her to its all-area squad and named her Gymnast of the Year. While competing for Apollo Gymnastics, was a Level 10 Regional qualifier in 2009 and 2010. Placed third in the all-around at the Cancun Classic and was fifth all-around at the Maryland Classic in 2010. The previous year, won the uneven bars and placed fifth in the all-around at the New York Invitational, and was fourth in the all-around and won the beam at the Richmond Classic. Member of the National Honor Society also served as student body vice-president. Three-time winner of her school's Student-Athlete and Student-Scholar Awards (2007, 2008, 2009).

Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1992. Daughter of Craig and Yvonne Melendez. Biology major has career goals of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. NIU Victory Scholar with a GPA above 3.5.