Maggie Melhorn
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- Birth Date:
- 8-19-95
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Homeschool
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- Major:
- Nutrition and Exercise Science
Bio
2017-18: Melhorn collected the highest point total over a two-day period at the NSU Shark Invitational.
NSU Shark Invitational:
200-yard breaststroke: 1st - 2:19.09 (Fastest time in the country)
200-yard individual medley: 1st - 2:06.12
Milligan Quad Meet:
200-meter freestyle: 1st - 2:10.14 (PR during the season)
UT Mid-Season Invitational:
200-yard Individual Medley: 2:05 (Season-best, 10th best time in the nation)
400-yard Individual Medley: 1:02.70 (Season-best, 6th in the nation)
2016-17: Four time Honorable Mention All-American...Earned the honor in the 200 medley relay, 100 breaststroke, 800 free relay and the 200 breaststroke...Her time of 2:13.66 in the "B" final of the 200 breaststroke not only broke a program record, but was faster than the time of all but two participants in the event's "A" final...Also broke the school record in the 100 breaststroke and the 100 I.M...Helped break a school record in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:46.78 during her team's tri-meet in Cincinnati...Garnered All-BMC recognition in six events: 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 200 I.M., 400 medley relay and 100 breaststroke...Totaled a team-high nine victories during the season.
2015-16: All-American and Honorable Mention All-American... Won her first All-American plaudit as a member of the 800 Free Relay... Took home Honorable Mention All-American awards in the 100 Breast and as a member of the 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay... Seven-time All-BMC swimmer in the: 100 Breast, 200 I.M., 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay... Reset the school record in the: 100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay and 800 Free Relay... Won 12 events during the year with four wins each coming against the University of the Cumberlands and Limestone.
2014-15: Eagle Scholar and CSCAA Scholar All-American... Set the school record in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:04.35, 200 Breast with a swim of 2:18.04, 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:34.47, 800 Free Relay with a swim of 7:30.11, 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:43.30 and the 400 Medley Relay after swimming the event in 3:46.92... Finished second at the BMC Swimming Championships in the 200 Breast... Tallied six wins as a freshman.
High School: Boke the nine-year-old Knoxville record for the 100 Breast with a swim of 1:03.96... Took first place in both the 100 Breast and 200 I.M. breast at the 2014 KISL city meet. Finished fourth in the 100 Breast at the TISCA High School State Meet... Made two winter national cuts in the 100 and 200 Breast and two winter junior national A cuts and one B cut.
Personal: Daughter of Sue and Chris Melhorn... Double major in Nutrition and Exercise Science.
News mentions
NORFOLK, Va. - The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected a record 1,069 swimmers and divers for its Scholar All-America team with 11 Carson-Newman swimmers collecting honors.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The final day of the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships wrapped up a historic week for the Carson-Newman swim program.
GREESNBORO, N.C. – Day three of the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships saw further records for C-N swim across each of its events.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Carson-Newman has its sights on additional All-American swims when Thursday night rolls around in the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Heading into the evening of day two of the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships, Carson-Newman found themselves in Championship Finals in a pair of events.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Day one at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships has begun and C-N swim will have a hand full of athletes’ center stage.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – It was the best first day of competition for Carson-Newman swim in the NCAA Championships in the program’s history, or so says head coach Jordan Taylor. The Eagles grinded out multiple All-America finishes with an honorable mention nod added to the cards.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman Swimming has its sights set on the NCAA Division II National Championships as a new program record seven Eagle swimmers prepare for the four-day meet. The previous record of five came in 2017.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee announced today the swimmers who qualified for the 2018 NCAA Division II Men and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, as Carson-Newman will send a new program record of seven individual swimmers to nationals. The previous record of five came in 2017.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman prepares for its final day at the Bluegrass Mountain Championships with both the men’s and women’s teams holding the third spot in the team rankings.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman wrapped up the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in historic fashion on Saturday afternoon, continuing its torrent pace that gave 13 Eagles at least one All-BMC swim during the week.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Day three of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships have come to a close with both Carson-Newman swim teams remaining at No. 3 in the team rankings.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Thursday preliminary swims for the Bluegrass Mountain Conference have commenced with both C-N swim teams heading into the evening in third-place.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams held steady in third following day two of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams moved to 9-1 all-time in home meets since their inaugural season in 2013-14 after each team topped the King Tornado on senior night at the Maddox swimming pool.
Charlotte, N.C. – Carson-Newman junior Lisa Postma collected Swimmer of the Week by the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, as announced this afternoon.
Knoxville, Tenn. – The final day of the University of Tennessee Mid-Season Invitational wrapped up with C-N swim teams holding their own against D1 competition over a three-day period.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Day one of the University of Tennessee’s Mid-Season Invitational wrapped up with the Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams holding sixth place spots through their 12 events.
Norfolk, Va. – Men’s and women’s swim teams at Carson-Newman both rank inside the top-25 in the latest TYR / College Swimming Coaches Association of America Division II Polls released this morning. The men’s squad moved up five spots to No. 19 and the women moved inside the top-10 to No. 9.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team holds top-five positions in the national rankings for both the men’s and women’s teams, following the first poll of the year from CollegeSwimming.com.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team finished second overall behind winner Nova Southeastern after the second and final day of the 2017 NSU Shark Invitational. Day two held two sessions, one at 9:30 a.m. with the final timed session at 2:00 p.m.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team competed in five events on day one of the 2017 NSU Shark Invitational, currently sitting second out of eight in the team rankings. The invitational brought about 350 student-athletes in total, this year.
Gaffney, S.C. – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team came away with a dominating 181.5 – 76.5 victory over Limestone College on Saturday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Senior Maggie Melhorn talks about her swim experiences over the summer. as the Knoxville, Tenn. native competed in New York City.