Melisa Ongun

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Port
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Lincoln Park

Sophomore (2009-10)... Academic All-Big Ten... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award... First varsity eight... CRCA All-Central Region second team...Competed at NCAA Championships, placing 12th... Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 6)... Fourth place at Central/South Region Sprints... Fourth place at Big Ten Championships.

Freshman (2008-09) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... First varsity eight ... Competed at NCAA Championships, placing eighth ... Runner-up at Central/South Region Sprints ... Runner-up at Big Ten Championships ... Won the Jessop-Whittier Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Undefeated during regular season ... Big Ten Boat of the Week (March 31) ... One of four recipients of the U-M Freshman of the Year award.

Prep ... Lincoln Park (2008) ... National Honor Society ... National Merit semifinalist ... Captain of Lincoln Park Juniors in 2008 ... Seventh place, 2008 USRowing Youth National Championships, 8+, ... First place, 208 Midwest Junior Rowing Championships, 8+ ... First place, 2007 USRowing Club National Championships, 8+.

Club Team ... Lincoln Park Juniors Chicago.

National/International ... Gold medal, 2008 World Junior Championships, 8+ ... Bronze medal, 2007 World Junior Championships, 8+ ... Gold medal, 2007 USRowing Club National Championships, 8+ ... First place (4+), second place (8+), 2006 USRowing Club National Championships ... Attended 2006 USRowing Junior Development Camp.

Personal ... Enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts, undecided on major ... Birthday: June 19, 1990 ... Mother is Ozden Esme.