Melissa Skiba
Melissa Skiba

Player Profile
Hometown:
Simi Valley, CA
High School:
Oak Park
Height:
5-3
Birthdate:
04/13/1992

11/13/2011

Morikawa & Goldring Lead Cross Country at NCAA West Regional

Men finish tied for sixth; women place 18th in region

11/09/2011

Cross Country Heads to Palo Alto For NCAA West Regional

Bruins will look to quailfy for NCAA Championships on Saturday

10/29/2011

Morikawa Leads Men's XC To 4th-Place Finish at Pac-12 Championships

Senior finishes eighth overall; Women finish 10th behind Goldring

10/27/2011

Cross Country to Compete at First Ever Pac-12 Championship on Saturday

Bruins will travel to Arizona to compete in the first Pac-12 meet

10/19/2011

Cross Country Heads to the OC For Titan Invitational

Large men's and women's squad will compete on Friday

10/25/2011

UCLA Cross Country at Notre Dame Invite

Images from UCLA's competition at the 2011 Notre Dame Invite in South Bend on Sept. 30th.

2011 - Competed at the West Regional (140th, 22:49) and Pac-12 meet (86th, 22:25) ... No. 2 runner for the team at the Titan Invite (14th, 18:05.9) and Bronco Invite (81st, 18:21.8) ... Also competed at the Notre Dame Invite (205th, 19:21) and Stanford Invite (115th, 22:52).

2010 - No. 4 runner at the West Regional (57th, 21:20.61) ... No. 3 runner at Pac-10s (31st, 20:55.88) and Pre-National meet (113th, 21:49.0) ... No. 4 runner at the Notre Dame Invite (81st, 17:53) and Stanford Invite (52nd, 22:15) ... No. 2 runner at the CSUF Season Opener (2nd, 22:06.7).

High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track at Oak Park HS ... Named Oak Park HS Female Athlete of the Year and MVP in 2010 ... Also named MVP in 2009 ... Named Co-Athlete of the Year by the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 ... 2008 Oak Park Distance Runner of the Year ... Cross country team won four Tri-Valley league titles ... Cross country team were two-time CA State Meet runner-ups ... Nike cross country finalist in 2009 and 2009 ... 2009 All-American in cross country ... Track team won the CIF Div. III title in 2010 and were Tri-Valley co-league champions ... Won back-to-back CIF titles in the 3200m ... Won the 2009 3200m Masters crown ... All-Tri-Valley League in track and cross country ... Earned three all-state honors in cross country (runner-up in 2009) ... Two-time Tri-Valley league champion for cross country, and won two league titles in the 3200m and one in the 1600m ... 2008 Ventura Country Runner of the Year ... 2008 DyeStat Junior of the Year ... 2008 CIF champion and runner-up in 2009 ... 2006 Oak Park HS Rookie/Distance Runner of the Year ... 2007 Tri-Valley League Runner of the Year ... Holds all cross country and track and field records for Oak Park HS ... Has top times of 10:22 in the 3200m and 4:58 in the 1600m.

Personal - Born April 13, 1992 in Thousand Oaks, CA ... Daughter of Paul and Kathy Skiba ... Has an older sister, Kristina ... Undeclared major.

Bank of the West CLick for Bruin Video

Cross Country