UC Riverside

2009 Posted a season-best 8k time of 24:45.3 at the UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 19 ... Established a 5k personal best time of 15:21.13 at the Northridge Invitational on Oct. 16 ...

2008 Coming back from an injury that kept him out of the lineup for the entire 2007 campaign, he recorded his best finish of the year (26th overall) at the UC Riverside Invitational on September 27 ...

2007 Took a medical redshirt ...

2006 Recorded the best 6k time of his career running the UCR Season Opener on September 1 in 17:59.70 ... Set a personal best in the 8k with a time of 24:26.00 at the Sundodger Invitational on September 16 ... Established his career best time of 21:24.50 in the 10k at the Chili Pepper Invitational on October 14 ...

2005 Improved his 8k time from 28:06.00 at the start of the season to 24:59.60 at the Big West Championship ...

High School Was a four year letter winner in both cross country and track and field at Antelope Valley High School ... Four-time All-Golden League honoree in cross country ... Helped his team to a first place finish in the Moore League in cross country ... Finished second in the state in cross country in Division II as a senior ... Finished 11th in the Foot Locker West Regionals in 2004 ... Owns the school record in the two mile, the 4x400 relay and distance medley relay ...

Personal Jose Alberto Melena is the son of Alberto and Yolanda Melena ... Hopes to become a teacher ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite athletes are Lance Armstrong, Bernard Lagat and Haile Gebrselassie ... Enjoys reading the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson ... Favorite novels are “Paradise Lost” and “Rain of Gold” ... Listens to AFI ... Enjoys writing in his spare time ... Favorite movies are “Braveheart,” “Without Limits,” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” ... Is the first member of his family to attend a four-year university and says his goal is to “show my brothers that they can be successful too” ...

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Career Collegiate Performances

Meet		Date	Overall	Scoring	Team	Time	Dist
UC Riverside Invitational		Sept. 19, 2009	17	16	4	24:45.3	8k
Notre Dame Invitational		Oct. 2, 2009	129	126	5	25:46	8k
Northridge Invitational		Oct. 16, 2009	5	4	4	15:21.13	5k
Big West Championships		Oct. 31, 2009	27	25	4	25:10.8	8k
NCAA West Regional		Nov. 14, 2009	103	99	5	33:18.05	10k
UC Riverside Invitational		Sept. 27, 2008	26	16	7	25:34.20	8k
Pre-Nationals		Oct. 18, 2008	243	243	7	26:11.00	8k
Big West Championship		Nov. 1, 2008	28	26	6	25:26.30	8k
NCAA West Regional		Nov. 15, 2008	98	96	6	31:59.97	10k
UCR Season Opener		Sept. 1, 2006	6	6	3	17:59.70	6k
Sundodger Invitational		Sept. 16, 2006	12	12	1	24:26.00	8k
UC Riverside Invitational		Sept. 30, 2006	9	8	2	24:48.30	8k
Chili Pepper Invitational		Oct. 14, 2006	73	73	1	31:24.60	10k
Big West Championships		Oct. 28, 2006	19	18	1	27:19.20	8k
NCAA West Regional		Nov. 11, 2006	94	93	3	33:01.92	10k
Craig Regional Park		Sept. 3, 2005	40	40	3	28:06.00	8k
UC Riverside Invitational		Oct. 1, 2005	17	17	3	25:30.20	8k
Jim Drews		Oct. 15, 2005	39	35	1	25:32.00	8k
Big West Championships		Oct. 29, 2005	25	21	1	24:59.60	8k
NCAA West Regional		Nov. 12, 2005	59	58	1	31:36.60	10k