Kendra Melnychuk

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Can.
High School:
Graham Collegiate

2007-08 (JUNIOR) - Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... became the program's second All-America diver after finishing 10th on platform (273.35) and 11th on the 3-meter (313.90) in her second straight appearance at the NCAA Championships ... her finishes were the highest ever by a Tiger diver at Nationals ... took second on tower (270.90) and fourth on the 3-meter (314.85) at Zones ... crowned Mizzou's first ever conference diving champ after claiming top honors on tower (284.00) at the Big 12 Championships ... also captured silver on the 3-meter (336.65) and third on the 1-meter (283.25) at conference ... holds all three school diving records with scores of 319.73 on the 1-meter, 340.73 on the 3-meter and 284.00 on tower ... named Big 12 Diver of the Week three times by the league office ... picked as the team's Diver of the Year and Top NCAA Performer ... dove to gold on the 3-meter (317.90) and platform (263.40) at the Purdue Invitational ... never finished lower than third in dual action during her third year on the team, tallying 24 wins and two runner-up showings overall.

2006-07 (SOPHOMORE) - Scored a top-20 finish on the tower (235.55) at the NCAA Championships ... earned gold on the platform (497.00) at Zones ... took third on the platform (261.20) and fifth on the 1-meter (269.50) at conference ... stole the show at the Georgia Fall Invitational by earning gold medals on the 3-meter (283.80) and platform (250.35).

2005-06 (FRESHMAN) - Finished third on the platform (502.25) at Zones in her home pool ... placed third on the 3-meter board (296.95) and tower (241.70) at Big 12's ... placed third on the platform (241.70) at Purdue's Boiler Invite.

HIGH SCHOOL - A 2005 Australian Youth Olympic Festival participant ... competed on the 3-meter board at the 2004 Canadian Olympic Trials ... also competed at the 2003 France Junior Open, 2002 World Junior Championships and 2001 Junior Pan-Am Games ... was Graham's volleyball and basketball MVP in 2002.

PERSONAL - Kendra Melnychuk is the daughter of Dick and Kim Melnychuk ... has a younger sister, Katherine (18) ... majoring in marketing ... aspires to work for a professional sports team.