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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Melanie Pankow

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hugo, Minn.
  • Highschool White Bear Lake Area HS
  • Major Psychology

Biography

Career Awards & Honors 
  • Summit League Honor Roll (2022-23, 2021-22)
  • Summit League Commissioner's List (2022-23)
Career Bests

2023-24
Cross Country
Did not compete.

Indoor Track & Field
Set a personal best in the 3,000-meters (10:32.16) at the SDSU Indoor Classic...The following week, she set a personal best in the mile (5:16.72) at the Nebraska Tune-Up.

Outdoor Track & Field
Ran in four meets during the outdoor season...recorded a season's best 4:58.27 to win the 1,500-meters at the Mount Marty Twilight...added two more top-10 finishes.

2022-23
Cross Country
Raced at one meet during the fall, finishing amongst USD’s top seven … placed 100th at the Coaching Tree Invitational with a time of 24:02.7 for 6,000 meters … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Indoor Track & Field
Competed at a pair of meets during the season … clocked a season-best 5:19.51 for a mile at the Nebraska Tune-Up.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Raced at two meets during the outdoor season … placed ninth in the 5,000 meters at the Aztec Invitational in 18:32.70 … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Cross Country
Placed 29th at the Summit League Championships with a time of 22:57.57 … finished among the Coyotes’ scoring five for the first five meets of the season … raced in the first six meets of the year prior to a season-ending injury, placing in the top-seven at all six competitions … clocked a season-best 22:10.0 for 6,000 meters at the Bradley Pink Classic … finished in fifth place at the Briar Cliff Invitational with a season-best 5,000-meter time of 17:59.53 … took 25th in the field at the Augustana Twilight … made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Did not compete.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Raced at four meets during the spring … posted a season best of 4:50.48 for 1,500 meters at the Wichita State KT Woodman Classic … finished runner-up in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters at the Wildcat Invitational … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
A state qualifier for White Bear Lake Area High School ... also garnered all-Suburban East Conference honors ... owns personal bests of 2:19 for 800 meters and 5:18 for 1,600 meters.

Personal
Daughter of Sherri and Mike Pankow ... psychology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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  • 2025-26Graduate Student

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