2011: Competed in eight races as a first-year runner…finished as the third SJC runner with a 25:29 effort in the Rivier College Invitational on September 23rd…notched her best time of the season with a 24:52 performance in the GNAC Championship at Franklin Park in Boston on October 29th…finished 60th out of 126 runners in the conference meet…also participated in the 6K NCAA New England Regional Championship on November 12th…placed 330th out of 353 runners with a 30:16 effort in the regional meet. 

High School: Ran cross country all four years at Dover High School…was a member of the varsity squad her junior and senior years…recorded a personal-best time of 23:11 at the New Hampshire State Championship held at Derryfield Park…selected as the team’s Most Improved Runner her junior year…also participated in spring track as a senior.

Personal: Melissa Eryn DePlanche, born on July 3, 1993 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire…daughter of John and Paula DePlanche…majoring in Nursing.