Melanie Zemp Class: Senior Hometown: Entlebuch, Switzerland Height: 5-8 Event: Nordic Birthdate: 04/25/1985 Experience: 3L

Junior (2008): NCAA qualifier that finished 22nd in classic and 39th in freestyle ... Finished season ranked 21st in RMISA ... Recorded eight top-20 finishes during the season ... Had season-best finish of 13th in classic at Utah Invitational and season-best 16th in freestyle at NCAA Regionals in Montana ... Named to National Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Ski Team.

Sophomore (2007): NCAA qualifier - finished 26th in classic and 21st in freestyle ... Finished the season ranked 10th in classic and 22nd in freestyle in the RMISA ... Recorded 10 top-20 finishes during the regular season ... Had season-best finishes of eighth-place in classic at the New Mexico Invitational and NCAA Regionals ... Had season-best finish of 13th in freestyle at the New Mexico Invitational ... Named to the National Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Ski Team.

Freshman (2006): Qualified for the NCAA Championships but did not compete ... posted one top-10, second place, in the classic at the Western State meet in Crested Butte, Colo. ... Best freestyle result was a 15th-place finish at Montana State in Bozeman, Mont. ... Ranked ninth in the classic and 25th in the freestyle in the RMISA.

Prior to UNM: Scored 11 top-20s and one top-10 finish in European FIS competition in 2005 ... Graduated from Kantonsschule in Schupfheim, Switzerland.

Personal: Born on April 25, 1985, in Entlebuch, Switzerland ... Daughter of Anna and Hans Zemp ... Has a brother, Linus, and a sister, Myrta... Majoring in International Management with a minor in Political Science ... Enjoys snowboarding and music.

Career Best Finishes
Classic - 2nd at Western State (Crested Butte, Colo. - Feb. 11, 2006)
Freestyle - 13th at New Mexico (Red River, N.M. - Feb. 10, 2007)

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