Melissa O'Rourke

Class: Senior Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: Jenks

Height: 5-8 Event: Distance

2006 Outdoor: Ran in four races for the Jayhawks ... Placed eighth in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays with a season best time of 2:15.48 ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships ... Ran in one 1500 m ... Placed eighth at the Tulsa Duels (4:44.55)

2006 Indoor: Ran 800 meters at five meets during season for Jayhawks ... Recorded best time at Big 12 Championship (2:16.79), finishing in eighth place ... Finished 61st at ISU Classic (2:18.03) ... Placed 16th at Husker Invitational (2:19.83) ... Finished sixth at KU/SKSU/MU Triangular (2:21.80).

2004 Cross Country: Competed for head coach Stanley Redwine and the KU cross country team. 2004 Indoor: Placed fifth in the 800m at the Jayhawk Invitational with a time of 2:22.18 ... Finished seventh in the 800m at the Wildcat Invitational.

2004 Outdoor: Recorded her best 800m time of the year with a second place, 2:19.67 effort at the ESU Spring Twilight ... Finished third in the 800m at the ESU Relays.

High School: Won four letters in both track and cross country ... A member of the four-time cross country state championship team and three-time track state championship team at Jenks High School ... Part of a team that set a school record at the Texas Relays in the distance medley relay in 2003. Born: December 12, 1984 in Tulsa, Okla. Parents: Michael and Martha O'Rourke. Major: Psychology.