2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

Lucas Peltier

Aja Melo-Powell

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Las Vegas, Nev.
  • High School Spring Valley HS

Biography

AWARDS
- Academic All-MW (Spring 2025)

Senior (2024-25): Competed in three indoor meets and three outdoor meets during her senior year ... Ran a career-best 100m time (12.12) at the UNLV Rebel ELITE, finishing 23rd overall ... Also ran a season-best 200m time of 25.94 at the Desert Heat Classic ... Ran a season-best 60m indoor time of 7.74 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, finishing 12th overall.

Junior (2023-24): Competed in one meet for the Scarlet & Gray during the academic year, finishing on a 7.74 time in the women's 60m during the Lumberjack Team Challenge.

Sophomore (2022-23): Secured a top 10 spot in the 60 meter (7.82) at the NAU Tune Up... Placed in the top 20 at the 2023 Triton Invite in the 100 meter with a time of 12.63.

Freshman (2021-22): Did not compete.

High School: A 2020 graduate from Spring Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada … Lettered four years of varsity Track & Field … Competed in sprints … Team placed second at regionals in 2021 and fifth at state in 2019 … Set personal bests in 100m with a time of (12.23) and 200m with (25.49).

Personal: Aja Melo-Powell was born in San Jose, California … Daughter of RJ and Karla Powell … Has two siblings, Azea and Ashe … Father played basketball for Pepperdine (1995-97) and San Jose State (1998-2000) … Majoring in nutrition.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2023-24Junior

    Sprints
  • 2024-25Senior

    Sprints