University of Delaware Athletics
Track & Field
Heslop, Melanie
Melanie Heslop
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- mheslop@udel.edu
- Phone:
- 302-831-3886
Melanie Heslop was named the associate head track & field coach ahead of the 2022-23 season after previously serving as the department’s assistant coach, effective September 14. Heslop will be responsible for the oversight of throwing events.
In her first year in Delaware, Heslop helped coach the 2021-22 track & field team to a second-place finish at the CAA Outdoor championships with Megan Albamonti capturing most Outstanding Field Athlete. Albamonti and Susanna Weir were able to secure spots in the NCAA East Preliminaries competing in the javelin and 10,000m race, respectively, to round out the Blue Hens impressive campaign.
Heslop comes to Newark after spending a two-year stint (2019-21) as the volunteer assistant coach at the University of Wyoming. She worked alongside Carrie Lane, a highly regarded throws coach in the country, and helped her coach 14 All-Mountain West Conference selections, three first round NCAA West preliminary round qualifiers and one NCAA All-American in the Men's Discus event.
Prior to Wyoming, Heslop spent five seasons (2015-19) at Millikin University as a graduate assistant track & field coach. She was part of the 2019 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Indoor Coaching Staff of the Year, has coached five All-CCIW performers and assisted 15 athletes set program top-10 marks, including the men's weight throw school record. During her tenure, Helsop saw the program grow from 30 to 70 athletes over two seasons and also designed weight lifting programs, conditioning and practice schedules while maintaining all the throwing equipment.
Along with her coaching experience, Heslop also has an accomplished collegiate resume highlighted by her standout career competing in throwing events at Utah State University. Her accolades include having the No. 4 weight throw and No. 7 hammer throw marks in school history. Heslop was an NCAA First Round Qualifier and earned seven all-conference honors, four in the Mountain West and three in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and was named a team captain during her senior season.
A native of Kirtland, N.M., Heslop earned her bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Utah State in 2015 and a master's degree in Business Administration from Milliken in 2019.
In her first year in Delaware, Heslop helped coach the 2021-22 track & field team to a second-place finish at the CAA Outdoor championships with Megan Albamonti capturing most Outstanding Field Athlete. Albamonti and Susanna Weir were able to secure spots in the NCAA East Preliminaries competing in the javelin and 10,000m race, respectively, to round out the Blue Hens impressive campaign.
Heslop comes to Newark after spending a two-year stint (2019-21) as the volunteer assistant coach at the University of Wyoming. She worked alongside Carrie Lane, a highly regarded throws coach in the country, and helped her coach 14 All-Mountain West Conference selections, three first round NCAA West preliminary round qualifiers and one NCAA All-American in the Men's Discus event.
Prior to Wyoming, Heslop spent five seasons (2015-19) at Millikin University as a graduate assistant track & field coach. She was part of the 2019 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Indoor Coaching Staff of the Year, has coached five All-CCIW performers and assisted 15 athletes set program top-10 marks, including the men's weight throw school record. During her tenure, Helsop saw the program grow from 30 to 70 athletes over two seasons and also designed weight lifting programs, conditioning and practice schedules while maintaining all the throwing equipment.
Along with her coaching experience, Heslop also has an accomplished collegiate resume highlighted by her standout career competing in throwing events at Utah State University. Her accolades include having the No. 4 weight throw and No. 7 hammer throw marks in school history. Heslop was an NCAA First Round Qualifier and earned seven all-conference honors, four in the Mountain West and three in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and was named a team captain during her senior season.
A native of Kirtland, N.M., Heslop earned her bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Utah State in 2015 and a master's degree in Business Administration from Milliken in 2019.
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