Melanie Murray Class: Junior Hometown: Hamden, Conn. High School: Hamden Height: 5-5 Event: Free/Back

GENERAL: One of the top 500 freestylers.

2006-07: Tallied two second and four fourth places finishes on the season...Placed second in the 500-yard freestyle event against UNH (10/21)...Also recorded her other second place time in the 200-yard freestyle at Canisius (1/21).

BEFORE SIENA: Lettered three years of varsity swimming and lacrosse at Hamden...SCC All-Academic Team member in swimming all four years...CT super junior in lacrosse her junior year.

PERSONAL: Born May 1, 1988...The daughter of Michael and Kathleen Murray...One of four children...A psychology major...Chose Siena for, "the psychology program and the location."

BROWN ON MURRAY: "Melanie has a fantastic work ethic and her love for distance will make her better in the water each day."

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