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Micaela De Mello

  • Position Hurdles
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Palhoca, Brazil
  • Major CRMJ/ Public Relations

Biography

IN THE RECORD BOOK:
- 100m hurdles: 12.98, 1st all-time [FRESHMAN RECORD] [PROGRAM RECORD] |  Fayetteville, Ark. - 2022 NCAA West Preliminary Round
- 60m hurdles: 8.34, 4th all-time |  Seattle, Wash. - Washington-Dempsey Indoor
- 4 X 100m relay: 45.10, 8th all-time  |  Fresno, Calif. - Fresno State Invitational

HONORS & ACCOLADES:
- 2022 USTFCCCA Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American (100m hurdles)
- 2021-22 Pac-12 Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 Women's Track Athlete of the Week (3/22/22)
- 2022 Brazilian National Champion (100m hurdles, 13.00)

WSU CAREER:
FRESHMAN (2021-22):
Indoor - Made her collegiate debut in the 60m hurdles on at the Cougar Classic Invitational (Jan. 14-15)... Moved into the top-10 all-time list in the 60m hurdles in her second collegiate meet, placing third at the WSU Invitational with an 8.36... Lowered her PR in the 60m hurdles to finish third at the 2022 Husky Classic with an 8.34 (2/12)... Outdoor -  Earned honorable mention All-American honors with a 17th overall finish at the NCAA Championships (6/8-11) at Hayward Field... Improved on her season-best & program-best in the 100m hurdles with a 13.07 to qualify for finals at the Pac-12 Championships before breaking the record mark for a third time on the outdoor season to finish second overall at the conference meet with a time of 13.03 (5/15)... Became the first track & field athlete to be named a Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week since May 1, 2018 after breaking a program record and winning the 100m hurdles at the Baldy Castillo Invitational (3/19)... Broke a freshman record that had stood for 15 years in her first outdoor race of the season with a 13.28 in prelims of the 100m hurdles at the Baldy Castillo (3/19).

BEFORE WSU:
Brazilian Junior National Champion and 100m hurdles record-holder (U16, U18, U20 & U23)... She was a Brazilian Junior National Champion in the 100m hurdles at the U16, U18, U20 & U23 levels... Was a U18 & U23 South American Junior Champion and a South American senior bronze medalist.... Won a U20 Pan-American bronze in the 100m hurdles and was a 2017 Junior World Championships finalist... Was a 2016 World School Games Champion.

PERSONAL
A native of Palhoça, Brazil, De Mello is the daughter of Elis Regina Domingos da Rosa and Claudir Ferreira de Mello... She has two siblings, Robson Manoel Heliodoro and Claudinei da Rosa de Mello... She was born March 7, 2000, and is majoring in Criminal Justice & Criminology at WSU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2023-24Redshirt Junior

    Hurdles
  • 2024-25Redshirt Senior

    Hurdles