Lewis & Clark College

TFRRS BIO PAGE: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8599927/Lewis__Clark/Melissa_Zurla.html

2024-25 Awards 
 
2025 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete 

2025 Outdoor Season Best Marks
 
800M: 2:34.50 – L&C Larry Byerly Invitational, April 19   
1,500M: 5:41.47 – Willamette T&F Invitational, March 29 

NOTABLES 

• Competed in six outdoor meets during her first collegiate track season 
• Raced for the first time in nearly 18 months on March 8, when she made her collegiate track debut at the L&C Electric Forest and placed 21^st in the 800M (2:41.76) and fourth in the 4x400M Relay (4:37.61) 
• Ran a PR time in the 1,500M (5:41.47) and finished ninth in the 800M (2:41.90) at the Willamette T&F Invitational 
• Wrapped up her season by helping lead the 4x400M Relay (4:43.36) to a first-place finish and posted a time of 2:37.97 in the 800M at the Portland Twilight 

2023-24: Did not compete in any competitions during her freshman campaign. 

At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in Chinese and Chemistry ... Member of the cross country team, Vietnamese Student Association, Orchestra and Guitar Ensemble ... Works as a SQRC tutor. 

Prior to Lewis & Clark: Attended Glendora High School … Member of the California Scholarship Federation for all four years … Earned Academic All-League Award … Posted a 4.0 GPA. 

Why Lewis & Clark?: I chose Lewis and Clark for its easy access to Portland, surrounding nature, and for the liberal arts aspect. I knew I wanted to attend a small school and have small intimate class sizes to help me get a well rounded education. Being close to Portland really helped as well because there are so many academic and social resources available.