UC SANTA BARBARA
Competed for the Gaucho track and field team in the pole vault for three seasons.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Rosary High School...Was a tri-sport athlete...Named Rosary's Athlete of the Year...Set the school record in the pole vault...Was the Trinity League pole vault champion.

PERSONAL
Melissa Rose Burley was born on Sept. 29, 1989 in Whittier, Calif....Parents are Brian and Annette Burley...Has two older sisters: Joanna and Jennifer...Is majoring in business economics at UCSB...Names winning the state championships for gymnastics as her most memorable athletic achievement...Lists her parents as her personal heroes...Favorite aspect of college diving is her new teammates.