Vassar College Athletics

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2019 Liberty League All-Academic

2019: The junior played in eight games this season… Scored two goals and made four assists… Season-high three assists versus Mount Saint Mary (3/5)… Grabbed four groundballs and caused two turnovers.

2018: Appeared in 12 games while earning seven starts at attack as a sophomore… Finished with eight points this season off seven goals and one assist… Had a season best three points at No. 9 Wesleyan (2 goals, 1 assist)… Scooped up four groundballs and caused two turnovers this season.

2017: The freshman attack found his way into seven games as a freshman, adding instant offense in each of his games...finished the year with six goals and one assist...took 13 shots, hitting cage or net with nine of them...also posted four ground balls on the year...scored his first career goal against Mount Saint Mary College March 8, taking five shots while adding two ground balls...March 17 against Salve Regina, tallied once on his lone shot of the game...in a 17-9 win over Bryn Athyn, posted a goal and assist, adding two ground balls as well on three shots...tallied twice against Bard College, scoring on both of his shots...in a 20-10 win over Union College, buried his only shot...scored goals on his final three shots of the season. 

PRIOR TO VASSAR: Earned four varsity letters for the Cougars of Campolindo...earned All-Diablo Foothill Athletic League honors four times at attack...was named as the DFAL League MVP as a senior, also picking up All-East Bay Times Bay Lacrosse First Team honors...2016 US Lacrosse All-American...holds the record for most goals in a season at Campolindo with 93 as a senior...also holds the career goals and points record with 248 goals and 310 points...led DFAL in goals scored in each season since his sophomore campaign...helped his squad to a 2015 North Coast Section Quarterfinals, while making the semis in 2016 and earning a DFAL Championship as a senior...California Scholarship Federation Lifetime member.

PERSONAL: Parents Paul and Gretchen Mello...has one sibling, Loren (14)...undeclared major.