Melissa Cienega
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- Height:
- 5'4
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- Hometown:
- Los Angeles
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- John Marshall
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- Events:
- Freestyle
Bio
2-Time CCCAA State Individual Champion
2016-17 PCC Women's Athlete of the Year
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Jocelyn Jo, the Pasadena City College women's swim team school record holder in the 200-yard breaststroke, signed her national scholarship letter of intent today to attend NCAA Division II Western State Colorado University.
A 4-time state champion in her two seasons, Pasadena City College women's swimmer Melissa Cienega has three school records to her credit, but her marks are among the top 5 in a versatile eight different events and 12 if you include relays. The 2-time South Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year secured seven All-American marks overall for 2018, including the state's fastest times in the 200, 500, and 1,650-yard freestyle events.
Although her bid for three event victories came up short, Pasadena City College sophomore Melissa Cienega once again was a double champion at the CCCAA Swimming and Diving State Championships held May 3-5 at De Anza College in Northern California.
Melissa Cienega extended a remarkable streak for the Pasadena City College women's swim program at the South Coast Conference Championships held April 19-21 at Mt. San Antonio College. Behind three event victories, she became the fourth consecutive repeat SCC Swimmer of the Year from the Lancers.
Last year, Melissa Cienega shattered the PCC school record in the 500-yard freestyle on her way to winning the state title in that event. Swimming under the weather at the 18th Pasadena Invitational on April 6-7, Cienega snapped a 17-year-old meet record in that event. Her time of 5 minutes, 12.03 seconds beat the old mark of Chaffey's Ati Yuliani of 5:12.51 in 2001. However, the invite time was far slower than her freshman best school record mark of 5:03.83.
The Pasadena City College women's swim team won 12 of 14 events Friday in closing the South Coast Conference dual meet season Friday, defeating host Cerritos, 152-96, and LA Trade Tech, 168-84. Despite a 7-1 conference record, the Lancers placed second overall behind Mt. San Antonio (8-0).
Without its No. 1 swimmer Melissa Cienega due to illness, the Pasadena City College women's swim team didn't miss a beat in sweeping a South Coast Conference double dual meet over East Los Angeles, 158-85, and Chaffey, 153-81, at the Aquatic Center on March 30.
Sophomore Melissa Cienega keeps on winning while the Pasadena City College women's swimming and diving team took its first setback in South Coast Conference dual meets, losing to Mt. San Antonio, 173-90, while beating host Rio Hondo, 135-111, on Friday.
Last year as freshmen, Melissa Cienega and Jocelyn Jo shared the South Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year honors. The Lancers dynamic duo is back at it as sophomores in winning three events each Friday as the Pasadena City College women's swim team swept their SCC double dual-opening meet over El Camino, 122-105, and Long Beach City College, 134-86, during a constant rain at the Aquatic Center.
Melissa Cienega's first meet of 2018 was a highlight of things to come while frosh diver Haley Ragusa raised her status as the pair helped Pasadena City College's women's swim team reach fifth place out of 19 scoring teams at the Mt. San Antonio Invitational held Feb. 22-24.
The Pasadena CIty College women's swimming and diving team hope to continue its string of South Coast Conference individual champions in 2018. The Lancers return double-state champion and PCC Women's Athlete of the Year (2016-17) in Melissa Cienega and Jocelyn Jo, the Co-South Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year with Cienega.
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