Delta State University

2014 NCAA All-American (400-Individual Medley, 500-Freestyle, 200-Breaststroke)
2014 Honorable Mention All-American (800-Freestyle Relay)
2014 All-New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference (400-Individual Medley and 200-Breaststroke)
2014 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference All-Academic Team
2014 College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team
2015 NCAA All-American (400-Individual Medley, 1650-Freestyle, 500-Freestyle, 800-Freestyle relay)
2015 Honorable Mention All-American (1000-Freestyle)
2015 College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team
2015 All-New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference
2015 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference All-Academic Team
2016 NCAA All-American (1650-Freestyle, 400-IM, 200-Breaststroke)
2016 Honorable Mention All-American (800-Freestyle-Relay)
2016 NSISC Champion (1650-Freestyle, 400-IM, 500-Freestyle)

PERSONAL BESTS

2015-16 (JUNIOR): Earned four All-American honors at the NCAA Championships ... Finished in fifth place in the 1650-Freestyle and sixth in the 200-Breaststroke and 400-IM at the NCAA Championships ... Also helped the 800-Freestyle Relay team finish 15th ... NSISC Champion in the 400-IM, 500-Freestyle and 1650-Freestyle) ... NSISC runner up in the 1000-Freestyle ... New DSU record holder in the 200-Breaststroke (2:15.01) ... NSISC Swimmer of the Week (1.21) ... Finished in the top 10 in all but one event in which she participated.

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE): Earned five All-American honors at the NCAA Championships ... Finished in third place in the 400-Individual Medley (4:22.88), fifth in the 1650-Freestyle (16.53.18), sixth in the 500-Freestyle (16.53.18), eighth in the 800-Freestyle relay and 12th in the 1000-Freestyle (10:09.24) ... Named NSISC Female Swimmer of the Year ... Earned NSISC Female Swimmer of the Meet honors for her performance at the NSISC Championships, where she claimed the 1000-Freestyle (10:06.09), 400-IM (4:19.49), 800-Freestyle relay and a second place finish in the 200-Breaststroke (2:16.48) ... NAMED CSCAA All-American for the second straight year ... Holds seven DSU school records, three NSISC records and three DSU Aquatic Center records. 

2013-2014 (FRESHMAN): Named CollegeSwimming.com Counsilman Hunsaker Women's Division II Swimmer of the Week for the week of November 11, 2013 ... Set seven school records during freshman season, including individual event records in the 500-Freestyle (4:52.06), 1,000-Freestyle (10:03.59), 200-Breaststroke (2:16.83), 200-Individual Medley (2:04.06) and 400-Individual Medley (4:16.97) ... Set school record in two relays; 400-Freestyle relay (3:29.64) and 800-Freestyle relay (7:30.73).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Helmholtz Gymnasium in Essen, Germany

PERSONAL: Melanie Tombers … Born April 3, 1994 … Daughter of Peter and Birgit … Has a brother, Tobias, a former member of the DSU swim team