As for Meline, she went on to collect multiple accolades. She graduated as the Coyotes’ career leader in kills with 1,450, was the first player in the program to be named conference MVP, and remains one of the top all-rotation players in program history. It is why the invitation to Friday’s ceremony is a no-brainer.
“I am very honored to be joining the Hall of Fame,” said Meline. “Especially getting to watch the team now and seeing that success they’ve had; I feel like my time was when we started moving the program in that direction. The teammates I had and the great coaching staff, we were able to feel like we were really a part of moving the program in a different direction. It means a lot to me to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and to be back on campus.”
If you take away Meline’s success on the court, her time at South Dakota was still an impactful four years filled with heartbreak, loss, and love that continue to influence her life nearly 20 years later. She met her husband, Aaron, at USD and the couple has three children: Brayden, Jordyn, and Skylar. Meline opened her own sports psychology practice in Omaha where the couple lives. That’s a career path she likely would not have pursued if not for a tragic event during her sophomore year.
“That was when we lost one of our teammates, McKenzie Hartwig, to meningitis at our very first tournament,” said Meline. “I’ll never forget the passing of McKenzie. We were in our hotel room and our coaches just told us we needed to pray. But when Coach Weber came in and told us the news, I will never forget the look on everyone’s faces, it just didn’t seem true.
“That night, the coaches went out and bought a bunch of candy and junk food and we sat in the hotel room and just talked about McKenzie. We laughed and cried and just remembered her. After that, we were a very close-knit team.”
A sport psychologist was brought in to support the team shortly after that event and it made a direct impact on Meline. She was intrigued with how much it helped her and inspired her to want to offer that type of support for people and especially athletes moving forward. At first she thought that profession could only thrive in high-population areas on the east and west coasts, but Meline has proven that’s certainly not the case. She continued her schooling at the University of Nebraska-Omaha before starting her own practice.
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