UC San Diego

MEDIA
In Their Own Words: Melanie Jaffe (5/1/2020)

AS A SENIOR IN 2019-20
Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) team representative ... Named Most Improved ... GNAC All-Academic ... Helped UC San Diego A to a seventh-place finish in the Women's Open 8+ at the San Diego Fall Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL
A graduate of San Ramon Valley High School in Danville ... Earned 2015-16 Most Improved award ... Rowed for the Oakland Strokes Rowing Club ... Also competed in track and field.

PERSONAL
Born March 28 in Moscow, Russia ... Mother went to Bryn Mawr and father went to UC Berkeley ... Has two brothers ... Speculative Design major at Sixth College ... Plans to get a job doing interface and experience design for apps and websites in San Diego and then after a few years go back to school to get a master's degree in computing design ... Most memorable rowing moment was placing third at regionals with some of her closest friends ... Top UC San Diego moments have been hanging out with teammates after practice on Saturdays, getting breakfast, and surfing ... Likes painting and surfing ... Roots for the Oakland A's .... Favorite athlete is Lindsey Vonn ... Listens to Bon Iver and Flume ... Loves the movie Clueless ... Enjoys California burritos from Taco Stand ... One thing most people don't know about her is that she was adopted from Russia ... Uses Instagram.