James Mellen

James Mellen (born January 1, 1996) in Schnecksville) is an American Sprint track cyclist representing the United States. Mellen is a current US National Record holder in the 200m Flying Time Trial and an 11-time US National Champion.

James Mellen
Personal information
Born (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996
Schnecksville, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter

Mellen graduated cum laude from The Pennsylvania State University-Schreyer Honors College in 2018 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.

Career

In 2013 and 2014 James Mellen competed at the UCI Junior Track World Championships.

In 2015 Mellen won his first USA Cycling National Championship, in the team sprint with Matthew Baranoski and David Espinoza. The following year he won two titles, in Keirin and also in Team Sprint (with James Alvord and David Espinoza). In 2017 and 2019 was the National Champion in Sprint and [Keirin]. At the 2019 Pan American Championships he set a new national record of 9.598 seconds over 200 metres.[1][2]

Major results
2012
  • US Junior National Track Champion – 500m Time Trial
2013
  • US Junior National Track Champion – Sprint and Team Sprint (with Calan Farley and Tyler Nothstein)
2014
  • US Junior National Track Champion – Team Sprint (with Dominic Suozzi and Edward Alex Horvet)
2015
  • US National Track Champion – Team Sprint (with Matthew Baranoski and David Espinoza)
2016
  • US National Track Champion – Keirin, Team Sprint (with James Alvord and David Espinoza)
2017
  • US National Track Champion – Sprint, Keirin
2019
  • US National Track Champion – Sprint, Keirin
  • James Mellen at Cycling Archives
  • "James Mellen". firstcycling.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.

References
  1. Panamericano Élite de Pista 2019 - Results Sprint
  2. {Fox, Kelly (September 6, 2019). "Lambie Breaks Individual Pursuit World Record for the Second Time". USA Cycling. Retrieved April 17, 2020.


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