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| Born | (1996-01-01)January 1, 1996 (age 30) Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||
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James Mellen (born January 1, 1996, inSchnecksville, Pennsylvania) is an American sprinttrack cyclist representing theUnited States. Mellen is a current US National Record holder in the 200m Flying Time Trial and an 11-time US National Champion.
Mellen graduated cum laude fromThe Pennsylvania State University-Schreyer Honors College in 2018 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.
In2013 and2014 James Mellen competed at theUCI Junior Track World Championships.
In 2015 Mellen won his first USA Cycling National Championship, in theteam sprint withMatthew Baranoski andDavid Espinoza. The following year he won two titles, inKeirin and also in Team Sprint (withJames Alvord and David Espinoza). In 2017 and 2019 was the National Champion inSprint and [Keirin]. At the 2019 Pan American Championships he set a new national record of 9.598 seconds over 200 metres.[1][2]
US Junior National Track Champion – 500m Time Trial US Junior National Track Champion – Sprint and Team Sprint (withCalan Farley andTyler Nothstein) US Junior National Track Champion – Team Sprint (withDominic Suozzi andEdward Alex Horvet) US National Track Champion – Team Sprint (withMatthew Baranoski andDavid Espinoza) US National Track Champion – Keirin, Team Sprint (withJames Alvord andDavid Espinoza) US National Track Champion – Sprint, Keirin US National Track Champion – Sprint, Keirin   | This biographical article related to an American cyclist born in the 1990s is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
