PRIOR TO PENN STATE
A three-time GHSA 7A state champion, Mellinger has helped guide her team to a combined 58-9 record in three seasons. Starting all three years, she has accumulated 215 points on 125 goals and 90 assists. For all three seasons, the attacker led her position group in points. In 2023 and 2024, she was named first-team all-state and received a USA Lacrosse All-American nod in the latter.