A four-year member of both the field hockey and track and field programs, Linee Mello-Frost established herself as one of the most successful dual-sport athletes in UMass Dartmouth athletic history.  On the track, she remains the most accomplished female hurdler, holding three school records.  Mello-Frost set the indoor 55-meter hurdles record in 2008 (8.49) and the indoor 60-meter standard in 2009 (9.51), while also establishing the outdoor 100-meter hurdles mark (15.19) in 2011.  The four-time Little East Conference individual champion captured the indoor 55-meter and outdoor 100-meter titles in both 2009 and 2010, and was a member of the conference champion 4x100-meter outdoor relay team in 2010, which held the school record until 2014.

On the field, Mello-Frost was a key defender in one of the most successful four-year stints in field hockey program history.  During her tenure, the Corsairs boasted an overall record of 51-33, including a 30-14 mark within the conference circuit, captured two Little East Conference tournament titles, and advanced to a pair of NCAA Division III tournaments.  In 2009, UMass Dartmouth edged Keene State College, 3-2, to earn the program’s first conference championship and appearance into the national field.  The following season, the Corsairs nearly navigated the Little East Conference schedule without a blemish en route to hoisting the championship trophy for the second consecutive campaign.  Mello-Frost, a two-time team captain, registered 15 points on three goals and nine assists in 77 career games.  She served as an assistant coach under her mentor Nicole Maher for four seasons before being appointed the program’s 10th head coach in 2015.

A native of New Bedford and product of New Bedford High School, Mello-Frost was a student of head track and field coach Steve Gardiner before joining his squad at UMass Dartmouth.  She graduated in 2011 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing.