Before Valpo: Earned all-state honors in 2022 after finishing in ninth at the IHSAA State Finals (73-74)… Garnered the Zionsville boys golf Mental Attitude Award in both 2021 and 2022 and was also an all-conference performer in 2021… Placed third in the Sectional round of the IHSAA postseason (71) before he placed third in the Regional round in 2022 (72)… 2021 Indiana State Junior Championship Stroke Play second place (68-71) and match play t-9th, 2022 Indiana State junior Championship stroke play fifth place (68-76) and match play t-5th, 2021 Golfweek at Indiana University first place (74-72), 2021 Indiana Golf Central Masters Championship first place (70-74), 2022 AJGA UHY Detroit Junior ninth place (76-72-72), 2022 Golfweek Junior Tour at Purdue fourth place (75-67) and 2022 Golfweek Junior Tour at Ball State third place (73-73)… Posted a 2022 scoring average of 73.4… Also thrives in the classroom, where he owned a 4.03 cumulative grade point average in high school… Played high school basketball in 2019-20 and 2020-21 and also played baseball growing up.

Personal: Got to play baseball in Cooperstown, N.Y. in 2017… Hobbies include basketball, tennis, golf and weightlifting… Son of Gary and Kim Melliere… Has a sister, Aly.