Student-Athlete Spotlight: Matthew Melendez, UW-Eau Claire

Each week during the 2023-24 academic year, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) will feature two student-athletes (one male and one female) from one of its eight institutions for a Student-Athlete Spotlight Q & A segment. The segments will be posted every Thursday and individuals are selected by the institution. The WIAC Student-Athlete Spotlights are presented by Culver’s. Name: Matthew Melendez Institution: UW-Eau Claire Hometown (High School): River Grove, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep) Year in school: Junior Sport: Baseball Major: Exercise Science Minor: Psychology Why did you choose UW-Eau Claire? I chose Eau Claire because I was given the…