Mellon is State's Lone All-USA Honoree

Buffalo High School half-miler Zach Mellon was the lone Minnesotan named to USA Today's All-USA high school track and field team.

Mellon (pictured, center), a recently graduated senior who helped power Buffalo to its first-ever MSHSL Class AA state team title, joined nine other athletes named to the team in boys' distance events.

More than 100 high school stars from across the country were named to the All-USA team overall.

Mellon's individual honors in 2009 include a runner-up finish in the MSHSL Class AA 800m and a runner-up finish in the USA Junior 800m. Mellon's season best of 1:49.80 came in the prelims at the USA Juniors, held in Eugene, Oregon.

In 2008, Mellon ran the fastest Minnesota boys high school 800m ever when he clocked 1:48.64 to finish second in the USA Junior meet.

Find the complete All-USA team HERE.

Photo by Becky Miller.