Melissa Stockwell

A Paralympic bronze medalist, Melissa Stockwell (Comm’02) recently competed in Paris for her fourth Paralympic Games. After becoming the first female American soldier to lose a limb in active combat when she was serving in Iraq, Stockwell was determined to not let it slow her down — and she qualified for the Paralympics four years later. She has since competed in swimming in Beijing and in triathlons in Rio, Tokyo and Paris. Stockwell has also received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for her service as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and she serves on the USA Triathlon Board of Trustees, the board of directors for the Wounded Warriors Project, and the USA Triathlon Women’s Committee.