Melissa Rollison

Defending champion Melissa Hauschildt (formerly Rollison) will look to add another 70.3 world championship title to her resume.

In 2011, the Aussie set a course record wherever she raced, prompting the common question: Who’s the new girl?

Will we see 70.3 world champ Melissa Hauschildt (nee Rollison) in Des Moines, Vegas or Kona this year? Find out in this week's "Dispatch."

A lower leg injury means that she will walk the marathon at Ironman Cairns.

Melissa Rollison's long build-up towards attempting to defend her 70.3 world title this year will continue on the Sunshine Coast.

The favorites face the media and the looming 200km bike leg.

The 70.3 world champ says the Ironman World Championship and/or the 2016 Olympics are on her radar.

Australia’s David Dellow upset a world class field to claim the Noosa Triathlon, while 70.3 World Champion Melissa Rollison continued her meteoric rise in the sport.

Ironman 70.3 world champ Melissa Rollison beat out Olympic-distance stars this weekend at the Noosa Triathlon, and says that an Olympic bid may be in her future.

Australia’s David Dellow upset a world class field to claim the Noosa Triathlon , the race that has eluded him for over a decade, while 70.3 World Champion Melissa Rollison continued her meteoric rise in the sport claiming the women’s title

Craig “Crowie” Alexander reclaimed the Ironman 70.3 world champion title, which he first won in 2006, at today’s race on a new, challenging course around Lake Las Vegas and Henderson, Nev. Aussie Melissa Rollison, who first came to our attention by winning this year’s Vineman 70.3, captured her first half-iron world champ title. Both winners outran their respective fields to finish with a commanding lead.

Australian Melissa Rollison tells us what she's expecting in tomorrow's 70.3 world championship race.

When Australian Melissa Rollison won Muncie 70.3 two weeks ago, we thought, “hmm, interesting.” But when she went 4:09 at Vineman 70.3 to beat a stacked field including Leanda Cave and Mirinda Carfrae we thought, “wait, who the hell is this girl?”

Australia's Melissa Rollison took the top spot at a 70.3 race for the second time in two weeks at the Vineman 70.3 triathlon.

The 21st annual Vineman 70.3 featured a $50,000 prize purse with $8,500 of the cash going to both the first place man and woman.