2023 Men's Cross Country Roster
Will Merrick
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Information Sciences
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Colo.
- High School:
- Castle View
2024
- Earned a new personal best in 8k (24:07.0) at the Big Ten Championships
- Ran a personal best in 10k (30:36.1) at the NCAA Midwest Regionals
- Placed 23rd in the 8k (24:16.0) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Preview
- Academic All-Big Ten
2023
- Ran a personal-best 8k at the Bradley Pink Classic (88th, 25:32.2)
- Placed 45th at the Big Ten Championships (25:33.4)
- Placed 68th in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Regionals with a personal-best (32:10.1)
- Academic All-Big Ten
2022
- Did not compete
2021
- Did not compete
High School
- First Team All-State (2x)
- Set the school record for the 800 and 4x400
- Three-time cross country letterwinner and four-time track letterwinner
- Also played one year of basketball
Personal
- Son of William and Anna Merrick
TFRRS Profile
Illini Track I Melissa Wullschleger NCAA Outdoor All-American Heptathlon 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Rose Yeboah NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Kam Garrett NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/13/25
Saturday, June 14
Illini Track I Sophia Beckmon NCAA Outdoor All-American Long Jump 6/12/25
Friday, June 13
