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First-Team All-Big Ten // DMR (Indoor) - 2022

2025

Indoor

• Holds first in program record for fastest 1000m run (2:22.72) at the Fighting Illini Challenge
• Part of the team that broke the programs record for distance medley relay (9:24.45) 
• Earned a new personal-best in the 3000m (8:08.42) at the Big Ten Indoor Championship
• Finished first in the 3000m (8:10.50) at the Hoosier Horsepower Invitational 

Outdoor

• Won the 1500m (3:44.30) at the USF Alumni Invitational
• Ran a personal-best 800m in his win at the Fighting Illini Twilight (1:49.84)
• Clocked a PB 3000m steeplechase in his second-place finish (8:54.74) at the Virginia Challenge

2024

Indoor

• Placed seventh in the mile (4:08.40) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
• Part of the DMR team that placed sixth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (9:46.63)
• Ran the program's seventh-fastest mile (4:01.26) in his fifth-place finish at the Meyo Invitational
• Clocked a personal-best 1000m (2:25.30) in his second-place finish at the Commodore Challenge

Outdoor

• Ran the program's sixth-fastest 1500m (3:40.90) at the Fighting Illini Tune-Up
• Ran a personal-best 3000mS (8:54.80) at the Stanford Invitational
• Clocked two personal-bests in the 2000mS (5:50.62) and 3000m (8:54.92) at the Hurricane Invitational
• Academic All-Big Ten

2023

Indoor

• Placed second in the mile on a personal-best (4:10.69) at the Illini Challenge
• Placed third in the 600m on a personal-best (1:19.78) at the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite

Outdoor

• Recorded a personal-best 1500m (3:47.61) and placed seventh at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival
• Ran a personal-best 800m (1:50.81) in his eighth place finish at the UNF East Coast Relays

2022

Indoor

• First-Team All-Big Ten (DMR)
• Part of the Big Ten Indoor Championship DMR team on the program's fifth fastest time (9:35.38)
• Won the 600m at The Badgers Big Ten Midwest Invite (1:20.35)
• Ran a season-best 800m (1:52.66) and was part of the 4x400 team that placed second at the Music City Challenge

Outdoor

• Season-best 1:51.74 in the 800m at the Ole Miss Classic

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

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