2021-22 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Veteran member of the Villanova cross country and middle distance group ... On the track has competed at distances ranging from 200 meters to 1500 meters ... Three-time All-BIG EAST performer in the relay events ... Top individual event is the 800 meters in which she has finished as high as sixth at the BIG EAST Championships ... Five-time scoring runner for the Wildcats in cross country and was part of the team's lineup for the NCAA Championships in 2019.
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| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 200 Meters |
28.30 |
Penn Challenge (3.27.2021) |
| 400 Meters |
1:00.60 |
Penn 10-Team Select (1.15.2022) |
| 500 Meters |
1:18.94 |
Army West Point (2.6.2021) |
| 600 Meters |
1:31.79 |
High School |
| 800 Meters |
2:07.27 |
High School |
| 1000 Meters |
2:49.43 |
High School |
| 1500 Meters |
4:29.70 |
High School |
| Mile |
4:50.87 |
High School |
| 3000 Meters |
10:02.41 |
High School |
| 3 Miles (XC) |
17:20.8 |
Main Line Invitational (9.20.2019) |
| 6000 Meters (XC) |
21:04.0 |
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11.15.2019) |
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| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2022 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg) |
| 2021 OUTDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg) |
| 2020 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor) |
| All-BIG EAST |
Distance Medley Relay (800m) |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022 |
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| CAREER NCAA RESULTS |
| 2019 CROSS COUNTRY (TERRE HAUTE, IND. | LAVERN GIBSON CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 23 |
6000 Meters |
22:42.7 |
237th |
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| CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS |
| 2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | TRACK & FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| February 26 |
4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg) |
8:49.01 |
3rd |
| 2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| May 14 |
800 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
2:13.85 |
12th |
| May 15 |
4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg) |
8:51.76 |
2nd |
| 2020 CROSS COUNTRY (CARY, N.C. | WAKEMED SOCCER PARK FIELD) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| March 5 |
6000 Meters |
22:58.6 |
62nd |
| 2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| March 1 |
800 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
2:12.31 |
3rd |
| March 1 |
Distance Medley Relay (800m) |
11:43.53 |
2nd |
| March 2 |
800 Meters (Final) |
2:14.27 |
6th |
| March 2 |
4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor) |
8:54.09 |
2nd |
| 2019 CROSS COUNTRY (KENOSHA, WIS. | WAYNE E. DANNEHL NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 2 |
6000 Meters |
23:12.4 |
28th |
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Portsmouth High School: Competed across all three seasons in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field … Earned All-America honors in the 800 meters and as part of her school’s distance medley relay team … Was an 11-time individual state champion on the track and earned four New England titles … Broke eight school records over the course of her career … Was an All-New England performer three straight years from 2017-19 and an all-state honoree four years in a row from 2015-18 … Achieved Honor Roll and High Honor Roll status academically … Named a Rhode Island Scholar-Athlete.
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Personal: Born 2/28/01 in Newport, R.I. … One of three children of Leland Merrill and Jenny Reese … Has two siblings, Ally Merrill and Wren Hager … Father was a Division I swimmer at Vermont … Hobbies include hiking, writing and spending time with her dogs … Chose to attend Villanova for the balance between its academic and athletics programs … Noted that she developed a strong relationship with the coaching staff and the team while visiting campus and would be able to reach her potential with the Wildcats … Communication major.
Historical Player Information
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