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2023-24 Track and Field Roster
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Merritt, Rebecca
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Rebecca Merritt
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Sheridan HS
- Hometown:
- Sheridan, Ind.
Bio
Third Team All-SBC - Indoor
2024-25 (Grad. Senior): Competed in eight meets in Indoor Season only (Covid eligibility) ... Swept SP and WT in Marshall Opener, Marshall Alumni Classic, and Marshall Invitational ... Set PRs in SP (14.68m) and WT (3rd-19.58m) in final collegiate meet, the SBC Indoor Championships
SBC Outdoor Silver Medalist : Discus
NCAA East First Round Qualifier : Hammer Throw and Discus
2023-24 (Senior): Advanced to the NCAA Championship East First Round for second season in a row in Discus, as well as Hammer Throw ... Finished second in Discus at SBC Outdoor Championships, throwing 51.37 meters, earning 2nd Team All-Sun Belt ... Also scored 5th in Hammer ... PR throw of 52.00 meters at Outdoor Music City Challenge qualified her for NCAA First Rounds, also the second-best throw in event in MU history ... Set Hammer Throw PR at FSU Relays, throw of 58.14 meters qualified spot for First Rounds ... Scored 6th in Weight Throw at SBC Indoor Championships ... Set WT PR at Marshall Invitational with 18.70 meter throw, winning the event
2022-23 (Junior): Had a strong junior season, highlighted with advancing to the NCAA Championship East Prelims in Discus ... Threw a personal best of 50.35 meters at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships to finish fourth and qualify for Prelims ... Threw 46.63 meters at East Prelims to finish 38th ... Set hammer throw personal record of 56.22 meters Jesse Owens Classic ... Set weight throw personal record indoors with an 18.53 meter throw
2021-22 (Sophomore): Competed in 13 meets as a sophomore, highlighted with a pair of scoring results at the C-USA Outdoor Championships ... Threw 47.77 meters in discus to finish fourth at the Championship ... Threw 54.68 meters in Hammer to finish fifth at the C-USA Outdoors ... Set a personal record in the shot put at the Hilltopper Relays with a 13.93 meter throw
2020-21 (Freshman): Had a strong freshman season highlighted by throwing the 4th-best discus throw in school history at the Kentucky Invitational, a mark of 45.66 meters (149 feet, 10 inches) … threw a personal best shot put of 13.46m (44 ft. 2 in.) at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships to finish 9th … earned 17 top-10 finishes throughout the season including five 2nd place finishes, two of which came at the 49er Classic in the shot put and discus.
Prior to Marshall: Merritt joins the program as Sheridan High School’s school record holder in both shot put and discus … she is a three-time state finalist in the outdoor shot put and discus and indoor shot put … a 2019 IHSAA sectional and regional champion in the discus and is the 2019-20 Hoosier Heartland Conference Record Holder in the discus.
Collegiate Bests:
SP: 14.68m (48 ft. 2 in.)
DT: 52.00m (170 ft. 7 in.)
HT: 58.14m (190 ft. 9 in.)
WT: 19.58m (64 ft. 3 in.)
2024-25 (Grad. Senior): Competed in eight meets in Indoor Season only (Covid eligibility) ... Swept SP and WT in Marshall Opener, Marshall Alumni Classic, and Marshall Invitational ... Set PRs in SP (14.68m) and WT (3rd-19.58m) in final collegiate meet, the SBC Indoor Championships
SBC Outdoor Silver Medalist : Discus
NCAA East First Round Qualifier : Hammer Throw and Discus
2023-24 (Senior): Advanced to the NCAA Championship East First Round for second season in a row in Discus, as well as Hammer Throw ... Finished second in Discus at SBC Outdoor Championships, throwing 51.37 meters, earning 2nd Team All-Sun Belt ... Also scored 5th in Hammer ... PR throw of 52.00 meters at Outdoor Music City Challenge qualified her for NCAA First Rounds, also the second-best throw in event in MU history ... Set Hammer Throw PR at FSU Relays, throw of 58.14 meters qualified spot for First Rounds ... Scored 6th in Weight Throw at SBC Indoor Championships ... Set WT PR at Marshall Invitational with 18.70 meter throw, winning the event
2022-23 (Junior): Had a strong junior season, highlighted with advancing to the NCAA Championship East Prelims in Discus ... Threw a personal best of 50.35 meters at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships to finish fourth and qualify for Prelims ... Threw 46.63 meters at East Prelims to finish 38th ... Set hammer throw personal record of 56.22 meters Jesse Owens Classic ... Set weight throw personal record indoors with an 18.53 meter throw
2021-22 (Sophomore): Competed in 13 meets as a sophomore, highlighted with a pair of scoring results at the C-USA Outdoor Championships ... Threw 47.77 meters in discus to finish fourth at the Championship ... Threw 54.68 meters in Hammer to finish fifth at the C-USA Outdoors ... Set a personal record in the shot put at the Hilltopper Relays with a 13.93 meter throw
2020-21 (Freshman): Had a strong freshman season highlighted by throwing the 4th-best discus throw in school history at the Kentucky Invitational, a mark of 45.66 meters (149 feet, 10 inches) … threw a personal best shot put of 13.46m (44 ft. 2 in.) at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships to finish 9th … earned 17 top-10 finishes throughout the season including five 2nd place finishes, two of which came at the 49er Classic in the shot put and discus.
Prior to Marshall: Merritt joins the program as Sheridan High School’s school record holder in both shot put and discus … she is a three-time state finalist in the outdoor shot put and discus and indoor shot put … a 2019 IHSAA sectional and regional champion in the discus and is the 2019-20 Hoosier Heartland Conference Record Holder in the discus.
Collegiate Bests:
SP: 14.68m (48 ft. 2 in.)
DT: 52.00m (170 ft. 7 in.)
HT: 58.14m (190 ft. 9 in.)
WT: 19.58m (64 ft. 3 in.)
Marshall Cross Country: Coach Caleb Bowen (Post-Thundering Herd Invitational)
Friday, August 29
Marshall T&F: Addison Painter/Lara Check (Pre-NCAA 1st Rd.)
Tuesday, May 27
Marshall T&F: Emma Henry, Gradian Graham, Azure Travis, Garrett Ferguson (Pre-Louisville)
Thursday, April 24
Marshall T&F (Pre-JMU Invite)
Friday, April 11
