University of Scranton

• Four-year letter-winner who finished his career with indoor and outdoor school records in the long jump and triple jump
• Earned All-Landmark and All-Region honors as a graduate student in 2021

Graduate Year (2020-21)

• Competed in two meets for the Royals
• Finished second in the long jump at the Landmark Conference Championships and earned All-Landmark honors
• Broke his own program record and finished fifth at the AARTFC Championships with a mark of 7.08m
• Mark of 7.08m was the second best in the Mideast Region and 27th best in all of Division III

Graduate Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak)

• Competed in eight meets during the indoor season for Scranton
• Recorded eight top-10 finishes 
• Finished third in the long jump and 60 meter dash at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 29) and set a new program record in the long jump (6.79m)
• Set a new program record in the triple jump (13.09m) at the SU Invitational on Feb. 15
• Finished in 14th place in the long jump at the AARTFC Regional Championships (Mar. 6-7)

Senior Year (2018-19)

• Competed in 12 meets over the indoor and outdoor seasons
• Set four personal records during the season
• Finished fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 23
• Was fifth in the long jump, eighth in the triple jump, and 13th in the 100 prelims at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships on May 4-5
• Recorded 12 top-five finishes on the season highlighed by his win in the long jump at the Golden Ram Invitational on Mar. 23

Junior Year (2017-18)

• Competed in the 60-meter dash, the long jump, triple jump and 4x200 relay during the indoor season.
• Finished fifth in both the long jump (6.21 meters) and triple jump (12.83 meters) at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 24, 2018.
• Competed in the 100-meter dash, the long jump and the triple jump during the outdoor season.
• Finished fourth in the long jump at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships on May 5-6 with a leap of 6.31 meters.

Personal Best Marks

Awards & Honors

• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2019)
• USTFCCCA All-Mideast Region (2021)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2021)
• Landmark Conference Spring All-Sportsmanship Team (2020)
• Landmark Conference Winter All-Sportsmanship Team (2019)
• Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Landmark Conference Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 4, 2019, May 4, 2020)
• University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Feb. 11, 2019)

High School/Personal

• Prepped at Valley View, earning four letters in both soccer and track & field.
• Member of the National Honor Society.
• Son of Chester and Cathy Merli.