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Jake Merrell
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Quitaque, Texas
- High School:
- Valley HS
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (cross country)
Cross Country PB: 8K - 29:29.7
Indoor PB: 800m - 1:54.05 | 1,000m - 2:27.83
Outdoor PB: 800m - 1:54.41 | 1500m - 3:56.48
2020 Cross Country: Did not compete in any meets.
2020 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.
2019 Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 8K time of 29:29.7 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational to take 226th.
2019 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best time of 3:56.48 in the 1,500 meters at the USC Trojan Invitational to finish in seventh place... Placed third in the 800 meters at the Baylor Invitational with a time of 1:54.41... Part of distance medley relay team that placed seventh at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in a time of 10:03.61... Took ninth in the 1,500 meters at "The Reveille" meet, clocking a time of 3:56.50... Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational with a time of 4:00.54... Placed 14th in the 1,500 meters at the National Relay Championships (4:10.33)... Competed in the prelims of the 1,500 meters at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 15th with a time of 4:01.16.
2019 Indoor: Placed sixth at his first collegiate meet, running an 800-meter time of 1:54.89 at the Ted Nelson Invitational... Helped distance medley relay team place fourth at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 10:17.85... Ran a career-best 1,000 meters time of 2:27.83 to place third at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational... Helped 4x400-meter relay team get fourth at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 3:22.49... Finished 19th in the 800 meters at the Texas Tech Classic (1:56.23)... Clocked a career-best 800-meter time of 1:54.05 at the Iowa State Classic, finishing 41st... Competed in the prelims of the 1,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships, placing 11th with a time of 2:30.50.
2018 Cross Country: Did not compete in any meets.
High School: Nine-time state champion for Turkey Valley HS…Two-time UIL 1A team state champion in track & field…Is a four-time state champion in the 800m...Also a three-time champion in the 1,600m...Won three 1A track state titles in 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m in 2017...Won state titles in the 800m, 1,600m and 4x400m relay his senior season…Broke the UIL 1A state record en route to his fourth consecutive 800m title (1:51.71)…Also broke UIL 1A state record in 4x400m relay as anchor leg senior year, running 3:25.49…Named a New Balance All-American during the indoor track season…2018 Panhandle Track Athlete of the Year…2018 Panhandle Athlete of the Year…Involved with Faith City Missions and National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Clay and Brandi Merrell…Has one older sister, Elizabeth…Plans to major in aviation sciences.
Cross Country PB: 8K - 29:29.7
Indoor PB: 800m - 1:54.05 | 1,000m - 2:27.83
Outdoor PB: 800m - 1:54.41 | 1500m - 3:56.48
2020 Cross Country: Did not compete in any meets.
2020 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.
2019 Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 8K time of 29:29.7 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational to take 226th.
2019 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best time of 3:56.48 in the 1,500 meters at the USC Trojan Invitational to finish in seventh place... Placed third in the 800 meters at the Baylor Invitational with a time of 1:54.41... Part of distance medley relay team that placed seventh at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in a time of 10:03.61... Took ninth in the 1,500 meters at "The Reveille" meet, clocking a time of 3:56.50... Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational with a time of 4:00.54... Placed 14th in the 1,500 meters at the National Relay Championships (4:10.33)... Competed in the prelims of the 1,500 meters at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 15th with a time of 4:01.16.
2019 Indoor: Placed sixth at his first collegiate meet, running an 800-meter time of 1:54.89 at the Ted Nelson Invitational... Helped distance medley relay team place fourth at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 10:17.85... Ran a career-best 1,000 meters time of 2:27.83 to place third at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational... Helped 4x400-meter relay team get fourth at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 3:22.49... Finished 19th in the 800 meters at the Texas Tech Classic (1:56.23)... Clocked a career-best 800-meter time of 1:54.05 at the Iowa State Classic, finishing 41st... Competed in the prelims of the 1,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships, placing 11th with a time of 2:30.50.
2018 Cross Country: Did not compete in any meets.
High School: Nine-time state champion for Turkey Valley HS…Two-time UIL 1A team state champion in track & field…Is a four-time state champion in the 800m...Also a three-time champion in the 1,600m...Won three 1A track state titles in 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m in 2017...Won state titles in the 800m, 1,600m and 4x400m relay his senior season…Broke the UIL 1A state record en route to his fourth consecutive 800m title (1:51.71)…Also broke UIL 1A state record in 4x400m relay as anchor leg senior year, running 3:25.49…Named a New Balance All-American during the indoor track season…2018 Panhandle Track Athlete of the Year…2018 Panhandle Athlete of the Year…Involved with Faith City Missions and National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Clay and Brandi Merrell…Has one older sister, Elizabeth…Plans to major in aviation sciences.
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