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2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Zachary Mercer

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mooresville, N.C.
  • High School Mooresville Senior

Biography

PR:
Cross Country: 5K - 15:57.0...8K – 26:04.2
Indoor: 800m - 2:04.76...Mile - 4:27.32...3,000m - 9:06.81 
Outdoor: 800m - 1:59.62...1,500m - 4:00.30...3,000m - 8:49.97...3,000m Steeple - 9:27.97
2020-21
Cross Country
  • Did not compete
Outdoor
  • Did not compete
2019-20
Cross Country
  • Ran in two races during the season
  • Placed 41st at the HPU VertCross Invitational in a season-best time of 26:42.1
Indoor
  • Was a member of the DMR team that placed fifth at the Sun Belt Championships in 10:31.20
  • Clocked a PR in the 800-meter run at the JDL Team Challenge in 2:01.29
  • Recorded a season-best time of 4:27.35 in the mile at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2018-19
Cross Country
  • Participated in five races on the season, placing in the top-20 in four
  • Won the Montreat Open, posting a PR time of 15:57.0
  • Set a PR in the 8k at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational, crossing 10th overall in 26:04.2
  • Placed 14th at the USC Upstate Invitational (26:41.6) and 19th at the Vertcross Invitational (26:23.8)
Indoor
  • Clocked a PR in the 1-mile run in 4:27.32, finishing 14th at the Darius Dixon Invitational
  • Ran a PR time of 2:04.76 for a 14th place finish in the 800-meter run at the VMI Team Challenge. Also was fourth in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:32.16
Outdoor
  • Placed eighth at the Sun Belt Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, crossing in a PR time of 9:27.97
  • Clocked a PR at the season opening 49er Classic in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:49.97
  • Ran a season-best 4:04.49 at the Raleigh Relays in the 1,500-meter run
2017-18
Cross Country
  • Ran in two races on the season
  • Posted a new PR in the 8K at the High Point Vertcross Invitational, finishing 26:42.5 in the 8K
  • Ran a 8K time of 27:03.7 at the Upstate Invitational, which placed him 37th overall 
Indoor
  • Ran a 9:06.81 in the 3,000-meter run at the ETSU Invitational in first collegiate race
  • Posted a 4:28.64 in the 1-mile run, which placed him ninth at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
Outdoor
  • Ran a PR in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Sun Belt Championships, finishing ninth in 9:41.75
  • Recorded a new PR in the 1,500-meter run in 4:00.30 at the Duke Invitational
  • Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:04.14 at the Weems Baskin Relays
High School PRs: 800m — 2:04.00...1600m – 4:21.50...3200m – 9:45.94...5K – 16:02.00
 High School
  • Set cross country PR of 16:02 while winning the NCHSAA 4-A West Regional as a senior; finished 31st at the state meet
  • Two-time state qualifier in cross country
  • Ran 3200m PR of 9:45.94 while finishing 11th in the NCHSAA 4-A state track championships as a junior.
  • Finished 10th in the 1600m at the NCHSAA 4-A state track championships as a senior and 9th in the same event as a junior

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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