Morgan Merlino

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Farmington
Hometown:
Farmington, Mich.

PERSONAL RECORDS
Outdoor
400: 1:05.17
800: 2:23.05
1500: 4:44.06
3000: 10:12.07

Indoor
600: 1:43.32
800: 2:23.13
1000: 3:04.24
Mile: 5:02.10
3000: 10:51.42
5000: 19:13.50

Cross Country
5K: 18:34.4
6K: 22:04.6

2021 (Outdoor): Ran a personal-record 4:44.06 in the 1500 at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (4/22-24) … placed fifth in the 1500 and eighth in the 800 at the Notre Dame Bob Harris Open (5/1) … placed sixth in the 1500 at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Inv. (4/10) … finished eighth in the 1500 at the Louisville Inv. (4/2-3).

2021 (Indoor): Did not compete.

2020 (Cross Country): Did not compete.

2020 (Outdoor): Redshirted.

2020 (Indoor): Ran a career-best 10:51.42 in the 3000 meters in a dual meet at Akron (1/17) … finished in a personal-best 19:13.50 in the 5000 meters in the GVSU Holiday Open (12/6) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Cross Country): Competed in six meets … posted a season-best 5K time (18:39.2) in the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational (10/4) … recorded season-best 6K time (23:02.1) at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/18) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Outdoor): Ran a personal best 10:12.07 in the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (3/22-23) … posted a career best 4:46.30 finish in the 1500 meters at the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays (3/29-30).

2019 (Indoor): Finished 10th in the distance medley relay (12:15.89) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/22-23) in Kent, Ohio … set a personal best (5:02.10) in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet Invitational (2/8-9) … placed sixth in the distance medley relay (12:10.49) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (2/1-2) … finished third in the 1000 meters in a personal-best 3:04.24 in the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (1/26) … placed eighth in the 800 meters in a personal-record 2:23.13 and was 10th in the mile (5:10.03) at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19) … placed fourth in the mile (5:14.37) and fifth in the 4x400 relay (4:30.76) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/11).

2018 (Cross Country): Finished 44th (6K, 23:18.2) in a field of 275 runners and was the third Chippewa to cross the finish line in the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (9/14) … was the third Chippewa finisher at the 6K Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/13), posting a 22:39.3 time … ran a career-best 5K time of 18:34.40 and was the third Chippewa to cross the finish line at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational (9/28) … finished in 22:04.6, a career best in a 6K, at the Mid-American Conference Championships (10/27) in Toledo, Ohio.

2018 (Outdoor): Ran a personal best 2:23.05 in the 800 meters and placed seventh in the 4x800 relay (10:13.40) at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (4/26-28) … won the 4x400 relay (4:18.88) and placed third in the 800 (2:25.57) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (4/13-14) … posted a personal best time (1:05.17) in the 400 meters at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (4/6-7) … placed sixth in the distance medley relay (4:07.08) at the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays (3/30-31) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018 (Indoor): Set a personal record (1:43.32) in the 600 meters at the GVSU Big Meet Invitational (2/9-10) … finished third in the 4x400 relay (4:27.13) and seventh in the mile (5:39.20) in the CMU Jack Skoog Invitational (1/12) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2017 (Cross Country): Posted a time of 20:29.7 in the 5K CMU Jeff Drenth Memorial (9/1) … ran the 6K in 26:49.8 at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (9/15).

2016 (Cross Country): Redshirted.

High School: Second Team All-Oakland Activities Association (OAA) selection in track & field 2015 ... earned All-OAA track & field honors in three events in 2014 ... 2015 OAA Scholar-Athlete ... 2015 Farmington High School Eugene Sorgie King of the Road Award winner for track & field and cross country ... earned three varsity letters in track & field and two in cross country.