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Updated: May 31, 2017

2017 outdoor: Ran the 400-meter hurdles at five different meets during the regular season, earning a season-best time of 54.04 seconds at the Virginia Grand Prix ... Also was a member of the fourth place 4x400-meter relay team at that same meet, running the event in 3:13.41 ... Was a part of the winning distance medley relay team at the Tennessee Relays, crossing the line in 9 minutes, 46.15 seconds ... Competed in the 400-meter dash at the Weems Baskin Invitational, earning a personal-best time of 49.73 seconds.

2017 indoor: Raced in the 400-meter event at the ACC Championships, finishing in 49.44 seconds … Placed third in the 400 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 49.43 seconds … Competed in the 400-meter race at the Music City Challenge ... Also was a member of the 4x4 relay team at that same meet that placed 12th overall with a time of 3:18.48 ... Additionally, collected a fourth-place finish as a member of the distance medley relay team at the Music City Challenge, finishing in a time of 9:44.93 ... Participated in the 200 (22.49) and 400 (49.42) at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet, recording personal bests in both events ... Competed in the 300 and 400 at the Hokie Invitational, recording a personal best in the 300 with a time of 35.80 seconds … Ran in the 400 and the 500 at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

2016 outdoor: Competed in the 400-meter hurdles seven times … Recorded a personal-best time of 53.51 seconds at the Charlotte Invite … Won the 400 hurdles at the Radford Invite … Finished third at the Liberty Invite.

2016 indoor: Ran a personal-best time of 8.63 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Challenge … Logged a season-best time of 50.47 seconds in the 400 at the Virginia Challenge … Recorded four top-15 finishes throughout the season.

2015 outdoor: Participated in the 400-meter sprint at the Virginia Challenge, setting a personal-best time of 50.27 ... Competed in the 110-meter hurdles at the Hurricane Invite ... Recorded a new personal record in the 400-meter hurdles at the Tennessee Challenge with a time of 54.22.

2015 indoor: Set a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.76 seconds at the Hokie Invitational.

2014 outdoor: Posted a season-best time in the 400-meter hurdles at the Hurricane Invitational with a mark of 55.09 seconds.

2014 indoor: Posted a season-best time in the 400-meter race at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 50.70 ... Hit a time of 8.82 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the VT Elite Meet.

High school: Earned eight letters in indoor and outdoor track at Battlefield … seven-time all-district and four-time all-region pick … Named to the All-Area Manassas Journal Messenger Second Team … Four-time state qualifier and three-time New Balance national qualifier … USATF Youth Indoor National Champion in the 400m dash … USATF Youth Indoor All-American in the 55m hurdles and 400m dash … Placed second at the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the 400IH … Played three years of high school football … Member of the Special Forces Track Club for five years … I.T. Program Silver Medal winner.

Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1995 in Heerlen, Netherlands … Son of John and Patty Merritt … Has two brothers … Father played golf for Southern University … Majoring in consumer studies.