Michael Merced
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 165
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- Hometown:
- Pearl River, N.Y.
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- Year:
- Sr
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- Nickname:
- Merced
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- High School:
- Pearl River
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- Events:
- Sprints/Middle Distance/Relays
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- Major:
- Mathematics
Bio
Personal: Son of Ginette Merced...has two siblings; Miguel and Ginelle...favorite athlete is Michael Jordan...favorite sports team is the New York Yankees...favorite food is BBQ babyback ribs...also played basketball at Pearl River High School...wasn the league and county championship in the 400m dash and was the Section 1 Class B Champion in the 400m dash.
2019 Season
Named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll once this season.
2018 Season
Earned two CACC Men's Track Athlete of the Week honors...won the 200m dash and finished second in the 400m dash at the CACC Championships...tied the 200m dash record at the CACC Championships...won the 400m dash and part of 4x200m relay team that won at the Queensborough Relays...won the 400 dash at the Vassar Invite...recipient of the DC Men's Track Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award...Inducted into Dominican College New York Sigma Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma.
2017 Season
Recipient of the Dominican College Men's Track and Field Coach's Award...finished second in the 200m and 400m dash at the CACC Championships.
2016 Season
Named CACC Rookie of the Week once this season...Won the 400m dash at the CACC Championships...Recipient of the Dominican College Men's Track Coach's Award...Named the CACC Men's Track Rookie of the Year.
News mentions
Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/23/19) Twenty-nine (29) student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Track & Field All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The 29 individuals represent all 12 schools that compete in the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.
Lakewood, N.J. (5/5/19) The Dominican College men's track and field team competed today at the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships held at the Track and Field Complex on the campus of Georgian Court University.
New Haven, Conn. (4/28/19) Freshman Lowell Pierrette (Elmsford, N.Y.) won the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.63 at the Yale Springtime Invitational held today and hosted by Yale University.
Lawrenceville, N.J. (4/14/19) The Dominican College men's track and field squad traveled to the Rider Invitational held yesterday.
Trenton, N.J. (4/8/19) Senior Michael Merced (Pearl River, N.Y.) took second place in the 400m dash with a time of 49.52 at the TCNJ Invitational held this past weekend on the campus of the The College of New Jersey.
Monmouth, N.J. (3/30/19) Freshman Brandon Adams (Highland Mills, N.Y.) won the high jump event at the 24th Annual Monmouth Season Opener with a jump of 1.94m (6 feet, 4.37 inches) held today on the campus of Monmouth University.
New York, N.Y. (2/23/19) The 4x200m relay team of Brandon Adams (Highland Mills, N.Y.), Michael Merced (Pearl River, N.Y.), Andrew Pierre (Spring Valley, N.Y.) and Lowell Pierrette (Elmsford, N.Y.) had the high finish of second place with a time of 1:31.94 at the Last Chance Meet held yesterday at the NYC Armory.
Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/17/19) Senior Michael Merced (Pearl River, N.Y.) won the 400m dash with a time of 50.71 at the Princeton Invitational held yesterday at Princeton University.
Monmouth, N.J. (2/9/19) Senior Michael Merced (Pearl River, N.Y.) won the 200m and 400m dash at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational.