2013 Cross Country Roster
Kyle Merritt
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Centennial
2013-14: INDOOR - took first in the mile at the BSU Team Challenge with a 4:18.71...placed 12th in the mile at the Jacksons Invite (4:20.58)...in his only 3,000m appearance of the year, Merritt took second at the Bronco Invite with a 8:37.13...capped off the indoor season with an eighth-place finish in the mile at the MW Championships...OUTDOOR - raced in a variety of long distance races (mile, 1,500m and 5,000m)...started the outdoor season with a 3:53.38 first-place finish in the 1,500m at the Sun Angel Classic...clocked a 4:29.15a in the mile at the BYU Invitational for 16th place...had a career race in the 5,000m at the Oregon Relays when he placed second with a 14:25.54...took 24th at the MW Championships in the 5,000m (16:08.93a).
2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY - Raced in three meets...ran at the Pre-Nationals, Mountain West (MW) Championships and NCAA Regionals...27th at the MW Championships (25:08.48).
2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY - Did not compete...INDOOR - Ran the Mile in three meets...placed fourth at the Boise State Team Challenge in a season-best of 4:19.01...12th at the Bronco Classic in the Mile...OUTDOOR - Ran the 800m and 1500m...had a best of 1:57.26 in the 800m at the Idaho-Utah Border Clash (11th)...second at the Utah Valley Collegiate meet in the 1500m...third in the 1500m at the Oregon Relays...ran a season-best of 3:53.11 (altitude adjusted) at the Wildcat Invite...placed 12th at the Mountain West (MW) Championships in the 1500m...All-MW Track & Field Academic honoree.
2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY - Competed in five meets...seventh at the Bob Firman 8K (26:44.49) and Coyote Invite 8K (25:52.90)...24th at the Roger Curran 6K (20:40.86)...23rd at the MW Championships 8K (26:13.7)...ran the NCAA West Region 10K in 31:11...All-MW Cross Country Academic honoree...INDOOR/OUTDOOR - Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL - Participated in cross country and track at Centennial High...placed seventh at the 2010 state cross country meet...placed 24th as a junior in the 2009 state cross country meet...ran the 800m, 1600m and 3200m in track...helped his 4x800m relay team to state champion titles in 2010 and 2011...raced to a sixth-place finish at the 2011 state track meet in the 1600m...placed fifth at the 2011 state track meet in the 3200m...has bests of 1:58.47 in the 800m, 4:24.72 in the 1600m and 9:41.70 in the 3200m.
MAJOR - Exercise Science (Biomechanics)
CAREER BESTS
Cross Country
6K - 20:23.94
8K - 25:52.90
10K - 31:59
Indoor
Mile - 4:19.01
Outdoor
800m - 1:57.26
1500m - 3:53.11 (altitude adj.)
