2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Hayden Merrick
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Johns Creek
- Hometown:
- Johns Creek, Ga.
2020: Indoor - Did not compete.
2019: Outdoor - Shot to fourth on the school’s all-time list in the discus with a top effort of 171 feet, 9 inches to finish one spot from qualifying (13th) at the NCAA East Prelims…Was second in the discus at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial, reaching 171-3…Scored with a fifth-place finish at the SEC Championships thanks to a mark of 168-6…Won the Mt. SAC Relays in the discus with a mark of 162-3...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019.
Indoor - Did not compete for Georgia.
2018: Outdoor - Won the discus (159 feet, 8 inches) and was second in the hammer (172-4) at the Yellow Jacket Invite...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018...Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall 2017.
2017: Outdoor – Won the season-opening Yellow Jacket Invite with a discus mark of 153 feet, 1 inch…Had a season-best effort of 157-4 to take seventh in the discus at the Virginia Challenge…Also posted her longest hammer throw of 178-10 to take third at the Virginia meet…Scored with a seventh-place finish in the discus at the SEC Championships after reaching 161-9…Was 16th in the hammer (164 feet) at the SEC meet.
Indoor – Took sixth at the Orange & Purple Classic in the weight throw with a toss of 52 feet, 4 inches.
2016: Outdoor - Had a mark of 41 feet, 1 ¾ inches to finish fourth in the shot put at the Georgia Relays...Finished ninth in the discus with a team-best mark of 165-8 at the SEC Championships...Also took 13th in the hammer at SECs with a top throw of 170-7...Was 30th in the discus (159-6) at the NCAA Prelims.
Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
High School: Earned All-American honors after taking fifth in the discus at the 2014 New Balance Outdoor Nationals...Won the 2014 and 2015 GHSA AAAAAA state discus titles and was the Al Woodham Award winner...Finished first at the 2015 Junior Olympics...Also played basketball as a freshman, sophomore and junior and volleyball as a freshman and sophomore.
Personal: Born March 19, 1997...Daughter of Cindy Merrick...Majoring in Advertising and working on a certificate in African Studies.
