Antonios Merlos

Position:
High Jump
Height:
6-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Corinth, Greece
High School:
Aristoteleio

2018 NCAA First Team Outdoor All-American (High Jump)

2018: Outdoor - Put on a spectacular postseason performance, as he finished fifth in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after entering with the NCAA East Region No. 23 qualifying mark...Was the only freshman among four first team All-Americans in the high jump from the Southeastern Conference...Cleared a personal-best height of 7 feet, 1 ¾ inches to help seal Georgia’s national championship with teammate Keenon Laine in the high jump...Booked his trip to Oregon by clearing 6 feet, 11 inches as the No. 7 finisher out of the NCAA East Prelims...Flew to a new personal best in the high jump of 7 feet, 1 inch towards a seventh-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships...Opened his first outdoor season with a seventh-place finish at the Mt. SAC Relays, soaring towards a mark of 6 feet, 10 ¼ inches.

Indoor - Finished 13th in the high jump at the SEC Indoor Championships with a jump of 6 feet, 10 ¾ inches in his first postseason appearance...Leaped to the No. 42 spot on the national list in the high jump with a jump of 7-0.5 at the Tiger Paw Invite...Opened his Georgia career with a third-place finish in the high jump (6-10.75) at the Clemson Invite.

High School: Finished second in high jump at 2016 U-18 European Championships…Took 10^th in the high jump at the 2017 U-20 European Championships…Personal-best mark of 7 feet, 2 inches…Also played soccer.

Personal: Born, April 4, 1999…Son of Omiros Merlos and Eyridiki Paulatou…Majoring in Management.