2025 Men's Track and Field Roster
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Hunter Merkley
- Position:
- Jumps
- Indoor:
- Senior
- Outdoor:
- Sr.
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- High School:
- Lincoln HS
Merkley's Performance History & Personal Bests
2024-25 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Finished 3rd in the long jump at the Summit League Championships with a season best jump of 23-06.25 (7.17m).
Outdoor (Senior): Finished 3rd in the long jump at the Summit League Championships with a season and personal best jump of 24-10 (7.57m)…Finished 1st in the long jump at the Bison Open…Finished season ranked 11th in NDSU history for the long jump.
2023-24 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Placed 4th in long jump at Summit League Championships with season best 23-07.25 (7.19m)
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 7th in Long Jump at Summit League Championships … Season best long jump of 23-05.25 (7.14m) at NDSU Spring Classic.
2022-23 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed 4th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 23-03.50 (7.10m) … Won the long jump at the Bison Open with a season-best mark of 23-04.00 (7.11m).
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
2021-22 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Placed 4th in the long jump at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Season-best long jump of 23-03.50 (7.10m) at the Bison Open on Feb. 5.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Summit League runner-up in the long jump, placing 2nd with a season-best mark of 23-10.25 (7.27m) at the conference meet … Four meets over 23 feet in the long jump.
2020-21 SEASON
Indoor: Season-best long jump mark of 22-04.25 (6.81m) at the Dakota Quad Classic on Feb. 6 … Won the long jump at the UND Tune-Up on Feb. 20.
Outdoor (Freshman): Placed 5th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships … Season-best mark of 22-11.75 (7.00m) in the long jump at the conference meet … Also ran on the NDSU 4x100m relay that placed 4th at the conference meet.
High School: South Dakota's all-time high school state record holder in the long jump ... Won the South Dakota Class AA state title in the long jump as a junior in 2019, topping 23 feet several times throughout the season ... Set the state's all-time long jump record in May 2019, leaping 23-11.50 ... Claimed the Howard Wood Dakota Relays long jump title with a mark of 23-3 ... Also placed 6th at the state meet in the 100m dash, running a season-best 11.12 seconds ... All-state receiver in football, and also played basketball.
Personal: Son of Josh and Joni Merkley ... Has two sisters, Lauren and Ellen, and one brother, Henry ... Majoring in business.
2024-25 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Finished 3rd in the long jump at the Summit League Championships with a season best jump of 23-06.25 (7.17m).
Outdoor (Senior): Finished 3rd in the long jump at the Summit League Championships with a season and personal best jump of 24-10 (7.57m)…Finished 1st in the long jump at the Bison Open…Finished season ranked 11th in NDSU history for the long jump.
2023-24 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Placed 4th in long jump at Summit League Championships with season best 23-07.25 (7.19m)
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 7th in Long Jump at Summit League Championships … Season best long jump of 23-05.25 (7.14m) at NDSU Spring Classic.
2022-23 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed 4th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 23-03.50 (7.10m) … Won the long jump at the Bison Open with a season-best mark of 23-04.00 (7.11m).
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
2021-22 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Placed 4th in the long jump at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Season-best long jump of 23-03.50 (7.10m) at the Bison Open on Feb. 5.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Summit League runner-up in the long jump, placing 2nd with a season-best mark of 23-10.25 (7.27m) at the conference meet … Four meets over 23 feet in the long jump.
2020-21 SEASON
Indoor: Season-best long jump mark of 22-04.25 (6.81m) at the Dakota Quad Classic on Feb. 6 … Won the long jump at the UND Tune-Up on Feb. 20.
Outdoor (Freshman): Placed 5th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships … Season-best mark of 22-11.75 (7.00m) in the long jump at the conference meet … Also ran on the NDSU 4x100m relay that placed 4th at the conference meet.
High School: South Dakota's all-time high school state record holder in the long jump ... Won the South Dakota Class AA state title in the long jump as a junior in 2019, topping 23 feet several times throughout the season ... Set the state's all-time long jump record in May 2019, leaping 23-11.50 ... Claimed the Howard Wood Dakota Relays long jump title with a mark of 23-3 ... Also placed 6th at the state meet in the 100m dash, running a season-best 11.12 seconds ... All-state receiver in football, and also played basketball.
Personal: Son of Josh and Joni Merkley ... Has two sisters, Lauren and Ellen, and one brother, Henry ... Majoring in business.
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