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2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Mercer Mack

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Eureka, Ill.
  • High School Eureka

Biography

Mack's TFRRS Page

2019-20
Cross Country:
Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Helped NIU to first-place team finishes at the WIU Early Bird Invitational and the NIU Huskie Challenge … Ran a season-best 6K time of 23:04.9 at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 18) … Finished 10th in the Gold Race at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28) in a 5K time of 19:20.38 … Took 19th at the WIU Early Bird Invitational (Aug. 30) with a 4K time of 15:45.2. 
Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Ran a season-best time of 2:26.34 in the 800 meters at the Parkside Classic (Feb. 8), finishing third … Had a season-best time of 5:11.84 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) … Ran a season-best time of 10:47.89 in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Clinger Classic (Jan. 17) … Finished third in the mile at both the Parkside Classic (Feb. 8), running 5:17.09, and the John Gartland Invitational (Jan. 25), running 5:20.38. 

2018-19
Cross Country:
Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Helped NIU to a fourth-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Oct. 27) … Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 9), finishing with a time of 23:22.8 … Finished 22nd at the NIU Huskie Challenge (Aug. 31) with a time of 18:04.2 to finish 22nd … Finished 68th in the 5K John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 15) with a time of 20:29.3. 
Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the EIU Friday Night Special (Feb. 15) with a season-best time of 11:11.24 … Ran a season-best time of 5:22.88 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 8) … Finished eighth in the mile at the EIU Friday Night Special (Feb. 15) with a time of 5:29.41. 
Outdoor: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Ran a season-best time of 11:08.85 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the MAC Championships (May 10), finishing 11th … Won the 3,000 steeplechase at the NIU Huskie Classic (May 3) with a time of 11:14.25 … Took third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Bobcat Invitational (March 30) in a time of 11:19.03 … Ran a season-best time of 7:29.96 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 16). 

2017-18
Cross Country:
Competed in first two meets of the season. At the UIC Flames/Flyer Opener (Sept. 2), she ran a 16:53.91 4k to place 76th overall and narrowly missed her personal-best 5k time at the Country Financial Invitational (Sept. 8) with a final 20:33.2.
Indoor: Competed in the 800 meters, mile and 3,000 meters indoors … Had a season-best time of 2:29.27 to take fourth in the 800 meters at the Orange & Blue Open Feb. 17) … Posted a time of 11:33.27 to take seventh in the 3,000 meters at the Black & Gold Premier (Jan. 27).
Outdoor: Competed in the 800 meters and the 3,000 steeplechase … Finished 11th in the steeplechase at the MAC Championships (May 12) with a season-best time of 11:26.91 … Also had three top-six finishes in the steeplechase, taking third at the UTA Invitational (March 24), fourth at the Michael Johnson Invitational (April 21) and sixth at the Crimson Tide Invitational (April 7) … Ran the 800 meters in 2:26.55 at the Huskie Classic (May 4) to finish eighth.

2016-17
Cross Country:
Ran in four races for the Huskies as a freshman…Started the season posting a 20:33.0 at the Illini Challenge 5k on Sept. 2 sitting as her personal record until the Illini Open 5k, where she recorded a 20:13.3 finish to earn 43rd… Came in 91st place at the Country Financial Invitational 5k on Sept. 9with a finish of 20:42.96… Ran her only 6k of the season at the Midwest Regional Preview (23:57.6) on Oct. 1.
Indoor: Mack competed in four meets for the Huskies. This season she set three personal best scores. The first personal best was at a time of 2:26.79 at the Fred Wilt (1/28) for the 800-meter run. Mack came in at second place for the 1,000-meter run at the Illinois Dual (12/3) at a time of 3:18.24. She made another personal best in the mile run at a time of 5:35.86 at the Gene Edmonds (1/7).
Outdoor: Mack participated in three meets for the Huskies. She set two personal best scores during the outdoor season. At a time of 2:28.02, Mack ran in the 800-meter run at the Redbird Invitational (4/8). Her second best happened in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Kip Janvrin Open (4/28) and placed 10th. At the Michael Johnson Classic (4/22) she ran at a time of 11:57.77 in the 3,000 steeplechase and placed fourth.

High School: Four-time track letterwinner, three-time cross country letterwinner and two-time basketball letterwinner…Most valuable player in cross country, track and basketball as a senior…Placed fourth at the 1A IHSA state track meet during her junior season for the 4x8 race…Took 23rd at the 1A IHSA state cross country meet with her top time of 18:17 for the three mile course…As well as sports, Mack excelled in education to become one of seven valedictorians in Eureka’s class of 2016.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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  • 2020-21Redshirt Senior

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