SMU Athletics

2023-24 (Fr.) - Raced with 2v4 at the AAC Championship ... the boat won its race with a time of 7:47.564, just under three seconds ahead of second place Tulsa

ROWING: Rowed for Michael Spencer and Deborah Vo ... lettered as a junior and a senior ... won the Coaches Award, Bow of First Boat, Varsity Crew Team in 2023 ... won the Athletic Commitment Award ... took home first place at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Championship in Varsity Second 8 while also winning the first place team award in 2023 and 2023

PERSONAL: Hails from Whitefish, Montana and attended St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. .... daughter of Paula and Jon Mercer with siblings Marcus, Douglas and Maggie ... Father Jon played football at Washington and UC Davis ... chose SMU because of the size of the undergraduate population and the opportunities at both SMU and the Dallas Area ...anticipates being a Biology Major ... also excelled in figure skating where she was a US Figure Skating Double Gold medalist and a Special Achievement Award winner by the US Figure Skating ... had two top 10 finishes at the US Figure SKating, NW Pacific Regionals ... earned Glacier Skate Academy Competitor of the Year twice ... won the Judges Choice Award at the Glacier Challenge .. played varsity field hockey and was captain of the ice hockey team ... earned St. Paul's School First Testimonial (Graded Average of High Honors) ... earned a distinction in humanities ... earned an Academic Letter at Whitefish High School ... also competed in debate earning third place at Public Forum Debate, Class A Montana Speech and Debate Championships ... won third place at the Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making, Montana DECA Conference