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Louise Mercer
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Edinburgh, Scotland
Personal Bests:
3,000 (Indoor) 9:43.44
3,000 Steeplechase (Outdoor) 11:23.69
5,000 (Indoor) 16:36.71
5,000 (Outdoor) 17:00.47
10,000 (Outdoor) 35:29.77
On Mercer:
Ranks fourth all-time at Utah in the indoor 5,000 (16:36.71) and eighth in the outdoor 10,000 (35:29.77).
2018 Outdoor Track:
Finished 24th in the 5,000 at the Pac-12 Championships … placed sixth in the 5,000 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival in a season-best time of 17:00.37 … sixth in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Utah State Spring Classic (11:23.69) … ran the 10,000 at the Mt. SAC Relays in 35:29.77 (37th).
2018 Indoor Track:
Captured sixth place with a personal best in the 5,000 of 16:36.71 at the MPSF Championships … captured second place in the mile at the Bronco Invite (5:00.51) ... finished 21st and recorded a new personal record in the 3,000 at the UW Invite (9:43.44).
2017 Cross Country:
Finished 48th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships … 49th at the Pac-12 Championships … earned 71st at the Notre Dame Invitational … competed unattached at the Utah State Invite, finishing ninth.
High School:
Attended the University of Edinburgh and competed with the Hare and Hounds Running Club … finished 12th at the 2017 British Athletics Mountain Running Championships and was 15th at the Cross Country Scottish National Championships … third at the 2016 Scottish National Relay Cross Country Championships … second in the 5,000 at the 2016 Scottish Athletics National Senior Championships and second at the cross country Scottish National Championships … third in the 3,000 at the 2015 Scottish Universities & Colleges Association Championships … fifth at the 2015 Celtic Games International Cross Country … won the 2015 Scottish Student Sport Championships … won the 2014 British and Irish Junior Hill Running Championships … sixth at the 2014 Scottish National Senior 3,000 Championships … finished 17th at the 2012 WMRA International Youth Cup and was 14th at the 2011 International Youth Mountain Running Challenge … fourth in the 1,500 at the 2011 Scottish School's Championship.
Major:
Environmental Science
3,000 (Indoor) 9:43.44
3,000 Steeplechase (Outdoor) 11:23.69
5,000 (Indoor) 16:36.71
5,000 (Outdoor) 17:00.47
10,000 (Outdoor) 35:29.77
On Mercer:
Ranks fourth all-time at Utah in the indoor 5,000 (16:36.71) and eighth in the outdoor 10,000 (35:29.77).
2018 Outdoor Track:
Finished 24th in the 5,000 at the Pac-12 Championships … placed sixth in the 5,000 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival in a season-best time of 17:00.37 … sixth in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Utah State Spring Classic (11:23.69) … ran the 10,000 at the Mt. SAC Relays in 35:29.77 (37th).
2018 Indoor Track:
Captured sixth place with a personal best in the 5,000 of 16:36.71 at the MPSF Championships … captured second place in the mile at the Bronco Invite (5:00.51) ... finished 21st and recorded a new personal record in the 3,000 at the UW Invite (9:43.44).
2017 Cross Country:
Finished 48th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships … 49th at the Pac-12 Championships … earned 71st at the Notre Dame Invitational … competed unattached at the Utah State Invite, finishing ninth.
High School:
Attended the University of Edinburgh and competed with the Hare and Hounds Running Club … finished 12th at the 2017 British Athletics Mountain Running Championships and was 15th at the Cross Country Scottish National Championships … third at the 2016 Scottish National Relay Cross Country Championships … second in the 5,000 at the 2016 Scottish Athletics National Senior Championships and second at the cross country Scottish National Championships … third in the 3,000 at the 2015 Scottish Universities & Colleges Association Championships … fifth at the 2015 Celtic Games International Cross Country … won the 2015 Scottish Student Sport Championships … won the 2014 British and Irish Junior Hill Running Championships … sixth at the 2014 Scottish National Senior 3,000 Championships … finished 17th at the 2012 WMRA International Youth Cup and was 14th at the 2011 International Youth Mountain Running Challenge … fourth in the 1,500 at the 2011 Scottish School's Championship.
Major:
Environmental Science
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