Hartwick College Athletics

2015-2016: Received the Hartwick Frederick Binder Scholar-Athlete Award … also named the Empire 8 Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete Award winner … named a 2015-2016 Hartwick Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award winner for academic distinction … selected to Empire 8 Fall 2015 President's List and Spring 2016 President's List. ... registered 163.5 points in her final season … competed in the free and back events … won one individual race … added 10 second-place finishes … combined for four second-place relay swims.

2014-2015: UNYSCSA All-Academic Team … winner of the Hartwick LeRoy House Jr. Memorial Award, presented to the student connected with the athletic department who has exceptional enthusiasm and dedication to Hartwick Athletics … 193 points on the season … accumulated 120 dual meet points … four first-place swims … eight second-place finishes … combined for two relay wins … nine second-place finishes … ranked fourth on the team in the 50 back and 200 back.

2013-2014: Recorded one win, five second place results, and one third place finish … set personal bests in 50 free (25.67), 100 free (56.33), 200 free (2:06.42), 100 back (1:01.86), and 200 back (2:08.97) … was a part of six winning relay teams … also a part of three second-place, and one third-place finishes … totaled 145.75 points.

2012-2013: Won 200 back against Utica (10/28) … had eight second-place and six third-place finishes … was a part of four relay wins … also part of three second place finishes and five third-place finishes … member of the 200 medley and 200 free relay teams which set new Hartwick records (1:49.66 and 1:38.18).

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Guilderland High School ... lettered in swimming from 2006-2011 and track in field in 2012 ... swimming scholar-athlete from 2006-2011 ... track and field scholar-athlete in 2012 ... received Board of Education Award in 2009, 2011, and 2012 ... member of National Honor Society in 2011 and 2012 ... received Dutchmen Award for playing four years of a varsity sport ... received Senior Athletic Award for playing two varsity sports in senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Arthur and Susan Merkley ... Biology and Pre-med major.