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2023 Field Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 25
Morgan Merritt
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Newport News, Va.
- High School:
- Menchville
- Major:
- Health Sciences
2023 as a Graduate Student:
2022 as a Senior:
2021 as a Junior:
2020-21 as a Sophomore:
2019 as a Freshman:
High School:
Personal:
- NFHCA Division I South Region Second Team
- Started in 12 out of 17 games
- Wrapped up season with three goals and one assist for seven points
- Credited with game-winning goal against Longwood (10/6)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023)
2022 as a Senior:
- Played and started in all 17 games
- Scored a career-high two goals against Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/23)
- Added a goal at #20 Duke (9/25)
- Registered a goal and assist in a 2-1 win at Cal (10/23)
- JMU Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2021 as a Junior:
- Played in all 19 games and started in 17
- Scored a goal at the home opener against Saint Francis (8/29)
- NFHCA National Academic Squad
- Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall '21)
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021)
2020-21 as a Sophomore:
- All-CAA Second Team
- Played and started all eight games
- Recorded one goal and one assist for three points
- Scored her lone goal in the season-opener against William & Mary (3/19)
- Tallied the assist for the game winner against Delaware (4/13)
- Fall ’20 CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Spring ’21)
- Dean’s List (Spring ’21)
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
2019 as a Freshman:
- Played and started in first collegiate game at Bucknell (8/30)
- Played in a total of 18 games and started in two
High School:
- All-time Menchville records in goals scored (95) and assists (54) & three-time field hockey captain
- Led the team to its first berth to the State Field Hockey Championship
- MAX Field Hockey All-American, Two-time MAX Field Hockey First Team Mid-Atlantic
- MAX Field Hockey Top-50 Class of 2019
- VHSL Class 5A State Field Hockey Player of the Year
- Two-time VHSL Region 5A South Player of the Year
- Three-time Peninsula District Player of the Year
- Three-time VHSL Class 5A First Team All-State member
- Daily Press Field Hockey Player of the Year & four-time Daily Press All-Star
- Five-time USA Field Hockey National Futures Championship selection
- USA Field Hockey U-21 Selection Camp
- USA Field Hockey 2017 Jr. Nationals Camp & STX Select Camp
- Two-time Junior Olympic Field Hockey medalist
- 2019 USA Field Hockey U-19 National Indoor Tournament Pool Champion
- Four-sport athlete at Menchville high school (Earned 16 varsity letters)
- Menchville Female Athlete of the Year (2019)
- Peninsula Sports Club Most Outstanding Field Hockey Player
- Cross Country Daily Press All-Star & three-time Menchville Cross Country MVP
- Competed at 2019 Indoor & Outdoor New Balance Track & Field Nationals
- Posted multiple indoor & outdoor All-State track performances
- National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society
- Student Council Vice President & Editor in Chief of MHS Yearbook 'Crown'
- 2017 and 2018 NFHCA All-Academic Squad
Personal:
- Daughter of Leonard and Perri Merritt
- Has one brother, Nathan
- Majoring in Health Sciences
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