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2008 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Da'Mon Merkerson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Passaic, NJ
- High School:
- Saint Mary's
Sophomore Year
Indoor: Ran the 400-meter dash in 50.59 in the preliminaries of the New Balance Challenge.
Resumed role with track & field team following his sophomore season with the SU football team … Caught six passes for 95 yards and a touchdown at receiver … Recorded 15 tackles, including eight solo and one for loss, at cornerback.
Freshman Year
Indoor: Joined track & field team following freshman season with the Orange football team ... Tallied eight catches, 101 yards and one touchdown at wide receiver in 10 games played as a true freshman ... Also played special teams ... Member of the Distance Medley relay team that posted a school-record time of 9:54.90 at the BIG EAST Championship … Competed at the BIG EAST Championship in the 400-meter dash, tallying a time of 53.15 in the preliminary heat … Placed first in the 400-meter dash with an IC4A-qualifying time of 48.99 at the Syracuse Invite … Finished first in the 400-meter dash at the SU Welcome Back … Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for the fall 2007 semester.
Personal: Born in April 1989 … Son of Amod Fields and Rosalind Merkerson ... One brother ... Father played briefly in the NFL and later spent multiple years in the AFL after becoming the first student-athlete to win an individual national title at Montclair State in the 400-meter hurdles twice ... Majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
