Nebraska Wesleyan University Athletics

2019: Earned All-Conference honors at the American Rivers Indoor Championships … ran on 4x400 relay team that placed 3^rd … was 6^th in the 4x200 and 7^th in the 400 at the indoor championship meet … at A-R-C Outdoor meet placed 8^th in the 400 and ran on 5^th place 4x400 team … won the 400 meters at the Central/Simpson Tri-Meet during outdoor season … placed 1^st in 200 at Polar Dog Indoor Invitational … a USTFCCCA All-Academic team selection … also named to American Rivers All-Academic team.

2018: A conference champion running on the 4x100 relay team that won the IIAC championships at outdoor meet … earned another All-Conference honor by running on 4x200 relay team that placed 3^rd at IIAC Indoor Championships … at IIAC outdoor meet ran on 4x400 relay that was 6^th and placed 13^th in 400 … competed in four events at IIAC Indoor Championships placing 4^th in 400, 7^th in 200 and 5^th in 4x400 relay team … selected to All-Central Region team for 4x100 relay … ran a career best time of 49.72 in the 400 at Frank Sevigne Invite to move to 10^th on indoor all-time charts … won the 400 at the Concordia Outdoor Invite and Central-Simpson triangular … season-best time in outdoor 400 was 49.34 at Nebraska Invitational … named to IIAC All-Academic team.

2017: An NCAA III All-American in his first season of collegiate track & field … ran on 4x400 relay team that placed 8^th at the NCAA III Indoor Track & Field Championships … named USTFCCCA All-Central Region for the 4x400 … was on 4x200 relay team that placed 5^th at the IIAC Indoor Championships … competed in two events at the IIAC Outdoor Championships … placed 5^th in the 4x400 relay to narrowly miss out on All-Conference honors … finished 12^th in the 400 meters … ran a season-best time of 49.93 in the 400 at the Nebraska Invitational … was 3^rd in the 400 at the Concordia Invite in first outdoor competition … selected to USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

Academic: Biology major.

In High School: A three-time Class A State medalist in track & field at Omaha Westside HS … placed 4^th in the 400 as a senior at the Nebraska State Track Meet … also ran on the 4x400 relay team that was 6^th at 2016 state meet … qualified for state in the 200 … as a junior in 2015 was 5^th in the 400 meters and ran on qualifying 4x400 relay team … ran personal best times of 49.9 in the 400 and 22.4 in the 200 … named All-Metro honorable mention in football … two-year starter in football for the Warriors … named to WHS honor roll.

Personal: Born 10/2/97, son of Pat Merical and Julie Almquist.