West Virginia University Athletics

• Played in all 19 games, making 15 starts and playing 1,338 minutes
• Registered two goals and was tied for the team lead and second in the MAC with seven assists
• Ranked third on the team in shots (44) and shots on goal (12)
• Scored one goal against Radford (9/2)
• Had a career high two assists with four shots at Indiana (9/8)
• Scored a goal and added an assist against Northern Illinois (10/5)
• Had a season high seven shots against High Point (10/15)
• Registered assists against Central Connecticut State (8/30), Georgia State (10/19), Buffalo (11/1) and Bowling Green (11/8)

At West Virginia in 2012

• Gritty player who saw action in 17 matches with five starts
• Scored two goals and assisted on two for six points with 14 shots
• Registered first career goal, the game winner, against Stetson (8/27)
• Took a season-high four shots and notched a goal against Elon (10/2)
• Assisted on goals against American (9/15) and Hartwick (10/14)

Prep

• Played for coach Kris Hazzard with Potomac Academy, playing in 13 matches with two goals in 2011-12
• Played in 28 matches, starting 26 and led the team with 11 goals in 2010-11
• Played in 16 matches in 2009-10 with two goals
• Two-time captain at Colonel Zadok Magruder High
• Named a 2011 first team all-state member, as well as being named a 2010 finalist for the Montgomery Player of the Year
• Finished career with 32 goals and 46 assists
• Previously played for the Olney Rangers, winning the state championship in 2007, as well as winning the Disney Showcase from 2008-09 on the No. 1 ranked team in the country

Personal

• Son of Jim and Cindy Merriam
• Has three sisters
• Birthday is March 11
• Sister Maddie was a gymnast at Penn State
• Majoring in biometric systems
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll