Cherise Mercer

Sport: Track

Class: Junior

Hometown: Philadelphia

High School: Bishop McDevitt

Major:Marketing

2005 (Outdoor):Won the 800 at Lehigh in a time of 2:16.79...Took third in the 800 meters at Lafayette in a time of 2:17.79...Finished the 4X400 in 4:08.53 at Bucknell...Took eighth in the 800 meters at Bucknell in a time of 2:17.25...Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 1500 in a time of 4:53.93 at West Chester...Member of Bloomsburg's 4X400 relay team that took fourth at the Susquehanna Invitational in 4:09.68...Also took second at the Susquehanna Invitational in the 800 meters in a time of 2:21.40...Took third in the 800 meters in 2:19.67 at Virginia Commonwealth, qualifying her for the PSAC Championships.

Notes 2005 (Indoor): Finished the 800 meters in 2:24.92 at the East Challenge at Kutztown...Improved her PSAC Qualifying time in the 800 meters to 2:23.25 at the DeShriver Invitational...Ran a PSAC qualifying time of 2:26.93 in the 800 meters at the Bison Open...Placed third in the 800 meters at Susquehanna in a time of 2:28.76.

2004 (Outdoor):Ran PSAC qualifying time of 60.06 seconds in the 400-meters at the Lafayette Invitational. Ran a career-best 2:16.85 in the 800-meter race at Lafayette...Was the first Division II finisher in the 800 meters at the Quaker Invitational at Penn University...Finished in a time of 2:20.43 to place third overall....Took third in the 800 meters at the Susquehanna Invitational in 2:19.26...Took first in the 800 meters at the Misericordia Invitational in a time of 2:19.78...Finished fourth at the PSAC East Challenge Meet in the 800 meters in a time of 2:17.72...Finished second out of 34 runners in the 800 meters at Indiana (PA) in a time of 2:17.12...Also was a member of Bloomsburg's 4X400 team that took third in 4:19.33 at the same event.

2004 (Indoor): Took ninth overall in the 800 meters in a time of 2:33 at Susquehanna...Ran well at Bucknell, placing second in her heat in the 800 meters, qualifying for the PSAC Championships with a time of 2:26...Finished second in the 800 meters in a time of 2:24.71 at the PSAC Challenge Meet.

2003 (Indoor):Placed 1st in the 800-meter race at the Captain's Classic at Christopher Newport in a time of 2:21.68....Qualifyed for the PSAC Championships in the 400 and 800-meter races after her performance at the Susquehanna Invitational. She finished 3rd in the 400 in a time of 1:01.00 and 7th in the 800 in a time of 2:23.06....Teamed up with Katie Conlon, Mary Bacher, and Jessica Billingsby for a 6th place finish in the 4x800 relay in the PSAC Championships. Finished 5th in the 800-meter race at the Susquehanna University Indoor Invitational in a time of 2:29.09.