Meritzer Williams Season 2013-14

EventsSPRINTS
Height5-8
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownCharlestown, Nevis
Previous SchoolNew Mexico Junior College

As of Oct. 8, 2014

* 2014 MW Outdoor Track and Field Champion (200 Meters)
* Three-time all-MW Outdoor Track and Field Team (100 Meters, 200 Meters and 4x100 Relay)

Collegiate Bests
55 Meters:
7.07 (Jan. 15, 2011 at Texas Tech Indoor Open #1 - Lubbock, Texas)
60 Meters: 7.45 (Feb. 28, 2014 at MW Championships - USAF Academy, Colo.)
100 Meters: 11.51 (twice, most recent June 22, 2014 at St. Kitts Championships - Basseterre, St. Kitts)
200 Meters (Indoor): 24.59 (Feb. 28, 2014 at MW Championships - USAF Academy, Colo.)
200 Meters (Outdoor): 23.62 (May 17, 2014 at MW Championships - Laramie, Wyo.)
400 Meters (Outdoor): 56.34 (April 18, 2014 at Bryan Clay Invitational - Azusa, Calif.)

St. Kitts National Invitational & Club Championship
2014:
2nd (11.51 - 100 Meters)

NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (Outdoor)
2014:
19th (45.64 - 4x100-Meter Relay) | 32nd (24.34 - 200 Meters) | 34th (11.92 - 100 Meters)

Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2014:
1st (23.62 - 200 Meters) | 2nd (11.51 - 100 Meters) | 2nd (45.14 - 4x100-Meter Relay) | 6th (3:47.47 - 4x400-Meter Relay)

Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships
2014:
6th (7.54 - 60 Meters) | 7th (24.71 - 200 Meters)

2013-14
Outdoor Track and Field:
Had a fantastic final season at SDSU, culminating with a runner-up finish in the 200 meters at the St. Kitts National Invitational & Club Championship on June 22 in 11.51 ... The 11.51 tied her collegiate best, which is the seventh-fastest time in school history ... competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds on May 16-17 in three events, individually taking 32nd in the 200 (24.34) and 34th in the 100 (11.92), and running a leg of the 19th-place 4x100-meter relay in 45.64 ... to advance to the NCAA Championships, she would have finished among the top 12 in both the individual and relay events ... had a solid outing at the MW Championships on May 16-17, finishing as the 200-meter champion in 23.62 and taking second in both the 100 (11.51) and 4x100 (45.14) ... the 11.51 was the seventh-fastest time in school history, while the 200 ranked eighth and the 4x100 was tied for ninth ... earned all-conference accolades in all three events for her effort ... also ran a leg of the sixth-place 4x400-meter relay team in 3:47.47 ... began her outdoor campaign at the UCSD Collegiate in the 400 on March 15, coming in second in 56.93 ... won the open 100 at the Aztec Invitational (March 28) in 11.91 ... ran a fifth-place time of 56.34 in the 400 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 18 ... also competed in the 100 at the Triton Invitational on April 26, taking fourth with a time of 11.90.

Indoor Track and Field: Scored in both the 100 (sixth, 7.54) and 200 (seventh, 24.71) at the MW Indoor Championships on March 1 ... ran personal-best times the previous day in the prelims, coming in first in the 100 (7.45) and sixth in the 200 (24.59) ... the 7.45 was the fourth-fastest time in school history ... made her Aztec debut at the Cherry & Silver Invitational on Jan. 24 with a 27th-place finish in the 200 in 24.96 ... was 16th (7.63) and 17th (7.64) in the prelims and semifinals of the 60 at the Howie Ryan Invitational on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 ... took fourth in the finals of the 60 in 7.59 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational on Feb. 15, a day after taking 32nd in the 200 in 24.76.

2011-12 (at New Mexico Junior College)
Outdoor Track and Field:
Finished fifth in the 100 (11.66) and was a part of the winning 4x100-meter relay team (44.87) at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships ... was seventh in the 100 (12.15) and a member of the third-place 4x100-meter relay team (45.94) at the UTEP Springtime Invitational on March 24 ... finished fourth in the 100 (11.83) and was a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay team (45.40) at the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational on April 6-7 ... was 14th in a wind-aided 24.24 in the 200 at the Texas Tech Open on April 14 ... won the 100 at the West Texas A&M on April 28 in a wind-aided 11.85 and a member of the winning 4x100 team (45.80) ... teamed up on the second-place 4x100-meter relay team that finished second in 44.72 at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open on May 5.

Indoor Track and Field: Was seventh in the 60 (7.60) and 13th in the 200 (25.89) at the NJCAA Indoor Championships, and a member of the second-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:53.06) ... was fourth in the 55 (7.20) and eighth in the 200 (25.38) at the Texas Tech Indoor Open #1 on Jan. 14 ... was sixth in the 200 (25.06) and partnered up for a ninth-place showing in the 4x400-meter relay (3:57.80) on Jan. 21 ... took fourth in the 60 (7.63) at the New Mexico Collegiate Invitational (Jan. 28) and seventh in the 200 (25.00) ... finished third in the 60 (7.60) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 4 ... took sixth in the 60 at the Oklahoma Invitational on Feb. 18 in 7.55.

2010-11 (at New Mexico Junior College)
Outdoor Track and Field:
Ran one in the open 100 and the rest of the year in the 4x100-meter relay ... relay times went from 48.31 at the UTEP Springtime on March 26 to 45.84 at the Texas Tech Open on April 22 ... ran a wind-aided 11.92 in the open 100 at the Texas Tech Invitational on April 2.

Indoor Track and Field: Finished 10th in the 55 in 7.20 at the NJCAA Indoor Championships on March 5 ... took third at the Texas Tech Indoor Open #1 on Jan. 15 in 7.09 ... took seventh in the 200 in 25.01 at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open on Jan. 22 ... also was seventh the following meet (Feb. 5) at the Texas Tech Indoor Open #2 in 25.21 ... was sixth in the 60 in 7.51 and 16th in the 200 in 25.47 at the Don Kirby Invitational on Feb. 11.

High School
Has a wealth of international experience as a 2008 Olympic participant in the 200 (38th, 23.83) and a 2009 World Championships competitor in the 200 (35th, 23.72) ... was a St. Kitts and Nevis Junior National Champion in both the 100 and 200 ... also has competed in the 2008 Carifta Games and the 2008 World Junior Games ... personal bests entering SDSU are 11.41 in the 100 and 22.96 in the 200.

Personal
Meritzer Williams was born Jan. 1, 1989, in St. Kitts and Nevis ... daughter of Lolita Williams ... picked San Diego State over Texas A&M and Alabama ... undecided on a major.