2005-06 Women's Track and Field Roster
Merry Placer
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Flagstaff
- Hometown:
- Flagstaff, Ariz.
Bio
2008 Cross Country
Scored for the Deacons in all six meets raced ... Placed first on the team and second overall at the 5K North Carolina Challenge with a time of 18:29 ... Also finished second on the team and second overall at the Wake Forest Relays, recording a 17:59 time in the two 2.5-kilometer legs. 2008 Indoor
Ran her best 3,000-meter at the Virginia Tech Elite (2-9-08) where she finished 16th with a time of 10:10.23 ... Also ran a 10:10.24 at the ACC Championship (2-29-08) ... Competed in the 600-meter run at the Virginia Tech Challenge (2-23-08) and finished 14th in a time of 1:38.89. 2008 Outdoor
Had the fastest time on the team of 2:14.98 in the 800-meter run ... She set that mark at the Wake Forest Open (3-21-08) which was also a personal-best ... Also clocked in at 2:16.08 in the 800-meter at the Georgia Tech Invite (5-17-08) ... Turned in the second-fastest time on the team in the both the 1,500-meter run and the 5,000-meter run ... Had her best 1,500-meter race at the ACC Championship (4-19-08) where she finished 13th with a time of 4:38.14 ... Finished 5th in the 1,500-meter at the Yellow Jacket Invite (3-30-08) in a time of 4:40.45 ... Crossed the line in 17:16.34 in the 5,000-meter at the Stanford Invite (4-5-08), which was he best performance of the season ... Also won the Taylor Cattle Farms Classic (5-9-08) 5,000-meter race with a time of 17:34.62 ... Finished 12th at the ACC Championships in the 5,000-meter. 2007 Cross Country Finished seventh overall at the Wake Forest Relays with a time of 17:48... helped the team to a fourth place finish at the Boston College Invitational placing 40th in 18:42... finished fifth for Wake in the 6k Bill Dellinger Invitational placing 57th in 21:34... helped lead Wake to a fifth place finish out of 25 teams at the 6k Penn State National Invite with a time of 22:17, placing 49th overall... placed 37th overall at the ACC Championships and helped Wake Forest to a seventh place finish with a time of 22:37... finished second for the team in Wake[apos]s eighth place showing at the NCAA Southeast Regionals running the 6k in 21:37 and placing 41st overall. 2007 Outdoor
Had a personal best 4:41.14 in the 1500m dash at the ACC Championships... also registered a PR in the 800m dash with a 2:18.93 finish at the league championship... placed 18th at the Penn Relays with a 9:59.58 mark in the 3000m run. 2007 Indoor
Did not compete. 2006 Outdoor
Ran a seasonal-best time of 4:43.95 in the 1,500-meter run at the ACC Championships, good for 26th in the prelims... had a time of 10:19.1 in the 3,000-meter run at the Wake Forest Open. 2006 Indoor
Competed in the mile and the 800-meter run... ran a 2:18.2 at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 800m... had a seasonal-best result of 5:04.1 in the mile at the ACC Championships, good for 15th in the prelims. 2006 Cross Country Competed in five meets on the season... finished 231st overall and fifth on the team at the NCAA Championships in a time of 23:46.2... placed 201st overall and sixth on the team at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (22:45). 2005 Outdoor
Redshirted 2005 Indoor
Ran a 5:15.06 mile at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational earning her a sixth place finish ... placed 3rd in the 800m run at the Carolina Classic with a time of 2:20.48. 2004 Cross Country Finished 14th at the Wake Forest Relays. Background: A three year letterwinner in cross country ... placed second in the 1600m ... placed third in the Arizona 4A cross country ... finished third in the 4A 800m, 1600m, and 3200m and second in the 1600m ... part of a team that captured three state titles and holds the 4x800 state record ... member of the National Honor Society ... honor roll student at Flagstaff High School... born on June 8, 1986, in Boulder, Colo... daughter of John and Carol Placer.
Scored for the Deacons in all six meets raced ... Placed first on the team and second overall at the 5K North Carolina Challenge with a time of 18:29 ... Also finished second on the team and second overall at the Wake Forest Relays, recording a 17:59 time in the two 2.5-kilometer legs. 2008 Indoor
Ran her best 3,000-meter at the Virginia Tech Elite (2-9-08) where she finished 16th with a time of 10:10.23 ... Also ran a 10:10.24 at the ACC Championship (2-29-08) ... Competed in the 600-meter run at the Virginia Tech Challenge (2-23-08) and finished 14th in a time of 1:38.89. 2008 Outdoor
Had the fastest time on the team of 2:14.98 in the 800-meter run ... She set that mark at the Wake Forest Open (3-21-08) which was also a personal-best ... Also clocked in at 2:16.08 in the 800-meter at the Georgia Tech Invite (5-17-08) ... Turned in the second-fastest time on the team in the both the 1,500-meter run and the 5,000-meter run ... Had her best 1,500-meter race at the ACC Championship (4-19-08) where she finished 13th with a time of 4:38.14 ... Finished 5th in the 1,500-meter at the Yellow Jacket Invite (3-30-08) in a time of 4:40.45 ... Crossed the line in 17:16.34 in the 5,000-meter at the Stanford Invite (4-5-08), which was he best performance of the season ... Also won the Taylor Cattle Farms Classic (5-9-08) 5,000-meter race with a time of 17:34.62 ... Finished 12th at the ACC Championships in the 5,000-meter. 2007 Cross Country Finished seventh overall at the Wake Forest Relays with a time of 17:48... helped the team to a fourth place finish at the Boston College Invitational placing 40th in 18:42... finished fifth for Wake in the 6k Bill Dellinger Invitational placing 57th in 21:34... helped lead Wake to a fifth place finish out of 25 teams at the 6k Penn State National Invite with a time of 22:17, placing 49th overall... placed 37th overall at the ACC Championships and helped Wake Forest to a seventh place finish with a time of 22:37... finished second for the team in Wake[apos]s eighth place showing at the NCAA Southeast Regionals running the 6k in 21:37 and placing 41st overall. 2007 Outdoor
Had a personal best 4:41.14 in the 1500m dash at the ACC Championships... also registered a PR in the 800m dash with a 2:18.93 finish at the league championship... placed 18th at the Penn Relays with a 9:59.58 mark in the 3000m run. 2007 Indoor
Did not compete. 2006 Outdoor
Ran a seasonal-best time of 4:43.95 in the 1,500-meter run at the ACC Championships, good for 26th in the prelims... had a time of 10:19.1 in the 3,000-meter run at the Wake Forest Open. 2006 Indoor
Competed in the mile and the 800-meter run... ran a 2:18.2 at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 800m... had a seasonal-best result of 5:04.1 in the mile at the ACC Championships, good for 15th in the prelims. 2006 Cross Country Competed in five meets on the season... finished 231st overall and fifth on the team at the NCAA Championships in a time of 23:46.2... placed 201st overall and sixth on the team at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (22:45). 2005 Outdoor
Redshirted 2005 Indoor
Ran a 5:15.06 mile at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational earning her a sixth place finish ... placed 3rd in the 800m run at the Carolina Classic with a time of 2:20.48. 2004 Cross Country Finished 14th at the Wake Forest Relays. Background: A three year letterwinner in cross country ... placed second in the 1600m ... placed third in the Arizona 4A cross country ... finished third in the 4A 800m, 1600m, and 3200m and second in the 1600m ... part of a team that captured three state titles and holds the 4x800 state record ... member of the National Honor Society ... honor roll student at Flagstaff High School... born on June 8, 1986, in Boulder, Colo... daughter of John and Carol Placer.
Matt Barrie SportsCenter at Wake Forest with Demond Claiborne
Wednesday, September 10
Matt Barrie SportsCenter on Wake Forest Campus (Arnold Palmer Complex)
Wednesday, September 10
Football Media Availability (9/9/25)
Wednesday, September 10
Wake Forest Football vs Western Carolina | Cinematic Recap
Tuesday, September 09
