Enters his junior year with the Bearcats ... Placed 13th overall in the men's 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2015 Northwest Conference Championships and took 9th place in the same event as a freshman in 2014 ... Took 15th in the 500-yard freestyle ... Also competed in the 800-yard freestyle relay in which the Willamette men finished fifth in 2015, and was a member of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that finished 5th in 2014 ... Swam all four years at Westlake High School ... Also participated in water polo and cross country ... Two-time Academic Athlete in high school ... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Willamette ... Son of Landell and Lynne Merrill.