Aries Merritt

Height: 6-1
Weight: 158
Event: 110m hurdles
Personal Record: 13.12 (2006)
Born: July 24, 1985
Current Residence: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) HS ‘03
College: Tennessee ‘07
Coach: Norbert Elliott

Career Highlights: 2004 World Junior 110m hurdles champion; 2006 NCAA champion; three-time SEC champion

2007: 6th at USA Outdoor Championships (13.24). 8th at USA Indoors (7.72). 1st at Millrose Games (7.61). 5th at Reebok Grand Prix (13.2). 5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13.42).
2006: 1st at NCAA Outdoors (13.21). 6th at USA Outdoors (13.43). 5th at Lausanne (13.12PR). 1st at Stockholm (13.17). ranked #6 in world (#5 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 13.12.
2005: World Junior champion (13.56). 5th at NCAA Outdoors (13.56). 7th at USA Outdoors (13.39). 1st at SEC Champs (13.38). 5th at NCAA Indoors 60mH (7.77). 1st at NCAA Mideast Regional (13.64).
2004: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (13.47). runner-up at USA Junior Champs (13.84). 16th in prelims at NCAA Indoors (7.85). 5th at Mideast Regional 400mH (53.06).