Naval Academy Athletics

Career Performance List
 
2024-25 (Sophomore Season): INDOOR: Threw a season-best shot put mark of 12.15m (39’ 10.5”) to place ninth at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational … OUTDOOR: Recorded a personal-best hammer throw distance of 41.34m (135’ 7”) for a 12th-place finish at the Navy Outdoor Invitational … Threw a fifth-place shot put mark of 11.61m (38’ 1.25”) at the Navy Spring Invitational. 
 
2023-24 (Freshman Season): INDOOR: Registered a season-best throw in the weight throw with a mark of 13.18m (43’ 3”) at the Navy Select … OUTDOOR: Recorded a season-best marks in shot put (10.22m / 33’ 6.5”) and discus (34.29m / 112’ 6”) at the Navy Spring Invitational. 
 
High School / Personal: 2022 graduate of Atascocita High School in Humble, Texas … Garnered Second-Team All-State Academic accolades as a football player … High school teammate of collegiate football players Kameron Dewberry (Texas A&M) and Chase Sowell (Colorado) … Son of Emmett Sr. and Duane Merchant … Brothers, Emmett Jr. (2011), and Elijah (2018), are graduates of the Naval Academy and were members of the football team … Father, Emmett Sr., played football at Georgia Tech … Attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School during the 2022-23 academic year.