Gary Merrill

Photo by: DALTON T WAINSCOTT

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Patchogue, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's

2026 (Freshman): Appeared in all 18 games during his true freshman campaign • Ended the year with seven goals and 11 assists • Made college debut in the season-opening win over Jacksonville (Feb. 7) • Scored first career goal against Iona (Feb. 15) • Posted two goals and an assist against Iona (Feb. 15) • Scored a goal versus ranked opponents No. 10 Princeton (March 1) and No. 9 Penn State (March 14) • Had first career hat trick in the win against No. 19 Army (March 21) • Dished out an assist in seven games • Had an assist against No. 14 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 20), Brown (March 7), No. 9 Penn State (March 14) and the NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 6 Syracuse (May 16) • Recorded first multi-assist game in the win over No. 3 Harvard (March 29) • Posted a season-high four assists in the regular-season finale against No. 17 Duke (April 25) • Had a ground ball in five games, including a season best two ground balls against No. 3 Harvard (March 29)

Prep: Rated a five-star recruit and the No. 3 overall prospect in the Class of 2025 by Inside Lacrosse • Played lacrosse at St. Anthony's under coach Keith Wizerorick • Collected All-State and All-America honors during prep career • Played quarterback at St. Anthony's for two seasons • An All-State quarterback and two-time Gatorade Player of the Year

Personal: Gary Merrill is the son of Gary Merrill and Raquel Nugent • Has two siblings