FC grad Merckle qualifies for NCAA Championships
Wake Forest senior Jessie Merckle, a Hickory native and Fort Cherry graduate, has qualified for the NCAA Track & Field Championships in the javelin.
Merckle qualified by finishing second Thursday at the East Preliminary Round held at North Florida University in Jacksonville. Merckle’s best throw was 172-9. Marija Vucenovic of Florida won the competition with a throw of 173-7.
The NCAA Championship will be held June 8-10 in Eugene, Ore.
Merckle recently won her third Atlantic Coast Conference javelin championship.