Jessica Mercier

Louisville, KY - January 26, 2024 - Jessica Mercier during the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational at Norton Healthcare Sport and Learning Center in Louisville, KY. Photo By Conner Cunningham

Photo by: Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
White Lake, Mich.
Position:
Pole Vault

TFFRS PROFILE

2023-2024
Indoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree … opened the season with the fourth highest NCAA opening clearance of 4.20m/13-09.25 at Indiana Early Bird meet, moving her to fifth on the all-time program list … broke the school record in the pole vault with a height of 4.41m/14-5.50 at the Meyo Invitational … set the school record again at the height of 4.45m/14-7.25 to take home the silver medal at the Big Ten Championships … wrapped up her final season of eligibility with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 4.40m/14-5.25.

Outdoor:
No outdoor eligibility ... qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the pole vault and finished 19^th after clearing a bar of 4.20m/13-9.25.

2022-23
Indoor:
Moved into the top-10 in program history with her pole vault clearance at 3.99m/13-1 in the season opener ... cleared 4.13m/13-6.5 to move up the al l-time program list in the pole vault ... was over the bar at 3.98m/13-0.75 in the pole vault at the Indiana Relays ... cleared the bar at 4.07m/13-4.25 in the Windy City Invite ... scored bronze in the pole vault at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a clearance at 4.19m/13-9.

2022-23
Indoor:
Moved into the top-10 in program history with her pole vault clearance at 3.99m/13-1 in the season opener ... cleared 4.13m/13-6.5 to move up the all-time program list in the pole vault ... was over the bar at 3.98m/13-0.75 in the pole vault at the Indiana Relays ... cleared the bar at 4.07m/13-4.25 in the Windy City Invite ... scored bronze in the pole vault at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a clearance at 4.19m/13-9.

Outdoor:
Cleared the bar at 3.78m/12-4.75 in the pole vault at the Florida Relays ... competed in the pole vault at the Tennessee Invite ... moved into IU's all-time top-10 list in the pole vault with a clearance at 3.90m/12-9.5 at the Louisville Invitational ... vaulted 4.14m/13-7 at the Indiana Invitational ... competed in the pole vault at the Texas Invitational ... recorded a mark of 3.93m/12-10.75 in the pole vault at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... finished fourth in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championships (4.16m/13-7.75) ... contested the pole vault at the NCAA East Prelims.

Prior to Indiana:
Transfer from Michigan
Personal Bests: Pole Vault: 4.36m/14-3
2021 Big Ten Indoor Champion (Pole Vault)