Jessica Mercier

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
White Lake, Mich.
High School:
Waterford Kettering
Position:
Pole Vault
Major:
Aerospace Engineering

Last modified: June 17, 2022

At Michigan

• Big Ten Champion - Pole Vault (2021 Indoor)
• School record holder, indoor pole vault - 4.36m (14-3.25)
• Co-school record holder, outdoor pole vault - 4.25m (13-11.25)

Senior (2021-22)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Cleared 3.81m (12-6) for 40th in the pole vault first round at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28).
• Cleared 4.08m (13-4.75) for 9th in the pole vault final at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15).
• Cleared 4.09m (13-5) for 4th in the pole vault final at the Len Paddock Open (May 7).
• Cleared 4.02m (13-2.25) for 4th in the pole vault final at the Drake Relays (April 28-30).
• Cleared 3.85m (12-7.5) for 7th in the pole vault final at the Duke Invitational (April 7-9).
• Cleared 3.90m (12-9.5) for 5th in the pole vault final at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (March 26).

Indoor Track & Field

• Did not clear the opening bar in the pole vault final at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-12).
• Did not clear the opening bar in the pole vault final at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26).
• Cleared a school-record 4.36m (14-3.75) for the win in the pole vault final at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 11-12).
• Cleared 4.06m (13-3.75) in the pole vault for 7th at the Rod McCravy Memorial (Jan. 28-29)
• Cleared 3.97m (13-0.25) in the pole vault for 3rd at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22)
• Cleared 4.12m (13-6.25) in the pole vault for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 15)
• Cleared 4.13m (13-6.5) in the pole vault for the win at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 8)

Junior (2020-21)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Cleared 4.07m (13-4.25) in the pole vault for 32nd at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 27 & 29)
• Cleared a school-record 4.25m (13-11.25) in the pole vault for 2nd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16), earning a Big Ten silver for the second time in her career and scoring eight points for the Wolverines.
• Cleared 3.86m (12-8) in the pole vault for 4th at the B1G Len Paddock Open (May 8)
• Cleared 3.98m (13-0.75) in the pole vault for 4th at the B1G Jesse Owens Classic (April 30-May 1)
• Cleared 3.91m (12-10) in the pole vault for 6th at the B1G Fighting Illini Relays (April 23-24) in the invitational section of the competition.
• Cleared an outdoor career-best 4.14m (13-7) in the pole vault for 2nd at the B1G Husker Invitational (April 16-17)
• Cleared 3.75m (12-3.75) in the pole vault for 2nd at the B1G Indiana Invitational #2 (April 9) in a competition that was suspended due to inclement weather.
• Cleared 4.00m (13-1.5) in the pole vault for 3rd at the B1G Indiana Invitational #1 (March 26-27)

Indoor Track & Field
• Cleared a career-best 4.20m (13-9.25) in the pole vault for the win at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27) to win Michigan's first-ever Big Ten Indoor title in the event.
• Cleared 4.09m (13-5) in the pole vault for 2nd at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 19)
• Cleared 4.05m (13-3.5) in the pole vault for 2nd at the SPIRE B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
• Cleared 3.92m (12-10.25) in the pole vault for 3rd at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 23)
• Cleared 3.91m (12-10) in the pole vault for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 16)

Sophomore (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Medical hardship waiver granted.

Freshman (2018-19)

• Second-Team All-Big Ten - Pole Vault (2019 outdoor)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Cleared 3.80m (12-5.5) in the pole vault for 9th at the USATF U20 Championships (June 22)
• Cleared 3.92m (12-10.25) in the pole vault for 20th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25)
• Claimed the silver medal by clearing a career-best 4.17m (13-8.25) in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12), scoring eight team points for the Wolverines.
• Cleared a career-best 4.02m (13-2.25) in the pole vault for 2nd at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Cleared 3.72m (12-2.5) in the pole vault for 4th at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20)
• Cleared 3.78m (12-4.75) in the pole vault for 7th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30) in the invitational section.
• Cleared a career-best 3.85m (12-7.5) in the pole vault for 3rd at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)

Indoor Track & Field
• Cleared a career-best 3.94m (12-11) in the pole vault for 4th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23)
• Cleared a career-best 3.88m (12-8.75) in the pole vault for 7th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9)
• Cleared a career-best 3.85m (13-1.5) in the pole vault for 9th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Cleared a career-best 3.83 (12-6.75) in the pole vault for 5th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
• Cleared a career-best 3.55m (11-7.75) in the pole vault for 6th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12)

HIGH SCHOOL

Track & Field: 2018 MHSAA state champion in the pole vault … Three-time top-five finisher in the pole vault at the MHSAA State Championships, including a runner-up finish in 2017 … 2018 state championships qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles … Ranked tied for 14th nationally in the pole vault and No. 1 in the state of Michigan, among just 36 women who cleared 13 feet in 2018 … In Michigan high school history, only two women have cleared higher bars than Mercier’s 13-3 clearance in 2018 … Also cleared 13 feet as a junior in 2017

High School Career Bests
Pole Vault -- 4.03m (13-3)