Houston Christian University Athletics

2013-14 (Junior): Was named to the Southland Conference Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Competed in 7 tournaments landing in fifth on the team with a stroke average of 76.38…opened the season with a score of 78…recorded his first of four even or below par rounds with a first round of 71 at the HBU Husky Invitational…shot a season-low tournament of 221, twice, at the Husky Invitational and the Jim West Invitational competing individually at the latter…posted a season-low round of 70 at the Briggs Ranch Invitational where he also competed individually…closed the season with a round of 76.

2012-13 (Sophomore): Competed in 12 tournaments with a 74.68 stroke average…recorded three top-20 finishes, including two top-10 and two top-5…shot a season-low tournament total of 137 and shot 66 and 71 to tie for first place in the Moe O’Brien Intercollegiate…his first round, along with the third round of the HBU Husky Invitational, were his season-low rounds…opened the season with his low-round of 66 in the Moe O’Brien Intercollegiate…closed the season with a round of 78 and total of 240 in the NCAA Regional Tournament.

2011-12 (Freshman): Competed in eight tournaments and ranked fourth on the team with a 75.6 stroke average...posted three top-20 finishes…opened the season with nine-straight rounds in the 70s…claimed his first career victory at the Connecticut Cup, shooting a 2-under par 214 with rounds of 70, 73 and 71...his opening-round 70 was his lowest of the season…tied for 13th at the America Sky Championship with a total of 233.
 
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Aledo High School for coach Greg Nelson…is lefthanded, but plays golf righthanded…was the district individual champion and won four-straight tournaments as a senior…posted a 73.3 scoring average to earn first-team all-region and second-team all-state honors…ranked as high as number three in Class 4A by Golfweek…made the Top 200 in the Polo rankings…made the academic all-district team all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Full name is Jeffrey David Merrell…born Feb. 22, 1993, in Fort Worth, Texas…son of Arvin and Helen Merrell…majoring in molecular biology/biochemistry.