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Vanessa Mercera
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Willemstad, Curaçao
Features (click on headline for link)
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)
Personal Bests
HONORS
AS A SENIOR (2025-26)
INDOOR
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024-25)
AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
AS A SOPHOMORE AT CLOUD COUNTY (2022-23)
AS A FRESHMAN AT CLOUD COUNTY (2021-22)
PRIOR TO K-STATE
- Everything Clicked for Mercera (K-State Sports Extra, February 3, 2026)
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)
Personal Bests
| 60m Hurdles | 8.36 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/130-31/26) |
| 100m Hurdles | 14.38 (0.6) (Shocker Open, 5/3/24) |
| 200 Meters | 24.47 (1.5) (Ward Haylett Invitational, 4/26/24) |
| 400 Meters (School Record) |
52.83 (Tyson Invitational, 2/13-14/26) |
| 400m Hurdles | 1:04.47 (Mark A. Phillips Tiger Invite, 3/25/23) |
| 600 Yards (School Record) |
1:18.01 (Big 12 Championship, 2/27-28/26) |
| 800 Meters | 2:09.93 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/130-31/26) |
| 4x400 Relay (I) (School Record) |
3:31.44 (Big 12 Championship, 2/27-28/26) |
| High Jump | 1.81m (5' 11.25") (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/130-31/26) |
| Long Jump | 5.85m (19' 2.5") (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/130-31/26) |
| Shot Put | 11.38m (37' 4") (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/30-31/26) |
| Javelin Throw | 27.29m (89' 6") (Thunderbird Classic, 4/22/23) |
| Pentathlon | 4,429 points (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/130-31/26) |
| Heptathlon | 5,260 points (NJCAA Championship, 5/18-20/23) |
HONORS
- 2026 NCAA First Team All-American (Indoor, Pentathlon)
AS A SENIOR (2025-26)
INDOOR
- Earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championship (3/13-14) with a 7th place finish in the pentathlon with 4,310 points. She won the 800 meters in 2:11.31 and had other top performances in the high jump (1.75m) in 4th place and the 60m hurdles (8.46) in 7th place.
- Medaled and broke school records in two events at the Big 12 Championship (2/27-28) including the 600 yards as she ran in the event for the first time, finishing 3rd at 1:18.01. The previous record had been 1:19.46 from 2015. She also finished 3rd with her 4x400 relay team with a new fastest time of 3:31.44.
- Competed in two events at the Steve Miller Invite (2/20) winning the 60m hurdles in 8.38 seconds and in the shot put at 10.89m.
- Broke her own school record in the 400 meters at the Tyson Invite (2/13-14) in 52.83 seconds. With her 4x400 relay team she also broke that school record with a time of 3:33.59.
- Won the pentathlon during the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/30-31) with the collegiate lead of 4,429 points, an improvement of 406 points, the no. 4 best performance in the K-State records. She recorded personal bests in all five events, winning two of them, tied for 1st in the high jump (1.81m) and the 800 meters at 2:09.93, nine seconds faster than her best. She also finished runner-up in the 60m hurdles in 8.36 seconds.
- Broke the school record in the 400 meters at the Thane Baker Invite (1/16) in 53.04 seconds, four seconds faster than her previous time and surpassing the previous record holder, Donniece Parrish from 2008. She also competed in the 60m hurdles at 8.55 seconds and ran the anchor leg for the winning 4x400 relay team at 3:37.98.
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024-25)
- At the Ward Haylett Invite (5/9) she competed unattached in three events, winning the high jump at 1.73m and as runner-up in 100m hurdles (14.24 seconds) and the 400m hurdles (57.55 seconds).
- During the Steve Miller Invite (2/7) she competed in three events, the 60m dash prelims (8th; 7.63), the high jump (4th; 1.67m) and the 400m dash invite (2nd; 55.25).
- Competed in the pentathlon unattached during the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/31-2/1) where she finished 10th with 3,995 points. Her best performances were in the high jump (2nd; 1.76m) and the 800 meters (3rd; 2:16.92).
AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
- At the NCAA West Preliminary (5/22-25) she competed in the high jump where she cleared a height of 1.76m to tie for 24th place.
- Medaled in the high jump at the Big 12 Championship (5/9-11) clearing a height of 1.76m/5-9.25 in 7th place. She also ran in the 4x400 relay where the team finished 11th with a time of 3:40.91.
- Competed in three events at the Shocker Open (5/3) recording a new personal best in the 100m hurdles in 14.38 seconds, also running in the 200m dash in 24.88 seconds in 5th place and finished 4th in the high jump with a height of 1.70m.
- During her first outdoor meet of the season at the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26) she competed in three events, a new personal best in the 200m dash (3rd; 24.47), the high jump (3rd; 1.65m) and the 100m hurdles (5th; 14.19).
- Medaled in the pentathlon at the Big 12 Championship (2/23-24) with a 6th place score of 4,023 points, 206 points better than her previous best. Also recorded new bests in the 800 meters (2:18.29), high jump (1.77m) as runner-up and tying her long jump best (5.62m).
- At the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20) she competed in the 60m hurdles with a new personal best in 8.76 seconds, also in the high jump clearing a height of 1.67m in 7th place.
- Competed in three events at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12) in the 60m hurdles in 8.98 seconds and in the high jump clearing a height of 1.69m, placing 5th. Also ran in the mixed 4x400 relay where the team finished with a time of 3:27.93.
- In her first meet as a Wildcat at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) she finished 6th in the 60m hurdles in 8.90 seconds. She also ran in the 4x400 relay where her team won with a time of 3:49.04.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT CLOUD COUNTY (2022-23)
- Recorded her heptathlon personal best at the NJCAA Outdoor Championship (5/18-20) with a winning score of 5,260 points, also recording bests in the 200m dash (24.69 seconds) and 800 meters (2:19.25).
- During the NJCAA Indoor Championship (3/3-4) she finished runner-up in the pentathlon at 3,817 points, recording her farthest shot put at 10.64m.
AS A FRESHMAN AT CLOUD COUNTY (2021-22)
- Competed in 3 pentathlons and 3 heptathlons, including 3rd place at the NJCAA Outdoor Championship.
- Won the long jump at the Cloud County Thunderbird Classic (4/23) with a jump of 5.62m.
PRIOR TO K-STATE
- Transferred from Cloud County Community College
- From Willemstad, Curaçao
K-State Track and Field | Director of T&F Travis Geopfert Post Indoor NCAA Championships Interview
Tuesday, March 17
K-State Track and Field | Tyson Invitational Recap
Wednesday, February 18
K-State Track & Field | DeLoss Dodds Invitational Recap
Wednesday, February 04
K-State Track & Field | Thane Baker Invitational Recap
Monday, January 19
