Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

IU Indy Athletics

Scoreboard

2020 Men's Cross Country Roster

Dejan Davis
Brian Drumm

Dakota Merkel

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown LaPorte, Ind.
  • Highschool LaPorte

Biography

TFRRS Page

Cross Country Records
8K -
26:30.8 at Bradley "Pink" Classic (10-12-2018)
10K - n/a

Top Track Times
Indoor-

800m: 2:02.65 at DePauw Indoor Invitational (2-15-2020)
Mile: 4:21.64 at Horizon League Championships (2-28-2021)
3,000m: 8:56.91 at Mastodon Invitational #2 (2-12-2021)
5,000m: 15:58.68 at Fort Wayne Duals (1-20-2018)
Outdoor-
800m: 2:00.80 at RedHawk Invitational (4-24-2021)
1,500m: 3:55.44 at Horizon League Championships (5-9-2021)
5,000m: 15:38.01 at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (4-6-2019)
10,000m: 33:11.97 at Horizon League Championships (5-3-2019)

2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior):
Did not compete in the Jaguars' lone cross country meet of the season. 
Indoor (Senior): Voted to the league's All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... just missed All-Horizon League honors, finishing fourth in the mile at the league championships with a time of 4:21.64... also competed on the Jaguars' DMR team at the league championships... opened the indoor season with an 800m time of 2:02.67 at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 23, placing fourth overall... also finished third in the mile at that meet with a time of 4:27.09... placed fourth in the 3,000m event at the Mastodon Invitational #2 on Feb. 12, running a personal best time of 8:56.91. 
Outdoor (Junior): Voted to the league's All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... just missed All-Horizon League honors during the outdoor season, placing fourth in the 1,500m event with a personal best time of 3:55.44 in the finals... opened the outdoor season with a time of 4:03.15 in the 1,500m at the Blizzard Buster on Mar. 20... ran a 1,500m time of 4:03.15 at the Gibson Invitational on Apr. 17... ran a personal best 800m time of 2:00.80 at the RedHawk Invitational on Apr. 24 while also spinning a 1,500m time of 4:01.56 at that meet. 
Academic: Chosen among IUPUI's Top 100 students for the second straight year... selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or above) both semesters.

2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore):
Competed in five meets... ran a season-best 6K time of 20:58.1 at the Butler Twilight on Aug. 30.... ran a 5-mile time of 27:03.24 in the open race of the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 4... had a season-best 8K time of 27:33.5 at the Butler Invitational on Oct. 25 as IUPUI's No. 2 finisher and placing 36th overall. 
Indoor (Junior): Competed in five meets... voted to the Horizon League All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... just missed scoring points in the mile at the Horizon League Championships, running a time of 4:23.49 to place 11th... clocked his quickest 3,000m time of the season at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 18, running a time of 8:57.74 to place eighth... had a banner day at the DePauw Indoor Invitational on Feb. 15, running personal bests in both the 800m (2:02.65) and mile (4:22.08), placing fourth in the latter event. 
Outdoor (Redshirt): Was voted to the Horizon League's All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... had the outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Academics: Selected among IUPUI's Top 100 students... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters... selected to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Competed in four meets... made his IUPUI cross country debut at the Butler Twilight on Aug. 31, running a 6K time of 21:29.6... ran a personal best 8K time of 26:30.8 at the Bradley "Pink" Classic on Oct. 12. 
Indoor (Sophomore): Voted to the Horizon League All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... opened the season by winning the mile at the Mastodon Opener with a personal best time of 4:32.47... ran a personal best 3,000m time of 9:02.35 at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 12... ran his best 5,000m time of the season at the Indianapolis Team Invitational on Feb. 9, finishing at 16:25.88.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Voted to the Horizon League All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... spun his best 5,000m time of the outdoor season at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational on Apr. 6.... clocked a personal best 10,000m time of 33:11.97 at the Horizon League Championships, placing 12th overall. 
Academics: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

2017-18 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt): 
Sat out the entire season. 
Indoor (Freshman): Clocked his fastest mile time of the indoor season at the Mastodon Opener on Dec. 2, running a time of 4:38.96... had his best 5,000m time of the year at the Fort Wayne Duals on Jan. 20, running a time of 15:58.68... closed the indoor season with a season-best 3,000m time of 9:02.63 at the Horizon League Championships on Feb. 25.
Outdoor (Freshman): Turned in his best 1,500m time of 4:07.45 at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational on Apr. 28... capped the season with a season-best 5,000m time of 16:06.34 at the Horizon League Championships on May 6. 
Academic: Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.  

High School: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track at LaPorte High School... qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country championships his junior year... helped LaPorte to two sectional and a regional cross country title and a 12th-place state finish in 2015... named Team MVP his junior year and Academic All-State his senior year... his personal best 5K time of 15:59 ranked as the sixth-fastest in LaPorte history... qualified for the IHSAA State Track Championships in the mile his senior year... was a two-time Academic All-State honoree in track... named track Team MVP in 2017... closed his prep career with personal best times of 4:21 in the mile and 9:43 in the 3,200m... was a member of the National Honor Society... graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2019Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2020Junior

    5'9"