2011-12
Cross Country: Recorded four top-10 finishes in five meets ... Fourth at the Spider Open ... Fifth at the W&M Invitational ... Finished sixth at the Cavalier Open ... Took ninth at the Tribe Open ... Also ran for the Tribe at the Paul Short Invitational.
Indoor: Qualified for the IC4A Championships at 3,000m ... Finished 19th at the IC4A meet ... Won the mile at the CNU Captain's Invitational in January.
Outdoor: Won his first CAA title with a victory in the 10,000m ... Ran 30:50.25 in his first attempt at the distance ... Qualified for the IC4A Championships, where he finished 17th ... Ran a career-best 14:22.39 in the 5,000m at the Colonial Relays ... Also part of the Tribe's title-winning 4x1500m relay at the Colonial Relays.

2010-11 - PROVOST AWARD WINNER
Cross Country: Redshirted ... Competed twice unattached.
Indoor: Ran the 3,000m once and the mile twice.
Outdoor: Missed scoring by one place at the CAA Championships, finishing ninth in the 5,000m ... Fourth in the 3,000m at North Carolina.

Prep: Won the Sac-Joaquin Section title in cross country in 2009 ... Del Campo's Academic All-Star of the Year for 2009-10 ... Twice named cross country MVP, and twice track MVP as well for Del Campo ... Earned student-athlete of the year honors each of his last three seasons ... Senior Math Department Award ... Member of the Foreign Language Club and Teens for Christ.

Personal: Son of Rafael Mercado and Kathy Frye ... Full name is Joshua Rafael Mercado Reigh ... Enjoys playing soccer, playing guitar, and ultimate frisbee.