Tim Merritt

Position:
Defender/Midfielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gig Harbor, Wash.
High School:
Bellarmine Prep

General Info -- One of the ACC's top defenders and a two-year starter ... Also a great finisher off set plays ... Expected to be one of the team's top leaders ... Played this summer with the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League.
Junior (2003) -- Earned second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors at defender ... Started all 20 games and ranked fourth on the team with nine points (four goals, one assist) ... Earned the Nicholas Douglass Potter Coaches Award ... Scored game-winners in 1-0 wins over Michigan and at Davidson ... Dramatic game-winning header against the Wolverines at the Carolina Nike Classic came in the 86th minute of action ... Took 18 shots on the year, including a season-high four versus New Hampshire ... Defensively, anchored a back line that recorded 10 shutouts and allowed only 16 goals on the season for a 0.75 goals against average ... Named ACC Player of the Week and selected to the Soccer America Men's National Team of the Week after leading the Tar Heel defense to a shutout win over No. 1 Maryland on Oct. 5.
Sophomore (2002) -- Moved to defender at the start of fall practice and quickly adapted to the new position ... Started 21 of 22 games ... Did not play in the loss at Virginia Commonwealth ... Recorded eight points on the season (two goals and four assists) ... Scored against Long Island and Navy ... Had two assists in the win at Campbell and single assists against Elon and UNC Wilmington.
Freshman (2001) -- Saw action in 14 games in the midfield and started two ... Started and had a goal and an assist in his first college game, versus East Carolina ... Had an assist in the ACC Tournament win over NC State ... Saw action in three NCAA Tournament games, including the four-overtime win over Stanford in the national semifinals.
Prep -- A product of Bellarmine Prep H.S. ... The captain of F.C. United for six years and plays for the F.C. United Premier Soccer Club ... A two-time adidas All-America ... Named Gatorade Player of the Year for Washington in 2000 ... A member of the Region IV ODP teams since 1999 ... Volunteered with Down's Syndrome children, the Special Olympics, Boys & Girls Club and homeless shelter in the Tacoma area ... Trained in England with Manchester United coaches.
Personal -- Born on June 25, 1982 ... Timothy Charles Merritt is the son of Hugh and Liz Merritt ... Majoring in communication studies.