2011 (Junior): Appeared in all 11 games as reserve defensive back along with kick and punt return duties ... Made 29 total tackles, including 23 solo stops ... Averaged 18.1 yards on 13 punt returns and 15.7 yards on four kickoff returns ... Scored his first collegiate touchdown at Idaho (Sept. 10), returning a punt 79 yards against the Vandals ... The 79-yard return was the longest in the Great West last season ... Also had five tackles, including four solo stops ... Also had five tackles in Great West opener at Southern Utah (Oct. 1) ... Made a career-high eight solo tackles and added second career interception in win over Montana Western (Oct. 8) ... Earned third letter.
2010 (Sophomore): Appeared in seven games as a reserve defensive back along with kick and punt return duties ... Made his first two tackles of the season vs. Northeastern State (Sept. 18) and corralled his first career interception, returning it 28 yards ... Totalled 107 all-purpose yards vs. Northeastern State as well, returning two kickoffs for 42 yards and three punts for 37 yards ... Also had two tackles vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 25) ... Suffered an injury in that contest, forcing him to miss more than a month of action ... Returned for the Lamar contest (Oct. 30), registering a pass break-up ... Closed out his season at Montana (Nov. 13) with an assisted tackle ... Recipient of the Athletics Director Award of Merit ... Earned second letter.
2009 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in all 11 games at cornerback ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Texas Tech (Sept. 5) and landed a career-high five unassisted tackles ... One of 22 players to record double-digit solo tackles (10) and one of 24 to post double-digit total tackles (12) ... Recorded a personal-best 80 yards on four punt returns, including a season-long 49-yard return, at Southern Oregon (Nov. 7) ... Finished the season as the team's leading punt returner (95 yards; 19.0/game) ... Earned UND's Special Teams Player of the Game honors at Southern Utah (Nov. 7) ... Recipient of the 2009 Athletics Director Award of Merit ... Earned first letter.
2008: Redshirt season ... Recipient of the 2008 Athletics Director Award of Merit.
Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Port Washington High School ... Named North Shore Conference Co-Linebacker of the year and was an all-conference first team pick ... An all-area honorable mention as a senior ... also named Port Washington's defensive player of the year ... Registered 101 total tackles (6.0 for losses) and two sacks during senior year ... Added 538 return yards and three return touchdowns ... A state finalist in the 110-meter high hurdles.
Personal: Major is biology ... Son of Mark and Merla Mersereau.
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» Mersereau's career defensive statistics
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YEAR
|
GP-GS
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UA
|
A
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TOT
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TFL
|
INT
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PBU
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RF
|
FF
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QBH
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SACK
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2009
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11-0
|
10
|
2
|
12
|
0.0-0
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0-0
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0-0
|
|
2010
|
7-0
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
0.0-0
|
1-28
|
1
|
0-0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0-0
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| 2011 |
11-0 |
23 |
6 |
29 |
0.0-0 |
1-0 |
2 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
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TOTAL
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29-0
|
37
|
9
|
46
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0.0-0
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2-28
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3
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0-0
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0
|
0
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0.0-0
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» Mersereau's career punt return statistics
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YEAR
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GP-GS
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NO
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YDS
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AVG
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TD
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LONG
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2009
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11-0
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5
|
95
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19.0
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0
|
49
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2010
|
7-0
|
5
|
32
|
6.4
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0
|
17
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| 2011 |
11-0 |
13 |
236 |
18.1 |
1 |
79 |
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TOTAL
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29-0
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23
|
365
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15.7
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1
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79
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| » Mersereau's career kick return statistics |
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YEAR
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GP-GS
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NO
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YDS
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AVG
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TD
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LONG
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2010
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7-0
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6
|
140
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23.3
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0
|
26
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| 2011 |
11-0 |
4 |
63 |
15.8 |
0 |
24 |
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TOTAL
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18-0
|
10
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203
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20.3
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0
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26
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| » Mersereau's Personal highs |
| Tackles: 8, 10/08/11 vs. Montana Western |
| Solo Tackles: 8, 10/08/11 vs. Montana Western |
| Internceptions: 1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. Montana Western |
| Punt Returns: 5, 09/24/11 vs. Black Hills State |
| Punt Return yards: 94, 09/24/11 vs. Black Hills State |
| Longest return: 79 yards, 09/10/11 at Idaho |
- Go Sioux -
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