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Before Maryland: Three-time district champion at Elmer L. Myers High School during his four years as a letterwinner ... 2003 Northeast regional champion ... PIAA AA state runner-up ... set a school record with 88 pins in his career ... third on school's all-time win list with a record of 127-18 ... captain of the football team which was the district champion in 2003 ... lettered for three years on the football team as a running back and earned all-scholastic and all-conference honors ... also lettered in track four years ... team captain his senior year earning all-conference honors in the javelin as he became the district champion ... set a district record in the javelin with a throw of 188 feet 7 inches.
Personal: Carlo Anthony Mercadante ... son of Carmen and Helen Mercadante ... born Dec. 27, 1984 ... four brothers, Carmen, Vince, Gino and Anthony ... five sisters, Sonya, Nina, Gina, Bianca and Corinna ... chose Maryland because of the beautiful campus, a family-oriented team, and a tough conference in the ACC ... lists his parents and brother Carmen as the people he most admires ... majoring in sports management.
