New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2015: One of five Highlanders to appear in all 19 matches, while starting in 17. ... led the team in goals (5) and points (11). ... 2015 Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team selection. ... NJIT Male Athlete of the Week (9/14, 10,5). ... 2015 Senior CLASS Award Candidate. ... in his career appeared in 63 games. ... ranks first in the NJIT Division I record books in career points (35, 15g,5a) and tied for first in career goals (15).

2014: Appeared in 16 games, with 12 starts. ... tied in first on the team in goals with 5. ...recorded one assist. ... ranks second on the team in points with 11. ... named Sun Belt Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week (9/23). ... selected to 2014 All-Sun Belt Conference second team. ...tied for fourth on the all-time Division I list for career goals (10). ... 2014-15 NJIT men's soccer Outstanding Performer award winner and Chi Alpha Sigma award recipient.

2013: Appeared in 12 matches, with 10 starts. ...tied for fourth on team in points (5). ... notched two goals and added one assist.

2012: Appeared in 16 matches, including five starts. ... notched three goals and two assists for eight points in his first season at NJIT.

Prior to NJIT: An outside midfielder/forward from Indian River High School, was one of the top players in Delaware. After competing in the Disney Soccer Showcase during the 2010-11 Holiday season, he was one of just two players from Delaware named to the ODP Region I (East) squad that went on a tour of Italy, where the ODP stars took on youth teams of some of the top pro clubs in that country. ...He was one of the two top finalists for Delaware Gatorade State Player of the Year, as listed on ESPNHS, after putting up 15 goals and 9 assists as a senior, upping his career totals to 45 goals and 30 assists. He was a two-time first-team all-state pick and a four-time first-team all-conference honoree.

Personal: Joshua Steven Mercer. ... son of Michael and Sandra Mercer. ... enrolled in NJIT's Albert Dorman Honors College and majors in computer technology. ... born 3/26/94 in Baltimore, MD.