Mercy Marlins Athletics

🚨Cross Country Tryout Update🚨

Monday, August 10th
Parent & Athlete Meeting 4:30 PM
First Practice 5:00 PM

Mercy High School - Upper Field

Mercy Athletics welcomes Adam Specht as our new Head Cross Country Coach!

Mercy Athletics is excited to welcome Ally Simpson as our new Athletic Trainer in partnership with Henry Ford Health!

Ally brings valuable experience from both the high school and collegiate levels, having previously worked at Grosse Ile High School and most recently at Lawrence Technological University. Her energy, enthusiasm, and passion for caring for student-athletes make her a perfect fit for our Mercy community.

She has already been working with our athletes during summer camps, and we can't wait for everyone to get to know her throughout the upcoming school year.

Please join us in giving Ally a warm Mercy welcome!

Congratulations to Lyla Collins '29, Leah Greaves '27, Ella Hafner '28, Campbell Shore '27 and Avery Tack '27 on being named NISCA First Team All Americans!

Lyla Collins - 400 Freestyle Relay
Leah Greaves - 200 Freestyle Relay
Ella Hafner - 200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay & 400 Freestyle Relay
Campbell Shore - 200 Free Style Relay & 400 Freestyle Relay
Avery Tack - 200 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay & 400 Freestyle Relay

Are you ready, Marlins? Fall Sports season kicks off August 10! 🏃🏻‍♀️🐴🏑⛳️⛵️🏊🏼‍♀️🏐
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Reminder, to participate in tryouts, you must have a physical dated after April 15, 2026 uploaded to FinalForms and approved by Athletics, along with completed FinalForms profile by August 3, 2026.
For the most up-to-date tryout info visit https://mercymarlins.com/sports/2023/10/31/tryout-information.aspx

Congratulations to Mercy Varsity Volleyball Coach Loretta Vogel on receiving the Detroit Free Press Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her 50 years of coaching in girls’ high school athletics. Coach Vogel has coached at Mercy since 2009, leading the Marlins to three state championships and making a lasting impact on countless athletes, including two Gatorade National Players of the Year.

Congratulations to legendary Mercy Golf and Bowling coach Vicky Kowalski on her induction into the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame. Joining Coach K to celebrate her induction were retired Mercy math teacher Sue Noll; daughter Cathleen Maes ’05, her husband Chris Maes, and their children Noah and Luna; and Mercy alum Chloe Vig ’23 from the 2022 State Championship golf team.

📣 Reminder for all Marlins! Mercy Athletics will be closed for the MHSAA summer dead period June 28 – July 5. This is a quiet period with no practices, training, or communication. Have a great 4th of July, and we’ll get back to you after July 5!

We would like to thank our athletic trainer, Marnie, as she leaves Mercy to pursue new opportunities.

Countless taped ankles. Endless bags of ice. Hundreds of hours spent on the sidelines, in the training room, at practices, games, and events. Usually one of the first to arrive and one of the last to leave.

But Marnie’s greatest impact can’t be measured in numbers.

She was someone our student-athletes trusted, our coaches relied on, and our community was fortunate to have by its side. Through every injury, setback, comeback, and victory, she showed up with professionalism, compassion, and care.

Much of an athletic trainer’s work happens behind the scenes, but the difference Marnie made was felt every day by the athletes she helped, encouraged, and supported.

As she begins her next chapter, we want to say thank you. Thank you for the countless hours, the unwavering dedication, and the lasting impact you’ve had on Mercy Athletics.

You will be greatly missed, and we wish you nothing but the best in what comes next. ❤️💛