2015 Football
John Garrett Abernathy
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 262
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Macon, Ga.
- High School:
- Mount de Sales Academy
2014 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2014 at MERCER: Played in all 12 games as the team’s primary long snapper during sophomore campaign … Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... Tallied four tackles in 2015 … Helped the team convert 82.2 percent of its red zone opportunities.
2013 at MERCER: Saw action in seven games as the team’s long snapper during sophomore season … Named to the Pioneer Football League Honor Roll … Totaled four tackles (2 solo, 2 assisted) on the year ... Recorded first career tackle against San Diego (Oct. 5).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mount de Sales Academy in Macon, Ga. … Earned four varsity letters in football, one in track and three in baseball … Earned All-Region and All-Middle Georgia honors under head football coach Robert Slocum ... took fifth in track at the state competition.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 20, 1993 to parents Gregg and Susan Abernathy in Macon, Ga. … Has one brother, Taylor (24) … Chose Mercer because of its proximity to home and the opportunity to help build the football program from the ground up … Majoring in political science.
