| Hometown: | Brevard, N.C. |
| Year: | Sr. |
| High School: | Brevard HS |
| Major: | Communication & Public Relations |
2020-21: Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: Lone appearance of the season game at the the Mars Hill Fall Invitational... Tied for 21st place with 93-84=177... Division II Athletic Directors Honor Roll (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.
2018-19: Appeared in three tournaments at the Bob Dibble Classic, Buccaneer Spring Classic and the Agnes McAmis Memorial... Finished 18th at the Dibble Classic with 88-87=175... Placed 31st at the McAmis Memorial (90-100=190)... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll... WGCA All-American Scholar.
2017-18: Played in three events where she carded a 90.6 stroke average... Competed in seven rounds... Finished 26th at the Bob Dibble Classic with 92-86=178... Also placed 26th at the Agnes McAmis Memorial with a 54-hole total 91-85-89=265.
High School: Graduated from Brevard (N.C.) HS... Coached by Richard Ronneburger and Chris Lambert... Three-time varsity letter-winner... All Conference (2015-2017) Conference Champion (2017) Regionals and State Qualifier (2014-2017)... Best Average (2014-2015)... Most Outstanding Golfer (2016-2017)... Most Valuable Golfer (2015-2016)... Blue Devil Advocate Award (2017)... National Technical Honor Society (2017)... 2017 Stats: 9-hole average: 43.0.
Personal: Born July 2, 1999 in Asheville, N.C... Nickname: "Mer"... Daughter of Kenneth and Elizabeth Barton... Sister: Kala Datz... Majoring in communications and public relations... Minoring in business administration... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Foundation recipient... Future plans: Graduate school for human resources... Hobbies: Reading, movies, music, friends... Community Service: Favorite book: Fierce, Free & Full of Fire by Jen Hatmaker; Favorite class at Tusculum: Interpersonal Communications; Favorite midnight snack: Popcorn and Extra Toasty Cheez Its; Favorite movie: "Remember the Titans"; Favorite musical artists: John Mayer; Favorite song: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears; Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers; Meredith can't go a week without: Music; Favorite athlete: Mackenzie Butler; Most thrilling moment in sports: Getting a second hole-in-one; Advice to kids: "Be kind to people"; Favorite color: Purple; Favorite food: Steak and Pasta; Favorite sport other than golf: Volleyball; Person Meredith most admires: Her sister; Toughest opponent Meredith has ever played against: Maria File; What people don't know about Meredith: She is very good at embarrassing herself; When she was a kid, Meredith tried to be like: Her big sister.
