NCAA Preliminary Round qualifier for the high jump (2012)
2011/2012:
Indoor Track- Competed as a multi-event athlete for the Tigers, and competed in her first pentathlon at the Bill Bergan Multi-Event, where she placed sixth with 3460 points...Went on to earn a pair of personal-best marks at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge, finishing the 60m hurdles in 9.38 to claim fourth and hit a mark of 5.25m (17-2.75) in the long jump for seventh...Earned a season-best score of 3656 in the pentathlon to finish ninth at the Big 12 Championships, just missing out on an All-Big 12 honor...Took away another couple of PRs in the competition, winning the shot put with a mark of 13.08m (42-11) and finishing the 800m in 2:28.20.
Outdoor Track- Competed in her first heptathlon at the Kansas Relays, posting a personal-best score of 4887 to take third place overall in the competition...Tied her long jump PR in the process, finishing fourth with a mark of 5.25m (17-2.75)...Also earned new personal-bests in the high jump, 200m, and 100m hurdles...Her mark of 1.75m (5-8.75) in the high jump was enough to win her the event, while her time of 15.44 in the 100m hurdles had her finishing fifth, and her time of 26.45 in the 200m placed her in seventh...Went on to score in at 4677 at the Big 12 Championships, earning a personal-best mark of 32.19m (105-7.25) in the javelin...Ended out the season at the NCAA Preliminary Round where she finished 28th in the high jump competition with a mark of 1.71m (5-7.25).
2010/2011:
Indoor- Competed unattached as she trained in the multi-events.
Outdoor - Competed unattached as she trained in the multi-events.
High School:
Competed at Moberly HS for coach Scott Knox...She helped team to Conference and District titles in 2009, and a Sectional title in 2010...As an individual, Morgan was a two-time MSHSAA State Champion (high jump, 2008 and 2010) ... Four-time All-State performer (high jump, 2007 and discus, 2007, 2009 and 2010) ... Seven-time Sectional Champion (high jump, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; discus, 2008, 2009 and 2010) ... Seven-time District Champion (high jump, 2007, 2008 and 2009; discus, 2008 and 2009; 300m hurdles, 2009 and 2010) ... Four-time All-District performer (4x400m relay, 2010; high jump, 2010; discus, 2007 and 2008) ... seven-time Conference Champion (high jump, 2007, 2008 and 2009; discus, 2008 and 2009; 300m hurdles, 2010; 4x400m relay, 2010) ... Six-time All-Conference performer (discus, 2007 and 2010; 4x100m, 2007 and 2008; 300m hurdles, 2009; high jump, 2010) ... High School best are 144-10 (discus) and 5-8 (high jump).
Personal:
Parents are David and Jil, has sisters and a brother...Born October 14, 1991 in St. Louis, MO...Graduated in the top 10% of her HS class...Earned the Larry K. Noel Outstanding Athlete Career Award and scholarship...Was All-NCMC Scholar-Athlete all four years of HS...Earned the Howard Hills Athletic Career Award...Morgan also enjoys arts and craft, sewing in particular...She is studying Biology and Art at Missouri.
