2019-20 Track and Field Roster
Biography
2019 Outdoor: Appeared in seven meets…Notched three top-five finishes…Won the pole vault with 12-11.5 (3.95m) at the 2019 Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (3/29-30)…Placed fourth in the event with a mark of 15-2.25 (4.63m) at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (4/26-27)…Overcome a personal-best height of 15-5.5 (4.71m) to earn bronze at the OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/9-11) in Cape Girardeau.
2019 Indoor: Competed in eight meets…Posted six top-five finishes…Finished second in the pole vault (13-5.75, 4.11m) and placed fifth in the 55 meters in 7.19 at the SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/7)…Took fifth in the pole vault at both the Samford Open (1/18-19, 14-5.25, 4.40m) and the Fred Wilt Open (2/1-2, 13-9.25, 4.20m)…Won the event with a height of 13-11.25 (4.25m) at the 2019 Redhawks Open (2/15)…Earned bronze in pole vault at the OVC Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/20-21), after he overcame a mark of 14-9 (4.50m).
Prep: Graduated from Effingham High School in 2018…Started and lettered four years in track and field at Effingham and was coached by Dick Reimers…Personal best pole vault height is 14-5…As a senior, qualified for the Top Times Indoor State Meet and finished seventh in pole vault at the Illinois Outdoor State Track Meet…Also won the 2018 Apollo Conference Championships in pole vault as Effingham captured the conference title…Earned a fourth place finish at the Illinois Outdoor State Track Meet as a junior…Was the Sectional Champion in pole vault during his sophomore year and was 10th in pole vault at the Illinois Outdoor State Track Meet…Named Rookie of the Year as a freshman…Also played football at Effingham…Tabbed Hustle Award and Sportsmanship Award recipient…Named to the Academic Hall of Fame (2014-2018), National Honor Society (2016-2018) and was a three-year honor roll member.
Personal: Born September 2, 1999…Son of Robert and Michelle Morrissey...Majoring in Exploratory Major at Southeast.
Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
Pole Vault
5'10"
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2019-20Sophomore
Pole Vault
5'10"