Mike Morrison CAREER VICTORIES: 29 PERSONAL RECORDS INDOOR High Jump: 2.27m/7-5.25, 2006 SEC Championships, Gainesville, Fla. Long Jump: 7.87m/25-10, 2006 NCAA Championships, Fayetteville, Ark. OUTDOOR High Jump: 2.23m/7-3.75, 2005 SEC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. Long Jump: 7.96m/26-1.50, 2006 SEC Championships, Fayetteville, Ark. HONORS: (One-time NCAA champion, 14-time All-American, nine-time Southeastern Conference champion) 2007 NCAA Indoor All-American - long jump; 2007 SEC Indoor champion - long jump; 2006 NCAA Outdoor All-American - long jump; 2006 NCAA East Regional champion - high jump, long jump; 2006 SEC Outdoor champion - high jump, long jump; 2006 NCAA Indoor All-American - high jump, long jump; 2006 SEC Indoor champion - high jump, long jump; 2006 SEC Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year; 2005 NCAA Outdoor All-American - high jump, long jump, 4x100m relay; 2005 NCAA East Regional champion - high jump, 4x100m relay; 2005 SEC Outdoor champion - high jump, 4x100m relay; 2005 NCAA Indoor All-American - long jump, high jump; 2005 SEC Indoor champion - high jump; 2004 NCAA Outdoor champion - 4x100m relay; 2004 NCAA Outdoor All-American - long jump, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay; 2004 SEC Outdoor champion - high jump; 2004 NCAA Indoor All-American - high jump, long jump; 2004 SEC Freshman Indoor Field Athlete of the Year; 2004 SEC Freshman Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. 2007 AS A SENIOR: Wins (3): (o) Penn Relays long jump (7.65m/25-1); Jim Click Shoot-Out 4x100m (39.49); (i) SEC Indoor Championships long jump (7.73m/25-4.50) …Bests of 2.18m/7-1.75 (high jump) and 7.73m/25-4.50 (long jump) … Competed in five meets (three indoor, two outdoor) … Academically ineligible for SEC Outdoor Championships and NCAA East Regional Championships … Claimed second Penn Relays title in as many attempts as a collegian in the long jump with NCAA regional leap of 7.65m/25-1 … In first outdoor long jump of season, finished seventh with NCAA regional mark of 7.55m/24-9.25 at Mt. SAC Relays … Was stricken with respiratory infection, but still managed to earn 14th All-America honor of career with ninth-place finish at NCAA Indoor Championship in long jump (7.61m/24-11.75) … Despite injuries, captured ninth overall SEC title of career with victory in long jump at SEC Indoor Championships with mark of 7.73m/25-4.50 … Competed in high jump and long jump simultaneously and still took second in high jump at 2.18m/7-1.75 despite rolling ankle on first attempt - his first high jump competition more than eight months … Became just seventh athlete in SEC history to win three consecutive long jump conference titles following wins at 2006 indoor and outdoor meets … Finished third in standings for SEC Commissioners Trophy with 18 points … Competed for first time of season at Tyson Invitational and secured NCAA provisional with mark of 7.70m/25-3.25 in long jump to finish fourth. 2006 AS A JUNIOR: Wins (7): (o) NCAA East Regional Championships high jump (2.11m/6-11), long jump (7.79m/25-6.75); SEC Outdoor Championships high jump (2.19/7-2.25), long jump (7.96m/26-1.50); (i) SEC Indoor Championships high jump (2.27m/7-5.25), long jump (7.85m/25-9.25); Gator Invitational long jump (7.80m/25-9.25) … Bests of 2.27m/7-5.25 (high jump) and 7.96m/26-1.50 (long jump) … Competed in 12 meets (six indoor, six outdoor) … SEC Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year … Gutted out seventh-place finish in long jump at NCAA Outdoor Championships with wind-aided mark of 7.63m/25-0.25 … Advanced to finals in high jump after clearing 2.14m/7-0.25, but withdrew from finals because of injury … Broke Florida school record with 13th career All-America honor at NCAA Outdoor Championships … Became first Gator in school history to earn three consecutive outdoor All-America honors in long jump … Captured NCAA East Regional crowns in both high jump (2.11m/6-11) and long jump (7.79m/25-6.75) despite strained hamstring … Won long jump on first attempt … Became first athlete in SEC history to win three outdoor high jump titles outright by clearing 2.19m/7-2.25 … High jump title was fifth-straight conference crown in event following wins at 2004 outdoor, 2005 indoor and outdoor meets and 2006 indoor meet … Became first athlete since 1957 to win SEC outdoor high jump and long jump titles at same meet … Won long jump with career-best leap of 7.96m/26-1.50 … Also ran second leg of 4x100m relay that took third … Finished fourth at meet among all athletes with 21.5 points … Won both jumps despite competing for first time in those events during outdoor season due to rash of injuries … Despite injured ankle, finished fifth in long jump (7.87m/25-10) and sixth in high jump (2.23m/7-3.75) at NCAA Indoor Championships … Won high jump (2.27m/7-5.25) and long jump (7.85m/25-9.25) titles in claiming the SEC Commissioners Trophy by scoring 22 points at SEC Indoor Championships … Became first athlete since UFs Ron Coleman in 1970 to win both the indoor high jump and long jump titles at the SEC indoor meet … Mark in high jump tied for second best in school history … Also ran second leg of 4x400m relay that finished second with provisional time (3:10.74) and finished 14th in 55m (6.35) … Only athlete in nation to record NCAA automatic marks in both the high jump and long jump during indoor season … Notched leap of 7.84,/25-8.75 to finish third in long jump at Tyson Invitational … Also took sixth in high jump with provisional of 2.18m/7-1.75 and ran on 4x400m relay that clocked then-second-fastest time in nation (3:07.01) … Was named SEC Field Athlete of Week for efforts at Tyson … Had outstanding opening meet of season by recording automatic mark in high jump (2.23m/7-3.75) to take second and provisional mark in long jump (7.80m/25-7.25) to claim the win at Gator Invitational. 2005 AS A SOPHOMORE: Wins (10): (o) NCAA East Regional Championships high jump (2.19m/7-2.25), 4x100m relay (39.15); SEC Outdoor Championships high jump (2.23m/7-3.75), 4x100m relay (39.10); Penn Relays long jump (7.78m/25-6.25), 4x200m relay (1:20.94); Yellow Jacket Invitational 4x100m relay (39.22); (i) SEC Indoor Championships high jump (2.25m/7-4.50); Iowa State Classic long jump (7.86m/25-9.50); Florida Intercollegiate long jump (7.62m/25-0) … Bests of 2.25m/ 7-4.50 (high jump) and 7.86m/25-9.50 (long jump) … Competed in 13 meets (six indoor, seven outdoor) … Picked up three All-America honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships … Finished fourth in high jump (2.23m/7-3.75), fifth in long jump (7.61m/24-11.75) and ran second leg of 4x100m relay that took second (38.54) … Notched 15.5 points at NCAA East Regional Championships after winning high jump (2.19m/7-2.25), running second leg on victorious 4x100m relay (39.15) and taking sixth in long jump (7.53m/24-8.50) … Won pair of titles at SEC Outdoor Championships and scored 18.5 points … Won third straight conference meet high jump title with outdoor personal best of 2.23m/7-3.75 … Ran second leg of winning 4x100m relay (39.l0) and was third in long jump with mark of 7.59m/24-11 in rainy conditions … Earned two wins at Penn Relays … Won long jump by nearly a foot with mark of 7.78m/25-6.25 … Was pulled from high jump to run 4x200m for the first time in his career and ran second leg of winning relay that broke school record with time of 1:20.94 … Also ran on 4x100m that finished second in 39.25 … Posted regional times in 100m (10.46) in taking third and 200m (21.17) in finishing eighth at the Miami Gatorade Classic … Finished second in long jump with leap of 7.83m/25-8.25 and fourth in high jump with mark of 2.20m/7-2.50 at Texas Relays … Also ran on 4x100m in prelims that posted then-worlds fastest time in 2005 with mark of 39.10 … Took fourth in high jump and fifth in long jump at NCAA Indoor Championships … Made height of 2.23m/7-3.75 in high jump and 7.80m/24-8.50 at indoor NCAAs … Finished fourth in race for high-point honors at SEC Indoor Championships with 18 points … Won high jump with mark of 2.25m/7-4.50 and finished second in long jump with mark of 7.65m/25-1.25 … Posted provisional mark with leap of 7.62m/25-0 in first meet of season at Florida Intercollegiate. 2004 AS A FRESHMAN: Wins (9): SEC Invitational long jump (7.55m/24-9.25); SEC Invitational high jump (2.15m/7-0.50); Tyson Invitational long jump (7.60m/24-11.25); Florida Relays 4x400m relay (3:03.18); FSU Dual Meet long jump (7.50m/24-7.25); FSU Dual Meet 4x100m relay (39.17); FSU Dual Meet 4x400m relay (3:09.24); SEC Outdoor Championships high jump (2.15m/7-0.50); NCAA Outdoor Championships 4x100m relay (39.11) … Bests of 2.21m/7-3 (high jump) and 7.88m/25-10.25 (long jump) ... Named SEC Indoor and Outdoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year … Won an NCAA title as a member of the 4x100m relay and also earned All-America honors by finishing sixth in the long jump (7.88m/25-10.25) and as a member of the sixth-place 4x400m relay (39.11) ... Finished third in the long jump (7.55m/24-9.25) and fifth in the high jump (2.06m/6-9) at the NCAA East Regional Championships ... Won the SEC Outdoor title in the high jump, clearing 2.15m/7-0.50 and scored in the 4x100m relay (second, 39.47) and the long jump (sixth, 7.46m/24-5.75) ... Finished third in both the long jump (7.65m/25-1.25) and high jump (2.19m/7-2.25) at Penn Relays ... Earned NCAA All-America honors in the long jump (fifth, 7.81m/25-7.50) and the high jump (sixth, 2.20m/7-2.50) at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Runner-up in the high jump to teammate Joe Squittieri at the SEC Indoor Championships, clearing 2.21m/7-3, and also finished fifth in the long jump with a mark of 7.66m/25-1.75 ... Won the long jump (7.60m/24-11.25) and finished fifth in the high jump (2.14m/7-0.25) at the Tyson Invitational ... Won both the high jump (2.15m/7-0.50) and the long jump (7.55m/24-9.25) at the SEC Invitational ... Runner-up in the long jump with a mark of 7.56m/24-9.75 at the Florida Intercollegiate. HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: Bests of 7-5.25 in high jump, 24-5 in long jump, 21.7 in 200m and 47.5 in 400m … Two-time New Jersey Athlete of the Year ... 11-time All-American ... Set national junior class record in high jump ... Won high jump at 2001 Nike Indoor ... Won high jump at adidas Outdoor Nationals … Ended 2003 ranked 11th in the world in the high jump and second in the U.S. for his age group … 2003 graduate of Willingboro High School. BEYOND THE STATS: Born Michael Troy Morrison on March 4, 1984 in Willingboro, N.J. … Son of Juana Lewis and Ronald Morrison ... Has one older sister ... Also considered Tennessee, South Carolina and Arkansas ... Attended same high school as Carl Lewis … Lists basketball and watching movies as hobbies … Won Florida basketball Midnight Madness slam dunk contest in 2004 and competed again in 2005 and advanced to finals where he jumped over womens basketball player Danielle Santos to dunk. MAJOR: Anthropology
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