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Morris, Marquis
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Marquis Morris
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburg, Calif.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Redshirt senior Marquís Morris is in his final season as a hurdler at USC. He is the school freshman record-holder and ranks 10th on USC's all-time 110m HH list.
2018: Morris suffered a fractured right clavicle from a fall in the 110m hurdles at the Trojan Invitational on March 17 and missed the rest of the season. During the indoor season he placed third at the MPSF Championships with a 60m hurdles time of 7.94.
2017: Had a strong bounce-back season following his quadriceps injury in 2016. Set a 110m hurdles PR of 13.56 (+2.0) to win at the Dual Meet on April 30. His time moved him into 10th place on USC's all-time list. He was the second-fastest qualifier for the Pac-12 hurdles final, but tripped on the third hurdle in the final. He also ran leadoff for USC's 4x100m relay team which placed second at the Pac-12s with a time of 39.42. Advanced out of the West Prelims in third with a wind-aided time of 13.51 (+2.5w). He had a wind-aided PR of 13.49 (+2.5w) in the semifinals and placed sixth in the finals at the NCAA Championships with a time of 13.75 (-2.0). He also ran the leadoff leg for USC's 4x100m relay team which had the 10th-fastest time in school history of 39.05 to place 10th at the NCAA Championships. He advanced to the USA T&F Championships in the 110m hurdles and placed 14th with a time of 13.94 (-0.9).
2016: Missed almost the entire season with a quadriceps injury and used the season as a redshirt year. He tried to run at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on May 1 and did take second, but his time of 14.98 showed that he was still not fully recovered. He placed fourth with a time of 7.94 in the MPSF Indoor Championships on Feb. 27.
2015: Morris began the season competing indoors, where he set a new PR of 7.87 in the 60m hurdles. Continuing to the outdoor season, Morris specialized in the 110m hurdles, while also running a few 400m HH races. In the 110m HH, Morris placed first at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a time of 13.80. He also won the 400m IH title with a PR of 52.78 at the Dual Meet. At the Pac-12 Championships, he won the 110m HH title with a time of 13.95 (-0.9). At the end of May, Morris ran a PR of 13.77 (+0.9) at the NCAA West Regional, setting a USC freshman record and running the fastest 110m HH time of any USC runner in 2015. He was one of two freshmen nationally to advance to the NCAA Semifinals in the 110m HH where he placed 21st. In late June, he traveled to the USATF Junior Championships where he placed second in the 110m junior hurdles with a time of 13.29. In August, Morris competed at the Pan American Junior Championships where he placed sixth in the 110m HH with a time of 13.70. Morris was also named the Pac-12 Men's Freshman Track Athlete of the Year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Morris is a 2014 graduate of De La Salle High in Concord, Calif. He won the 2014 CIF 300m IH title with a time of 36.86 and took second in the 110m HH with a time of 13.68. His 110m HH time was the fifth-fastest among high school hurdlers. He reached the 110m HH finals at the USATF Junior Championships and placed sixth with a time of 13.74. In 2013 he won the CIF 110m HH title with a time of 13.90. He was also a star receiver on the De La Salle football team which finished second in the state in 2014, following four consecutive state titles.
PERSONAL: Marquís was born on February 6, 1996 in Pittsburg, Calif...He is the son of Michael and Glenda Morris and has three siblings, Justin, Gabrielle and Emmanuel...His hobbies include music, dancing and movies...Lists his favorite movies as Bad Boys 1&2, his favorite actors as Morgan Freeman, Mark Wahlberg and his favorite musical artists as Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Isaiah Rashad and Travis Scott...Says his sports heroes are Emmit Smith and Chris Paul....His favorite food is Chinese....He is a Social Psychology major at USC....His goals after USC are to compete in the Olympics and become an athletic trainer, athletic physician or physical therapist.
CAREER BESTS: 110m HH -- 13.56/13.49w 400m IH -- 52.78
2018: Morris suffered a fractured right clavicle from a fall in the 110m hurdles at the Trojan Invitational on March 17 and missed the rest of the season. During the indoor season he placed third at the MPSF Championships with a 60m hurdles time of 7.94.
2017: Had a strong bounce-back season following his quadriceps injury in 2016. Set a 110m hurdles PR of 13.56 (+2.0) to win at the Dual Meet on April 30. His time moved him into 10th place on USC's all-time list. He was the second-fastest qualifier for the Pac-12 hurdles final, but tripped on the third hurdle in the final. He also ran leadoff for USC's 4x100m relay team which placed second at the Pac-12s with a time of 39.42. Advanced out of the West Prelims in third with a wind-aided time of 13.51 (+2.5w). He had a wind-aided PR of 13.49 (+2.5w) in the semifinals and placed sixth in the finals at the NCAA Championships with a time of 13.75 (-2.0). He also ran the leadoff leg for USC's 4x100m relay team which had the 10th-fastest time in school history of 39.05 to place 10th at the NCAA Championships. He advanced to the USA T&F Championships in the 110m hurdles and placed 14th with a time of 13.94 (-0.9).
2016: Missed almost the entire season with a quadriceps injury and used the season as a redshirt year. He tried to run at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on May 1 and did take second, but his time of 14.98 showed that he was still not fully recovered. He placed fourth with a time of 7.94 in the MPSF Indoor Championships on Feb. 27.
2015: Morris began the season competing indoors, where he set a new PR of 7.87 in the 60m hurdles. Continuing to the outdoor season, Morris specialized in the 110m hurdles, while also running a few 400m HH races. In the 110m HH, Morris placed first at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a time of 13.80. He also won the 400m IH title with a PR of 52.78 at the Dual Meet. At the Pac-12 Championships, he won the 110m HH title with a time of 13.95 (-0.9). At the end of May, Morris ran a PR of 13.77 (+0.9) at the NCAA West Regional, setting a USC freshman record and running the fastest 110m HH time of any USC runner in 2015. He was one of two freshmen nationally to advance to the NCAA Semifinals in the 110m HH where he placed 21st. In late June, he traveled to the USATF Junior Championships where he placed second in the 110m junior hurdles with a time of 13.29. In August, Morris competed at the Pan American Junior Championships where he placed sixth in the 110m HH with a time of 13.70. Morris was also named the Pac-12 Men's Freshman Track Athlete of the Year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Morris is a 2014 graduate of De La Salle High in Concord, Calif. He won the 2014 CIF 300m IH title with a time of 36.86 and took second in the 110m HH with a time of 13.68. His 110m HH time was the fifth-fastest among high school hurdlers. He reached the 110m HH finals at the USATF Junior Championships and placed sixth with a time of 13.74. In 2013 he won the CIF 110m HH title with a time of 13.90. He was also a star receiver on the De La Salle football team which finished second in the state in 2014, following four consecutive state titles.
PERSONAL: Marquís was born on February 6, 1996 in Pittsburg, Calif...He is the son of Michael and Glenda Morris and has three siblings, Justin, Gabrielle and Emmanuel...His hobbies include music, dancing and movies...Lists his favorite movies as Bad Boys 1&2, his favorite actors as Morgan Freeman, Mark Wahlberg and his favorite musical artists as Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Isaiah Rashad and Travis Scott...Says his sports heroes are Emmit Smith and Chris Paul....His favorite food is Chinese....He is a Social Psychology major at USC....His goals after USC are to compete in the Olympics and become an athletic trainer, athletic physician or physical therapist.
CAREER BESTS: 110m HH -- 13.56/13.49w 400m IH -- 52.78
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