Korion Morris

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Seattle, Wash. High School: Renton High School

Height: 6-2 Event: Throws Birthdate: 05/06/1988

ARIZONA

2009: Competed indoors where he set his collegiate personal record in the shot put at the New Mexico Invitational with a mark of 17.78m. Had a great outdoor season for the Wildcats...set a collegiate personal record in the discuss at the Mesa Classic with a mark of 54.15m. Morris was a Pac 10 finalist and a Regional Qualifier. 2008: Competed indoors where he set his collegiate personal record in the shot put at the Lumberjack Invitational with a mark of 17.11m, finishing sixth...Redshirted his sophomore season outdoors...2007: Indoors, Morris had his season's best shot put throw at the Mountain T's Invitational with a distance of 17.05m. Outdoors, Morris participated in both the discus and shot put. At the Willie Williams Classic, had his season and personal best discus throw of 59.92m Morris' season's best shot put throw at the Willie Williams Classic with a 17.05m throw.

HIGH SCHOOL

Renton High School, Seattle, Wash.: Two-sport star in high school in football and track. Earned seven varsity letters in track & field (four) and football (three)...Named team captain in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and selected team most valuable athlete in 2006. Earned All-Seamount League and all-city honors three times from 2004-2006...All-state honoree in 2005 and 2006. Nominee for Gatorade Athlete of the Year in 2006...Two-time discus Track & Field News All-American and a Junior National All-American...Holds school records in the shot put 18.87m (61-11) and discus 59.92m (196-7)...In 2004 Morris placed sixth at the Junior Olympic Nationals in the discus and eighth in the shot put, and in 2005 he placed sixth in the shot put...In 2006 he placed third at the USA Track & Field Junior National Championships.

PERSONAL

Korion Marsalis Morris ... Born 5-6-88 in Park Forest, Ill. ... Son of Henrey and Viesta Morris ... Has one brother, Quinton ... Academic area of interest is media arts.