Chris Morris

Photo by: Dave Wegiel

Photo by: Dave Wegiel

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Freestyle/Butterfly/IM
Hometown:
Saint Cloud, Minn.
High School:
Saint Cloud Technical HS

Career Notes

Holds school record in the 800 free relay (6:16.25)
Also ranks second in team history for the 200 free (1:34.22) and fourth for the 200 IM (1:44.88)

Career Honors and Awards

Earned W.I.N. Award (Whatever is Needed) and Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at 2022 team banquet
2022 CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American
2023 Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2022-23 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... NCAAs: part of the 800 free relay that finished 20th (6:18.81) ... Big Tens: came in ninth in the 200 free (1:35.40), 12th in the 200 IM (1:44.88) and 14th in the 100 free (43.85); also part of the 800 free relay (6:18.85) and 400 medley relay (3:07.01) that both came in fourth. the 400 free relay that was fifth (2:53.97) and the 200 free relay that was sixth (1:18.58) ... First Chance Meet: earned first in the 100 back (48.69) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took second in the 200 free (1:35.57) and fourth in the 50 free (20.33) and 100 free (44.30); also part of the winning 800 free relay (6:25.80) and the 200 free relay (1:19.62) and 400 free relay (2:55.17) that both took second ... Minnesota Invite: came in seventh in the 200 IM finals (1:46.17), 11th in the 200 free finals (1:35.03), 17th in the 100 free finals (43.78) and 43rd in the 50 free prelims (20.33); also part of the 800 free relay that came in third (school record 6:16.25), the 400 medley relay that was seventh (3:08.88), the 400 free relay that was ninth (2:54.33) and the 200 free relay that was 11th (1:19.40) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed second in the 100 free (44.68), third in the 200 free (1:37.75) and fifth in the 200 IM (1:52.15); also part of the 400 free relay that claimed second (2:58.54) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took first in the 200 back (1:50.09) and second in the 1000 free (9:38.24); also part of the 400 free relay that took first (3:01.46) ... SMU Dual: finished second in the 100 free (45.27) and 200 free (1:38.98); also part of the 400 free relay that finished first (2:59.02), the 200 free relay that was second (1:21.22) and the 200 medley relay that was third (1:30.08) ... South Dakota Dual: won the 100 fly (49.92), tied for second in the 50 free (21.03), and helped the 400 free relay (3:02.34) to victory and the 200 medley relay (1:31.58) to a second-place finish

2021-22 Freshman Season: Earned W.I.N. Award (Whatever is Needed) and Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet • finished 10th in the 200 free finals (1:35.88), 19th in the 200 fly finals (1:46.42) and 20th in the 200 IM finals (1:46.80) at the Big Ten Championships; also part of the 800 free relay (6:22.25) that placed fifth, and the 200 free relay (1:18.20) and 400 free relay (2:54.12) that both finished seventh • helped guide the 400 free relay (2:56.28) and 800 free relay (6:29.11) to victories, aided a 200 free relay (1:19.75) to third and a 200 medley relay (1:30.01) to sixth in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue; also finished third in the 100 free (44.03) and seventh in the 200 fly (1:48.39) • placed fifth in the 100 free (PR time of 45.17), seventh in the 200 fly (1:51.18) and eighth in the 200 IM (1:52.25) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan; also helped a 400 free relay to second (2:58.51) • at the Minnesota Invite, finished 22nd in the 200 IM finals (1:4.98), 23rd in the 200 fly finals (1:80.87), 24th in the 200 free finals (1:40.15) and 43rd in the 100 fly prelims (49.15); also helped the 400 free (3:00.66) and 200 medley relays (1:28.72) to 16th-place finishes, the 200 free relay to 17th (1:22.60) and the 400 medley relay to 18th (3:18.11) · placed second in the 400 free relay (3:01.46), fourth in the 100 free (45.77), fifth in the 200 fly (1:51.61) and sixth in the 200 IM (1:54.21) versus Wisconsin • won the 200 free (1:41.48) and finished third in the 200 medley relay (1:33.69) against St. Thomas • made collegiate debut by taking second in the 200 fly (1:50.95), third in the 200 IM (1:53.00) and fourth in the 100 free (45.92) and 400 medley relay (3:22.21) at Purdue • CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American

High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of St. Cloud Cathedral • also competed for the Saint Croix Swim Club • secured first place finishes in the 200 free and 100 fly at the 2021 MSHSL Boys Class AA State Championships, setting the all-time state record in the 100 fly (48.11) in the process • touched eighth in the 200m IM, 12th in the 200m free and 19th in the 200m fly at the 2021 Speedo Summer Championships in Irvine, CA • took first in the 100m free at the Minnesota Long Course Senior State Championships in 2021 • notched a second place finish in both the 200m free and 200m IM, third in the 200m fly and fourth in the 100m fly at the 2021 Speedo Sectionals • placed fourth in both the 100 IM and 100 breast at the 2020 Minnesota Senior State Championships • two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American • two-time 2021 NISCA All-American in the 200 free and 100 fly • four-time MSHSL all-state honoree in 2021.

Personal: Son of George and Mary Kay Morris • has four siblings, Rebecca, Sara, Mary and Ella • plans to major in kinesiology and minor in nutrition.