Cross Country
Jack Morgan - Cross Country - University of Kentucky Athletics

JackMorgan

  • class Senior
  • High school Lexington Catholic

2001: Indoor – Member of Distance Medley Relay team that ran a school-record time of 9:42.67 at the Iowa State Classic… Finished first at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational in the 1000m, running a personal best 2:27.33? Ran a personal best 4:11.81 at the Iowa State Invitational? Finished second at the Rod McCravy Memorial 3000m run in 8:31.24?

Outdoor ? Opened the season finishing 6th in the 1500m run at the Texas Relays? Ran a personal best (at that time) of 3:50.74 at the Mt. Sac Relays? Member of the school record setting 4xmile relay? Ran an 800m personal best 1:50.64 at the SEC Championships? Ran a 1500m personal best 3:49.14 at Georgia Tech? 1500m personal best converts to a 4:06.1 1600m time, which is over 30 seconds faster than his high school best time.

2000: Cross Country – Letterwinner for the Cats and helped lead UK to a first-place finish at the Furman Invitational.

Indoor and Outdoor – Sat out both seasons due to illness.

1999: Indoor – Ran a personal-best 4:13.77 in the 800 meters at the Smith Barney Invitational in January… Finished seventh at the SEC Championships with a time of 4:15.00… Also anchored UK’s distance-medley relay team to a fifth-place finish at the SEC Championships… Ran a personal-best 1:51.89 in the 800 meters.

Outdoor – Ran a 1:54.00 in the 800 meters at the SEC Championships… Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: State qualifier in the 800 meters… Ran high school personal bests of 1:58 in the 800 meters and 4:38 in the mile.

Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1978… Brother Thomas also is a member of the UK track team… Parents are Louise and John Morgan… Majoring in political science.

Personal Bests:

800m: 1:50.64

Mile: 4:11.81

3,000m: 8:31.24

1500m: 3:49.14

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