Track & Field
Morganne Phillips - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

MorgannePhillips

  • class Redshirt Senior
  • High school Shades Valley High School

Collegiate Bests
60M: 7.51 | 200M: 23.89 | 400M: 52.66

First Team All-American –  Indoor 4x400m relay (2015)
Second Team All-America – Outdoor 4x400m relay (2015)
First Team All-America – DMR (2013)

2014 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
 –  Part of UK’s school-record 4x400m relay that qualified for the NCAA Championships from Regionals and placed 10th in the prelims at NCAAs … Placed sixth in the 400m at SEC Championships … on UK’s fourth-place 4x400m relay at SECs.
Indoor – NCAA qualifier in the 400m placing 15th … Season best time 52.69 came in fourth-place performance at SECs … On UK’s SEC Bronze Medal 4x400m relay and seventh place relay at NCAAs.

2014 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
 – Competed sparingly, but did win the 400M at the Bellarmine Classic with a time of 55.64.
Indoor – 
Part of UK’s fourth-place 4x400M relay at the SEC Championships … Placed 13th in the SEC 400M … Ran a leg of UK’s school-record 4x400M relay at the McCravy Memorial.

2013 (Freshman)
Outdoor – NCAA East Regional Championship Quarterfinalist … Ran a leg in four of the six fastest 4×100-meter relay teams in school history … Part of UK’s seventh-place 4x400m relay team at the SEC Championships … Ran a personal best 23.89 at the SEC Championships … On three 4x100m relay-winning teams this season … Personal-best 400-meter time of 52.66 came at the Kentuckiana Border Battle … Won 200 meters in 23.78 (+2.8 wind) at the Heart of the Bluegrass Classic … Ran 400-meter leg on UK’s second-place DMR at the Penn Relays.

Indoor – All-American in the distance medley relay … Ran the 400-meter leg of the Kentucky women’s distance medley relay school-record performance 11:00.33 … 400 meters PR of 54.37 came Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational Last Chance Meet … Began season with Gladstein Field House-record time of 37.70 in the 300 meters on the campus of Indiana University at the Hoosier Open to brake previous mark of 37.93, which had stood since Feb. 7, 1987 … Time also was the fastest in the nation at 300m (Dec. 2012).

High School
Seven-time qualifier for National Junior Olympics with a third-place 400-meter performance in 2007, and a fourth-place finish in same event during 2009 as highlights … Ranked No. 3 at 200 and 400m in nation for class of 2011 … A Mile Split USA First Team Gold member at 200 and 400m in 2010 and 2011 … Top-ranked in state with best times at 200 and 400m in 2010 and 2011 … Nine-time state champion (2008-2010) … Set Alabama High School record with 400m PR of 53.89 in 2009 … All-Area, All-Region and Large School Jefferson County MVP (2006-2010) … Undefeated in 400m finals since 7th grade … Possessed best long jump mark in Alabama for 2008 … All-State performer in basketball and volleyball, and Birmingham News Northeast Player of the Year in both sports for 2008.

Personal
Member of National Society of High School Scholars … People to People Student Ambassador and Congressional Student Leadership Conference member … volunteered extensively in community throughout high school.

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