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Morris closes historic career at NCAA Regionals
5/26/2022 7:08:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Tanessa Morris' Griz throwing career came to a close on Thursday with a 28th-place finish in the hammer at the NCAA West Regional meet. Morris had a top throw of 193 feet, 11 inches.
She hit 192-1 on her first throw, 193-11 on her second and 186-0 on her final attempt.
Morris' 28th-place finish was an 11-spot improvement from a season ago, when she placed 39th at Regionals, but was below where she came in, when she came in seeded 17th out of 48 throwers. Unfortunately, Thursday's performance was her worst of the season, as she had cleared at least 194 feet in her previous eight meets and 200 or more feet in four of them.
Thursday's performance isn't the defining factor, though, of an historic throwing career.
Morris, who began her collegiate career at the University of Lethbridge in Canada and will use her final year of eligibility at the University of Nebraska while obtaining a graduate degree, made the most of her two-year Griz career.
The Canadian thrower is a two-time Big Sky champion in the hammer, qualifying for NCAA Regionals in both 2021 and 2022. Earlier this month, just one week before defending her conference title, she set a school record in the hammer with a throw of 210-4.
Her school-record mark of more than 210 feet would have earned a top-12 finish and a qualification for NCAA Championships, had she reached that on Thursday.
Montana will have two more athletes compete in Fayetteville, with Brent Yeakey making his third NCAA Regionals appearance and second in the discus (Friday at 12 p.m. MT) and Joel Mendez running the 3,000-meter steeplechase (4:40 p.m. MT). Live results can be tracked online.
She hit 192-1 on her first throw, 193-11 on her second and 186-0 on her final attempt.
Morris' 28th-place finish was an 11-spot improvement from a season ago, when she placed 39th at Regionals, but was below where she came in, when she came in seeded 17th out of 48 throwers. Unfortunately, Thursday's performance was her worst of the season, as she had cleared at least 194 feet in her previous eight meets and 200 or more feet in four of them.
Thursday's performance isn't the defining factor, though, of an historic throwing career.
Morris, who began her collegiate career at the University of Lethbridge in Canada and will use her final year of eligibility at the University of Nebraska while obtaining a graduate degree, made the most of her two-year Griz career.
The Canadian thrower is a two-time Big Sky champion in the hammer, qualifying for NCAA Regionals in both 2021 and 2022. Earlier this month, just one week before defending her conference title, she set a school record in the hammer with a throw of 210-4.
Her school-record mark of more than 210 feet would have earned a top-12 finish and a qualification for NCAA Championships, had she reached that on Thursday.
Montana will have two more athletes compete in Fayetteville, with Brent Yeakey making his third NCAA Regionals appearance and second in the discus (Friday at 12 p.m. MT) and Joel Mendez running the 3,000-meter steeplechase (4:40 p.m. MT). Live results can be tracked online.
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