Morrison named Big Sky Athlete of the Week

Whitney Morrison has been named the Big Sky Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week following her fantastic performance at the Bryan Clay Multis, the league announced on Monday.

Morrison set four personal best marks on her way to a heptathlon score of 5,327 over two days at Azusa Pacific. The Missoula product registered the best score by a Grizzly in the event since Erika McLeod won the Big Sky Championship in 2019 with 5,425 points.

"She had a great meet out in California and hit over 5,300 points, which is outstanding," head coach Doug Fraley said. "She's now the conference leader in the event and she is very deserving of this Athlete of the Week honor."

Morrison had PRs in four events – the high jump, 200m, long jump, and 800m. It led to her career-best overall score, which also leads the Big Sky Conference this season.

Overall, Morrison's score ranks 21^st nationally with just over a month left in the regular season.

Morrison ran a 14.53 100-meter hurdle race to get things started and then followed it up with a PR of 5-5.75 in the high jump. She closed out the first day with a 36-5 toss in the shot put and a 25.44 time in the 200-meter.

On Friday, Morrison had two PRs in her three events by long jumping 18-8 and finishing the 800m in 2:20.54. She also had a javelin mark of 116-10 on the day.

The overall balance from Morrison was once again key in her high score as she placed inside the top four in all seven events at the Bryan Clay Multis.

Morrison will be off this week while a select group of Grizzlies heads back to California this weekend to participate in a trio of meets at Long Beach State and Azusa Pacific.

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