Tanessa Morris

Tanessa Morris school-record throw at Tom Gage Classic - 5/6/22

Photo by: Tommy Martino

Tanessa Morris - Griz-Cat Dual - 4/24/21

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Tanessa Morris - Al Manuel Northwest Invite - 3/26/21

Photo by: Tommy Martino

Event:
Throws
Hometown:
Brooks, Alberta
High School:
Brooks Composite HS
Previous School:
Lethbridge

Career Highlights
::: A one-time USTFCCCA All-Academic selection (2021)

Outdoor Career Highlights
::: A one-event Montana record holder (hammer throw)
::: A two-time NCAA regionals qualifier (2x hammer throw)
::: A two-time Big Sky Conference champion (2x hammer throw)
::: A two-time All-Big Sky Conference performer (2x hammer throw)
::: A two-time Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week

Montana Records:
Outdoor hammer throw (210-4)

NCAA Championships Resume
2022 Outdoor Regionals: Hammer throw (28)
2021 Outdoor Regionals: Hammer throw (39)

Big Sky Conference Championships Resume
2022 Outdoor: Hammer throw (1)
2022 Indoor: Weight throw (9)
2021 Outdoor: Hammer throw (1)

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
2021-22: Indoor, Outdoor
2020-21: Indoor, Outdoor

Career Bests
Indoor: Weight throw (53-7.5)
Outdoor: Discus (106-0); Hammer throw (210-4)

Prior to UM: Spent her first two seasons competing at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada... Placed first in 19 events, across the hammer, discus and weight throw... Twice qualified for the U SPORTS Track & Field Championships, placing as high as ninth nationally in the weight throw... Qualified for the Canada West Track & Field Championships in both the weight throw (third in 2019, sixth in 2018) and shot put (11th in 2018)... Holds several meet and provincial records in the hammer throw in both Alberta and Saskatchewan... Was a gold medalist in the hammer throw at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games... Earned a silver medal in the hammer throw at the 2018 Canada U20 Championships.

Personal: Is a 2017 graduate of Brooks Composite High School in Alberta, Canada... Born and raised in Patricia, Alberta, Canada... Parents are Cam and Lynne Morris... Has one brother, Calder... Grew up on a ranch and enjoys being around cows... Has competed in rodeo since she was 3 years old... Was a competitive figure skater for 10 years, until she saw a thrower for the first time and made the switch to track & field... Is a geoscience major.