Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley University ...

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023-2024): finished 1-3 on the year … was 0-2 against Big 12 opponents … completed in the Southeast Open and the Cowboy Shootout.

SOPHOMORE - (2022-23): Finished the season 3-13 overall (1-1 in Big 12 duals) … finished 2-2 at the Roadrunner Open with wins over Lance Killgore (NM Highlands) and Khristian Dove (CSU Bakersfield).

FRESHMAN - (2021-22): 13-7 overall record (2-2 in duals) at 174/184 pounds ... went 5-2 vs. Big 12 Conference opponents ... won the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open with a 4-0 clip at the event ... also placed fifth at the Cowboy Open by going 4-2 at the tournament ... went 2-2 in duals with wins over North Idaho's Navarro Nanpuya and Northwest Kansas Tech's Jameel Cole at the UNC Duals ... dropped a pair of bouts to nationally ranked foes while wrestling up a weight at 184 pounds ... capped the season by going 2-1 at the UVU Last Chance Open ... won 12 bouts by decision ... earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors. 

FRESHMAN/COVID YEAR - (2021): 2-9 overall record (1-4 in duals) at 184/197 pounds ... earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... also went 1-6 against Big 12 foes during his freshman year ... picked up an 8-1 victory in his first collegiate match against Will Kloster of Cal Poly at the Cal Poly Round Robin on Jan. 3 ... also defeated South Dakota State's Jacob Schoon, 4-1, at the SDSU Tri-Meet on Feb. 13 ... finished his first trip to the Big 12 Championships with an 0-2 record at 197 pounds ... won both matches on the season by decision. 

Before Utah Valley ...
Posted a 4-7 record while competing unattached in 2019-20 ... prepped at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, Ore. ... a 2016 Oregon State Champion and a three-time State place winner (5th at 150 in 2014, 3rd at 170 in 2015 and 1st at 220 in 2016) ... also earned All-American honors at the 2014 Reno TOC by placing eighth ... helped his team to a State runner-up finish in 2015 ... coached by Adam Reese at Hillsboro HS ... also played football and ran track in high school.  

Personal ...
Graduated from Hillsboro HS in 2016 ... birthday is March 12 ... born in Oregon City, Ore. ... plans to major in psychology at UVU ... enjoys playing the piano, golfing and exploring ... served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Columbus, Ohio ... his greatest sports thrill was winning a State title with a torn ACL during his senior year ... has four siblings; Sierra, Brody, Rogan and Amberli ... parents are Dave and Debbie Morse.