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  Kailey Morris

Kailey Morris

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.

High School:
Lewisburg (Pa.)

Position:
Free/Fly/IM

Experience:
SO

Career honors
- Honorable Mention All-American - 200 Butterfly (2007)

Summer 2007: Kailey had a very successful summer, swimming extensively in two meets and excelling in both of them. At the Eric Namesnik Memorial Grand Prix, she swam in six individual events and two relays, qualifying for the finals in all six individual events. She finished 21st in the 200 freestyle, 18th in the 400 free, 15th in the 200 backstroke, fourth in the 200 butterfly, 13th in the 200 IM and ninth in the 400 IM. She also was a part of the second place 800 free relay team and the third place 400 free relay team, both of which she swam on with Olympian Katie Hoff. At U.S. Nationals, she placed 22nd in the 400 free, 16th in the 200 fly and 12th in the 400 IM, once again qualifying for the finals in every individual event in which she swam. In the relays at Nationals, she was on the fifth place 400 medley and 17th place 400 free relays teams, which she once again swam on with Hoff.

2006-07: Kailey made a grand entrance onto the college swimming scene as a freshman as she quickly became one of the top swimmers on the team as well as one of the most versatile. She was one of three freshmen that qualified for NCAA Championships and she became an honorable mention All-American with a 13th place finish in the 200 butterfly at NCAA's while also swimming her best times of the year in all three events she swam there. Kailey swam the 500 freestyle, the 200 fly and the 400 IM at NCAA's and also picked up points for Penn State in all three of those events at Big Ten Championships, finishing 10th in the 500 free, 5th in the 200 fly and 13th in the 400 IM. She also logged NCAA `B' qualifying times in all three of those events during the season, coming just .37 of a second short of an `A' time in the 200 fly. During the season, she had the fastest time on the team in the 200 fly, the second-fastest time in the 500 free, the third fastest in the 1000 free and the fourth quickest in the 400 IM. She logged five first place finishes on the season, all in individual events, and also had seven second place finishes and four third places. Showcasing her dominance in the 200 fly, 10 of her 11 swims of the year in that event produced at least an NCAA `B' time.
Meet-by-Meet Highlights: Started the year off with a second place finish in the 200 fly and as part of the 400 medley relay team and a third place finish as part of the 400 free relay team at the dual meet at West Virginia....Won her first race of the year with a first place finish in the 200 fly and also placed fifth in the 200 IM and second in the 400 IM at the Clemson/Virginia/Virginia Tech/Penn State quad-meet....Finished second in the 100 back and in the 200 fly and fourth in the 200 IM at the Big Cat Invitational....Picked up points for Penn State in the 500 free (10th place), 200 fly (6th place), 400 IM (8th place, 4th in the prelims) and as a part of the 400 medley relay team (6th place) while also swimming on the 400 free relay team at the Bell Grand Prix....Her top times on the year in the 200 fly and 400 IM came at the BGP....Won the 1000 free in her only swim of the year in that event and was on the second place 200 medley relay team in the dual meet vs. West Chester....Won the 200 fly and was a part of the fourth place 200 medley relay team in the dual meet vs. Ohio State....Won the 500 free, placed second in the 200 fly and third in the 200 IM in the dual meet vs. Rutgers....Won the 500 free in her fastest time of the year, placed fifth in the 100 back, third in the 200 back in her first swim of the year in that event and third in the 400 IM at the Shamrock Invitational.

High School: Kailey was the champion in the 100 butterfly at Eastern's her freshman and sophomore seasons. The summer following her junior season, she placed sixth in the 100 butterfly at the USA Swimming summer nationals. As a senior, she was a finalist at the USA Swimming spring championships and once again at the summer nationals. She was a high school All-American as well as a USA Swimming Academic All-American while swimming at Lewisburg Area High School. An extremely talented young swimmer, Kailey has qualified for the Olympic Trials.

Personal: Kailey was born on October 25, 1987 in Albany, N.Y. She is the daughter of William and Kathleen Morris and has a younger brother, Brennan, and a younger sister, Camryne, who both swim competitively. She is majoring in business at Penn State. Some of her hobbies included scrapbooking, reading and hanging out with friends.

Why I Chose Penn State: "I chose Penn State because of the great balance between academics and athletics."



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