Ellijah Morris - Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Ellijah Morris

Sr./Sr. | 6-3 | Hurdles | Jefferson, Georgia | Jefferson HS /Baylor

College | Baylor

2023
Outdoor: Advanced to NCAA West Preliminary round in 110m hurdles, posting times of 13.99 and 13.88 … Finished fifth in 110m hurdles at Big 12 Championships with wind-aided 13.91 … Opened outdoor season at Michael Johnson Invitational, placing eighth in 110m hurdles (14.29, 14.18w prelim) … Finished ninth at LSU Invitational with a 14.11.

Indoor: Placed eighth in Big 12 Championships with after clocking 7.87 in prelims … Opened season finishing sixth in 60m hurdles at Texas Tech Corky Classic in 7.95 … Also sixth at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational with an 8.02 after an 8.00 in prelims … Finished eighth at Razorback Invitational with a 7.99 following a 7.97 prelim.

2022
Outdoor: Advanced to NCAA Championships semifinal in 110m hurdles, placing 20th with a 13.77 … During NCAA West Preliminary round finished 11th in each round with times of 13.67 and 13.73w … Silver medalist in 110m hurdles at Big 12 Championships with career best of 13.51 (1.9), also 11th in prelims of 400m hurdles (54.80) … Started season with second place in 400m hurdles with a 55.99 and finished fourth in the 110m hurdles with a 14.37 at TCU Invitational … Seventh at Texas Relays with a 13.80w (2.6) in 110m hurdles … Third in both hurdle events with a 13.82 and 53.77 at Baylor Invitational … Set a career best in 400m hurdles with a 53.38 for seventh and placed third in the 110m hurdles with a 13.92w at Texas A&M’s 44 Farms Team Invitational … Runner-up in the 110m hurdles with a 13.65w at the Michael Johnson Invitational … At LSU Invitational placed fifth in the 110m hurdles with a 14.10.

Indoor: Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles with an 8.05 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … Opened season placing fourth in the 60m hurdles with a 7.97 and also raced in 4 x 400m relay at the Corky Classic … Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles with a 7.94 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational… Recorded a personal best in the 60m hurdles with a 7.82 and placed third at the Texas Tech Shootout following prelim times of 7.99 and 7.90.

2021
Outdoor: Advanced to NCAA West Preliminary round in 110m hurdles, posting times of 13.90 and 13.76w … Finished fifth at Big 12 Championships in 110m hurdles (14.13) and placed 11th in prelims of 400m hurdles (53.39) … Opened outdoors with a runner-up finish in 110m hurdles (14.24) at UTSA Invitational and eighth in 400m hurdles (55.89) along with fifth in 4 x 400m relay (3:11.10) … Raced in prelims at Texas Relays in both hurdles, 14.24 and 53.94 … Finished third in both hurdle races at Baylor Invitational with times of 14.13w (3.3) and 53.79 … Also third in 110m hurdles at Michael Johnson Invitational in 14.17, while placing 10th in 400m hurdles (54.32) … Finished sixth in 110m hurdles at LSU Alumni Gold with a 14.18 (1.9) and ran 53.85 in 400m hurdles … Runner-up with 13.98w (5.1) at Aggie Invitational.

Indoor: Placed seventh in 60m hurdles at Big 12 Championships with 8.02 in final after a 7.94 in prelims … Opened season placing eighth in 60m hurdles at Texas Tech Invitational with an 8.27 in final after an 8.21 in prelims … At Texas Tech Shootout, placed seventh in 60m hurdles with an 8.22 after an 8.11 in prelims.

2020
Indoor: Finished seventh in 60m hurdles at Big 12 Championships in 8.15 following an 8.09 prelim … Collegiate debut came at Iowa’s Larry Wieczorek Invitational, placing ninth in prelims with an 8.20 … Improved to 8.06 in winning the Aggie Invitational after an 8.13 prelim … Posted prelim times of 8.13 and 7.94 at Texas Tech Invitational as well as 8.25 and 8.16 in Tyson Invitational.

High School
Graduated in 2019 from Jefferson HS in Jefferson, Georgia … 2019 Georgia 3A State champion in 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles with times of 14.05 and career best of 37.67 … Went undefeated through State meet in 110m hurdles, posting a career best of 13.63 in the Region 8-3A meet … Won all races over 300m hurdles except for fourth place at Florida State Relays, where he posted a then career best of 37.80 … Member of State runner-up 4 x 100m relay and fifth place 4 x 400m relay … Runner-up in 110m hurdles with a 13.78 at Brooks PR Invitational … As a junior in 2018, placed seventh in Georgia 4A State meet 300m hurdles and was ninth in 110m hurdle prelims … Finished fifth in both hurdle events at Georgia Meet of Champions … Competing at Apalachee in 2017, placed fifth in 110m hurdles at Georgia 6A State meet and competed in prelims of 300m hurdles.

Personal
Son of Kevin and Amanda Morris.

Elijah Morris | Collegiate Stats

Career best marks

Indoor

60m hurdles | 7.82

Outdoor

110m hurdles | 13.51

400m hurdles | 53.38