The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Jake Morse
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Arlington
Career Bests: Indoor Mile (4:00.41), 3,000m (7:59.21), Outdoor 1,500m (3:43.13), Outdoor 3,000 Steeplechase (8:34.08)
UT[apos]s All-Time Performers: Indoor Mile: 4:00.41 (3rd), Indoor 3,000m: 7:59.21 (1st), Indoor Distance Medley Relay: 9:37.13 (6th), Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase: 8:30.19 (2nd)
Honors
· Two-time All-American
· Six-time All-Big 12
2008-09
Cross Country (Senior)
· Posted a 30:36.5 (10K) to finish 67th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships
· Finished fifth at the NCAA South Central Region Championships in 30:36.9 (10K) to earn All-South Central Region honors
· Placed 38th and was UT[apos]s third finisher at the Big 12 Championships in 25:27.7 (8K)
2007-08
Outdoor (Senior)
· Redshirted
· Placed fourth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with an 8:34.48
· Clocked an 8:34.08 in the prelims
· Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Reebok Grand Prix with a personal-best 8:30.19
Indoor (Junior)
· Finished as the runner-up to teammate Leo Manzano in the mile at the NCAA Championships (4:04.88)
· Qualified eighth in the mile with a 4:06.08
· Took second in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships with an 8:08.44
· Clocked a 4:03.64 in the mile at the Big 12 Championships to finish fourth
· Was second in the prelims with a time of 4:09.00
· Broke the school record with personal-best 7:59.21 in the 3,000 meters at the New Balance meet and finished sixth
· Captured first place with a personal best and NCAA regional time of 4:00.41 in the mile at the Tyson Invitational
· Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the Houston Indoor (8:25.9)
Cross Country (Junior)
· Registered a 10K time of 30:47.4 at the NCAA Championships, finishing second for Texas and 61st overall
· Clocked 30:52.2 for 19th overall and fifth for UT at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship to earn All-NCAA South Central Region
· Fifth scorer for Texas at the Big 12 Championships, placing 22nd overall (25:30.75)
· Finished three-tenths of a second behind Kyle Miller to take seventh place at the Bear Invitational 6K (18:39.9)
· Placed eighth overall at the Blue Ridge open, running the 8,000-meter course in a personal-best 24:27
2006-07
Outdoor (Junior)
· NCAA regional qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase who ended the season with an 11th-place showing in the prelimss (9:11.76)
· Advanced to the NCAA with a third-place outing (8:51.97) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship
· Big 12 runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:03.89)
· Captured the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Texas Twilight (8:53.11)
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters (8:10.73) to help Texas to the co-Big 12 Indoor Championship
· Placed seventh in the 3,000 meters (8:00.43) at the Tyson Invitational
· Sixth-fastest runner at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a provisional time of 8:02.10
· Set a then-personal best mile time of 4:04.81 in winning the Alex Wilson Invitational
· Finished second in the mile (4:11.14) at the NYC Gotham Cup and ran the third leg of the winning 4x800-meter relay (7:43.70)
Cross Country (Sophomore)
· All-NCAA South Central Region honoree who scored in four meets
· Was the sixth-fastest Longhorn at the NCAA Championships and finished 148th overall (33:02.7/10K)
· Earned regional accolades and helped the Longhorns earn an automatic bid to nationals with his 15th-place finish at the NCAA Regional Championships in 30:42.30
· Finished fourth for Texas and 22nd overall in 25:23.0 (8K) at the Big 12 Championships
· Opened the season at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (8K) running 24:40.29 and placing 69th
· Placed fifth overall in 19:21.17 (four miles) at the Texas Invitational
2005-06
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Placed 12th in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:46.56) at the NCAA Championships after posting a personal-best time of 8:41.82 in the preliminary round
· Took sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:58.53) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships
· Placed second in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:48.95) at the Big 12 Championships
· Ran the opening leg of the distance-medley relay at the Penn Relays, helping Texas to its first Penn Relays DMR victory (9:33.10) and breaking the 17-year-old school record
· Posted a NCAA regional mark and then-personal-best time of 8:47.86 for 10th place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational
· Took fourth in the 1,500m (3:47.89) at the Texas Twilight
· Broke his own Mike A. Myers Stadium record in the 2,000m steeplechase, winning the event in 5:39.71 at the Texas Twilight
· Also claimed the event in 5:44.31 at the Texas Invitational
Indoor (Redshirt Freshman)
· Anchored distance medley relay team to a seventh-place finish (9:40.71) at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors
· Earned All-Big 12 honors in the 3,000m with a third-place finish (8:06.04b) at the Big 12 Championships
· Won the mile (4:13.02) at the Hilton Memorial and took second in the 3,000m (8:01.57b) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman)
· Finished 21st at the NCAA South Central Regional (10K) in 32:18
· Placed 27th at the Big 12 Championships (8K) in 24:51
· Captured the Texas State Invitational (8K) in 26:09
· Placed 11th at the Blue Ridge Invitational (8K) in 25:25
2004-05
Outdoor (Freshman)
· Competed in four 3,000-meter steeplechase events, recording a top time of 9:04.44 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships for 10th place
· Competed in the event[apos]s preliminary round at the Big 12 Championships
· Took third in the event at the Oregon Invitational in 9:12.28 and placed 13th at the Texas Relays in 9:24.33
· Registered personal best in the 800 meters at the Texas Invitational (1:58.59) and the 1,500m at the Texas Relays (3:53.09)
Indoor (Freshman)
· Redshirted
Cross Country (Freshman)
· Redshirted
High School
· Won the 2004 state championship in the 1,600m and finished fourth at the 2003 Texas state championship meet in the 1,600m and 3,200m
· Named the Dallas/Fort Worth Area[apos]s Cross Country Runner of the Year for 2003 and 2004
· Holds personal records of 1:54.2 in the 800m, 4:11 in the 1,600m, 5:57 in the 2,000m steeplechase and 9:17 in the 3,200m under coach Chris James
· Was a member of DECA and Key Club
Personal
Born in Independence, Mo. ... son of Jay Morse and Christine Archibold ... has two siblings, Erika and Grant ... works with the Frank Erwin Center to schedule bands for pre-game activities before basketball games ... majoring in radio, television and film.
