#999 Brooklynn Morris Season 2006
Events: 60M (7.33), 100M (11.30), 200M (IN: 22.82; OUT: 22.99w/23.03), 400M (52.73)
3-time NCAA Champion
11-time All-American
4-time NCAA Mideast Regional Champion
4-time SEC Champion
4-time All-SEC
CAREER CAPSULE
A versatile sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters for the Lady Tigers during her four-year career from 2005-08 … Scored four points for the Lady Tigers to help the team win its 25th NCAA team championship all-time at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa … Was also a member of three SEC Championship teams as the Lady Tigers won back-to-back team titles at the SEC Outdoor Championships in 2007 and 2008, as well as the SEC Indoor Championships in 2008 … Racked up 11 All-America honors in her career, as well as three NCAA titles as a member of LSU’s dominating relay teams … Ran on the foursome in the 4×400 relay that swept NCAA Indoor and Outdoor crowns in 2006 … Also ran leadoff on the squad that took home the title at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2008 … Was a two-time individual All-American for the Lady Tigers after earning indoor and outdoor honors in the 200-meter dash in 2006 … Ran the leadoff leg on the 4×400 relay that set LSU’s indoor school record of 3:29.06 during the 2005 season … Finished her collegiate career with personal bests of 7.33 in the 60 meters, 11.30 in the 100 meters, 22.82 in the 200 meters and 52.73 in the 400 meters … Her indoor personal best of 22.82 in the 200-meter dash ranks No. 3 on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list.
2008
Capped her LSU career by winning one national title and three All-America honors as part of LSU’s dominating relay teams … Ran the leadoff leg on the foursome that won the NCAA Indoor title with a seasonal-best time of 3:31.14 … Also led off the 4×400-meter relay that finished runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:28.33 to clinch the national championship for the Lady Tigers … It was their first NCAA team title since the 2004 season … Added a third All-America honor during the 2008 season by running the third leg on the Lady Tigers’ 4×100-meter relay team that was the national runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor meet … A two-time SEC champion during her senior season … Ran leadoff on the 4×100-meter relay that won an SEC title during the outdoor season and the 4×400-meter relay that captured the SEC crown during the indoor season … Also ran leadoff on both relays that swept titles at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships … In addition, ran on the 4×100 relay that won the Championship of America title at the 114th Penn with a seasonal-best and meet-record time of 42.59 … Time was also the third-fastest in the history of collegiate track and field … Individually, was an NCAA Outdoor Championships participant in the 400 meters … Just missed earning a spot in the national final after finishing ninth with a time of 52.93 in the semifinal round … Set a seasonal-best 400-meter time of 52.74 to finish sixth in the event at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships … Also finished sixth in the event at the SEC Outdoor meet (53.06) … Focused on the 200 meters during the indoor season … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships with a seasonal-best time of 23.57 in 200-meter qualifying at the SEC Championships … Placed 11th in the 200 meters at the national meet … Finished seventh in the event at the SEC Indoor Championships (23.78) … Scored a total of 10 individual points in conference action to help the Lady Tigers sweep SEC Indoor and Outdoor titles for the first time since 1996.
2007
Earned a pair of All-America honors in the relays during the 2007 campaign … Helped lead the Lady Tigers to national runner-up finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships … Ran the third leg on the 4×100-meter relay squad that clocked a seasonal-best time of 43.14 seconds to finish as the NCAA runner-up at the outdoor national meet … Led off the Lady Tigers’ 4×400-meter relay team that placed third at the indoor national meet with a time of 3:30.26 … Ran the third leg on LSU’s sprint relay team throughout the outdoor season … On the squad that successfully defended its title at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships … Also led the sprint relay to its 11th Championship of America title all-time at the prestigious 113th Penn Relays … Won her second career SEC Indoor title in the 4×400 relay as she ran the leadoff leg on the foursome that clocked the third-fastest time in school history at 3:29.86 at the SEC Indoor Championships … Individually, was a participant in the 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. … Finished in 16th place at the national meet … Recorded an indoor seasonal best of 23.26 in the 200-meter prelims at the SEC Indoor Championships … Placed fifth in the event at the indoor conference meet … Also competed in the 60-meter dash during the indoor season … Posted an indoor seasonal-best time of 7.37 in the 60 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational … Was an NCAA Mideast Regional participant in the 400 meters during the outdoor season, finishing 22nd with a time of 56.68 after pulling up with an injury close to the finish line … Qualified for the regional meet in the 400 meters after clocking a 52.73 in the event at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also lined up in the 100 and 200 meters during the outdoor campaign … Helped the Lady Tigers win their first SEC Outdoor title since 1996 by placing eighth in the 100 and sixth in the 200 at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Recorded outdoor seasonal bests of 11.53 in the 100 meters and 23.11 in the 200 meters.
2006
One of the Lady Tigers’ top performers in 2006, earning a pair of national titles and a team-high five All-America honors on the season … Ran the lead leg on the 4×400-meter relay team that captured the national title at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 3:29.33 … Also ran the third leg on the 4×400 team that clocked the second-fastest time in school history with a sizzling 3:25.78 to win the national title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Ran the lead leg on the 4×400 team that captured the SEC Indoor title with a time of 3:32.20 … Was an integral member of the 4×100-meter relay team that earned All-America honors by finishing second at the NCAA meet, clocking a seasonal-best time of 42.94 in the final heat … Team also captured the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship (43.68) and narrowly missed earning all-conference honors by finishing third at the SEC Championships (44.43) … Individually, proved to be one of the Lady Tigers’ top performers in the 200 meters as she earned All-America honors in the event during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Clocked a 22.90 to finish in fifth place at the NCAA Indoor Championships and a 23.35 to earn an eighth-place finish a the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Shattered her previous personal best in the event by running a 22.84 to finish second in her preliminary heat at the NCAA Indoors … Finished second at the NCAA Mideast Regional with a time of 23.05 in the final heat … Also competed in the 60 meters during the indoor season, clocking matching PRs of 7.33 at the New Balance Invitational and NCAA Championships … Finished 13th in the event at the NCAA meet … Was a participant in the 100 meters at the NCAA Mideast Regional during the outdoor season, finishing the meet in sixth place with a time of 11.76 in the final heat … Clocked a personal-best time of 11.30 in the event at the SEC Championships to finish the meet in sixth place.
2005
Ran the leadoff leg on the Tigers’ 4×400 meter relay that earned All-America honors with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3:33.06) … Also helped the Lady Tigers to a school record and an SEC title in the event, clocking 3:29.06 at the indoor conference meet … Ran the first leg on the long relay that won the New Balance Invitational in meet-record time (3:31.92) … Individually, competed in the 60 and 200 meter dashes during the indoor season … Posted a top time of 7.52 in the 60 meters at the Bayou Bengal Invitational … Recorded an indoor season best of 23.82 in the 200 meters at the SEC Championships … During the outdoor season, served a key reserve on the Lady Tigers’ 4×100-meter relay team that earned All-America honors … Was an NCAA Regional qualifier in the 200 meters … Finished ninth at the regional meet with a time of 23.96 … Clocked a season best 23.66w at the Bulldog Invitational.
PRIOR TO LSU
A four-year letterwinner in track for coach Kenneth Guyton at Eisenhower High School in Houston … A six-time district champion, she won three consecutive titles in the 200 meters (2002-04), two straight titles in the 400 meters (2003-04) and helped her team to the 2004 title in the 4×400-meter relay … Was the 2003 regional champion in the 400 meters and was part of the 4×400 team that captured the regional title in 2002 … Was the state runner-up in the 400 meters in 2003 … A Junior Olympic qualifier each of her four years as a prep … She was named her team’s MVP as both a junior and a senior … Member of the National Honor Society and “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” … Won the English Merit Scholar Award.
PERSONAL
Born on March 27, 1986 … Daughter of Karen White and Thomas Morris … Has one brother, Thomas, Jr. … Comes from an athletic background … Mother was a short sprinter at Michigan State … Father was a defensive back at Michigan State that went on to play in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers … Brother ran track at Long Beach Community College.