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04/29/2012
McKee Long Jump Highlights Penn Relays
The sophomore took home first place in the long jump at the prestigious meet
04/29/2012
McKee Long Jump Highlights Penn Relays
The sophomore took home first place in the long jump at the prestigious meet
04/25/2012
Tech Track Heads To World Famous Penn Relays
The meet will be held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia
04/20/2012
Tech Track Sits In Eighth, Ninth, After Day Two Of ACC Championships
The men's team tallied 10 points for the eighth place finish while the women have 12 points in ninth place
04/20/2012
Tech Track Sits In Eighth, Ninth, After Day Two Of ACC Championships
The men's team tallied 10 points for the eighth place finish while the women have 12 points in ninth place
In 2010-11: Indoor: First place in the triple jump at the Clemson Invitational with a distance of 15.15 meters...Placed 2nd in the long jump at 6.88 meters at the Clemson Invitational.
In 2009-10: Indoor: Placed 16th in the long jump with a mark of 6.57 meters, and 12th in the triple jump with a jump of 13.26 meters at the ACC Championships (2/25). Outdoor: Finished fourth at the Georgia/Georgia Tech Dual Meet (3/19) in the long jump with a distance of 6.87 meters; also finished in fourth at the same meet with a distance of 1.85 meters in the high jump ... Placed fifth in the long jump at the Tiger Track Classic at Auburn University (4/2) with a distance of 6.79 meters; also placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 14.94 meters ... Finished fourth in the high jump with 1.88 meters at the GT/Clemson/KSU Double Dual Meet in Atlanta (5/1); also won the long jump with a distance of 7.45m and placed third in the triple jump with 15.13 meters ... Earned a 17th-place showing in the long jump with a distance of 6.91 meters and a 13th-place finish in the triple jump with a showing of 14.69 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational (5/14) ... Took 40th in the long jump at the NCAA East Regional (5/26) with a distance of 7.12 meters also earning a 20th-place showing in the triple jump with a length of 15.24 meters.
In 2008-09: Indoor: Posted career best mark in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Championships with a 49-07.25 performance ... second best jump came at the VT Elite Invitational at 49-01.50 ... finished first overall in the finals of the triple jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a 47-04.25 leap. Outdoor: Posted an NCAA East Regional Championship qualifying mark in the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a 49-02.50 performance ... had second best performance of season at NCAA East Regionals, posting a 48-10.25 mark in the triple jump.
In 2007-08: Finished with an outdoor season-best mark of 49 feet, 3/4 inch in the triple jump at the Orange & Purple Classic (5/10) ... Registered a mark of 20-04.50 in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championships ... Scored in the triple jump with a mark of 47-02.25 to finish eighth at the ACC Indoor Championships ... Finished ninth in the high jump with a mark of 6-6.25 at the championship meet.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in track & field at Mt. Zion under coach Meinchein ... Three-time Clayton County Champion in the high jump ... 2006 Region Champion in high jump ... Named MVP of field events ... Three-year honor roll student ... Lettered in basketball and cross country.
Personal: Born Omar Lydale Morrison on September 25, 1988 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Evelyn Melissa Whitlock ... Intends to major in Biomedical Engineering at Tech ... He lists receving an outstanding volunteer award for working at the Southern Regional Hospital his most memorable nonathletic accomplishment.
