2018-19 Track and Field
Roster
Gyasi Morris
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- South Ozone Park, NY
- High School:
- St. Francis Prep
- Previous School:
- Sprints/Jumps
- Major:
- Masters of Social Work
COLLEGE CAREER BESTS:
60m: 7.05
200m: 22.27
400m: 48.89
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
2016-2017: Debut Indoor T&F season ran leg of the Gold Medal MAC Championship 4 x 400m relay team, and bronze medal DMR Team. Outdoor T&F member of record setting 4 x 400m relay team, MAC Champions, and NCAA East Prelim Qualifier.
2017-2018: Redshirt
2018-2019: Ran 200m best of 22.27 at the Akron Invite, and 48.97/400m at the MAC Indoor Championships 400m placing 7th. Took 2nd place at the UB Invite 400m, and ran legs on the scoring 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m Relay teams MAC Outdoor Championships.
2019-2020: Ran personal bests in the 60m/7.05, and 400m/48.89. His 400m time ranks #8 on the UB All-Time Top-10 list. Ran 400m leg of the MAC Championships DMR Team, and scored with the 4 x 400m relay team.
BEFORE COMING TO UB:
High School Bests: 200m/24.13, 400m/51.12
PERSONAL……
Son of Garth and Gail-Ann Morris... Has one brother (Bakari) and one sister (Hadiya)... Career goal is to be a Medical Instrument Developer... Plays drum set and general percussion... Creates hip-hop and trap music in his spare time... Chose UB for the track and engineering program... His non-sports hero is his mother because of her perseverance and ability to maintain her kind spirit through hard times... Three words that describe him are persistent, hard-working, and considerate... Lists his strangest job as dressing as spiderman for an entertainment business.
