Skylar Morgan

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Klamath Falls, Ore.
High School:
Henley
Position:
Decathlon, 100m Hurdles

JUNIOR (2008): Recorded the sixth-best heptathlon score (4,794) and the eighth-best decathlon (6,557) score in Academy history...finished fourth in the heptathlon at the Mountain West Conference Championships...tallied 4,789 points at that meet...also picked up a fourth-place score in the decathlon during the conference[apos]s outdoor meet with a personal-best 6,557 points...won the decathlon hurdles at the conference meet...ranked third on the team in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.09...led the team in the high jump (6[apos]2¾') and triple jump (43[apos]2¼'), while ranking second in the long jump (21[apos]6¼')...placed 10th at the California Decathlon...set career-best heptathlon total of 4,794 at the Air Force Invitational...finished second in the decathlon at the Potts Invitational with a then-career-best total of 4,766...led the team on the high bar (6[apos]3¼'), while posting the team[apos]s third-best distance in the long jump (21[apos]7¼')...earned the team[apos]s Field Athlete of the Week award once during the indoor season... SOPHOMORE (2007): Earned top-10 rankings in the program[apos]s all-time list for both the heptathlon and decathlon...increased standing in the all-time heptathlon list with 4740 points at the Mountain West Conference championships...finished seventh at that meet...cleared 6[apos]3½' in the high jump during the heptathlon competition...that was the team[apos]s second-best mark...clocked a time of 8.50 in the 60-meter hurdles at the TCR Race Productions Invitational, which was the third-best time on the team...also recorded the team[apos]s third-best mark in the long jump (21[apos]1½') at that meet...finished sixth in the MWC decathlon with a career-best 6334 points...that is the 10th-best total in Academy history...finished second on the team in the high jump (6[apos]5') and triple jump (43[apos]11¾')...placed third in the decathlon at the Glenn Morris Multi-Meet with 6117 points. FRESHMAN (2006): Moved into seventh-place on the Academy[apos]s all-time list with 4156 points in the heptathlon...amassed that total at the Air Force Invitational...cleared a 6[apos]0¾' in the high jump at the Air Force All-Comers Meet...that was the third-best mark on the team...clocked the team[apos]s fourth-fastest 60-meter hurdles time (8.94)...competed in the decathlon during the outdoor season...accounted for a career-best 5760 points at the MWC Championships...cleared 6[apos]1½' in the high jump at the Air Force Combined Events Meet...that mark was fourth on the team...also timed the team[apos]s fourth-fastest performance in the 110-meter hurdles (15.69). HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete...earned all-state honors in basketball and track...named Most Valuable Player for football, basketball and track as a junior and senior...earned first-team all-conference honors in football...holds Henley High School record for most dunks in a season and in a career. PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Carmen Morgan...nickname is 'Skydaddy'...has one younger brother named Trey and two younger sisters named Mikayla and Ellie...majoring in management...future plans include graduating, becoming a pilot, receiving an MBA, going to law school, starting a business and winning the lottery...served as squadron standardization and evaluations NCO...also served as BCT Flying Tigers C-Flight NCO...'one of the best NFL Blitz 2001 for Nintendo 64 players in the world'...enjoys living life vicariously through Travis Picou, so that 'I can see what it[apos]s like to be so awesome'...would like to give a `shout out[apos] to sponsor brothers Noah, Garrett, Reese and Carter...member of the 2009 track and field leadership council.