Thomas Morrison

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada

2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Morrison[apos]s Personal Bests
800m: 1:53.40 (Indoor); 1:52.16 (Outdoor)
1000m: 2:30.08 (Indoor)
1500m: 3:52.46 (Outdoor)
Mile: 4:06.11 (Indoor)
2012 Outdoor
Competed as part of the DMR team at the Wake Forest Open on Mar. 17, earning the victory in 10:01.46. 2012 Indoor
Finished fifth overall in the mile run at the ACC Championship with a time of 4:10.42 in the finals ... Turned in a qualifying time of 4:07.67 in the prelims of the mile at the Championship ... Recorded season-best time of 1:54.68 in the 800 meters to capture the individual title at the first annual Fast Track Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... Finished 27th in the preliminary round of the 800 meters at the ACC Championship in 2:01.52 ... Raced in the 1,000 meters once during the season, finishing 13th at the Hokie Invitational in 2:32.96 ... Top mile time of 4:07.22 came at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet en route to a sixth-place finish ... A member of the 4x800 meter relay that finished in 7:42.71 at the Hokie Invitational to place fourth ... Also a member of the 4x400 meter relay that took seventh at the Fast Track Invitational in a time of 3:29.83 ... Raced as part of the DMR twice during the season, including the squad that finished third at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet (10:05.22) and fourth at the Virginia Tech Invitational (10:16.33). 2011 Outdoor
A strong contributor to several relay teams before suffering a season-ending foot injury ... Member of the DMR team that claimed first place at the Wake Forest Open in a season-best time of 10:09.17 ... Also part of the 4x800m relay that placed first at the Raleigh Relays in 7:34.54. 2011 Indoor
A terrific mid-distance performer for the Deacs ... Recorded top-ten finishes in each race he competed in during the season ... Specialized in the mile run, with his top time of 4:06.11 coming at the Virginia Tech Elite en route to a fourth-place finish ... Turned in a time of 4:09.46 in the prelims of the mile run at the ACC Championship to qualify for the finals for the first time in his career ... Followed up with a time of 4:08.79 in the finals to place fifth overall in the ACC ... Ran in the 800-meters once on the season, earning a first-place finish in a time of 1:53.40 at the Liberty Quad Meet ... Member of both the 4x800-meter relay and DMR squads that placed fourth and sixth, respectively, at the Hokie Invitational. 2010 Outdoor
Place sixth in the 800m at the Tiger Track Classic with season-best time of 1:53.27 ... Member of 4x400m relay team that finished eighth at the Tiger Track Classic ...Turned in a time of 3:58.76 in the 1500m race at the Spec Towns Open. 2010 Indoor
Placed eighth en route to a season-best time of 2:30.08 in the 1000m at the Hokie Invitational ... Turned in top mile run time of the season with a mark of 4:17.42 at the NY Armory Duals ... Member of 4x400m relay team that placed eighth at the Hokie Invitational ... Member of Distance Medley relay team that finished ninth at the ACC Indoor Championship and eighth at the Virginia Tech Elite meet. 2009 Outdoor
Started the season with a bang, winning the 800m run at the Wake Forest Open in a season-best time of 1:52.16 and then finished third with a strong time of 3:52.46 in the 1,500m run ... Ran a 1:54.08 in the 800m to finish 15th at the UNC Elite Meet and a 1:54.59 in the prelims of the ACC Championship ... Clocked a 3:59.28 in the 1,500m at the Raleigh Relays.

2009 Indoor
Took second in the mile run at both the Virginia Tech Elite (4:10.72) and the N.Y. Armory Duals (4:14.45) ... Was fifth in the mile run at the Niswonger Invite with a time of 4:19.18 ... Ran a 1:53.81 in the 800m to finish fifth at the Niswonger and took sixth in the 1,000m run at the Hokie Invite with a time of 2:32.60 ... Was a member of the DMR relay that finished seventh at the ACC Championships with a season-best time of 10:12.29. Background
Ran a stellar 3:47.26 in the 1,500-meter at the London Distance Festival and also posted a 1:53.00 in the 800-meter run at the OFSAA Provincial Championships ... Was a seven-time provincial high school medalist and a 2-time champion in the 800 and 1500 ... Was a World Youth 1500 meter finalist and competed at the World Junior Championships ... Competed in the 1,500-meter race at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships in Poland ... Also ran in the 1,500-meter at the fifth IAAF World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic ... Won seven provincial medals at Port Perry High School in Ontario ... Earned the Gord Banks Award for athletic excellence in the Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletics (LOSSA) region ... Four-time letterwinner ... Coach was Daryl Sneath. Personal
Born on April 19, 1990, in Oshawa, Ontario ... Son of Bill and Mary Morrison ... Has one sister, Katie ... Double majoring in anthropology and communication.