Morgen Edwards

Morgen Edwards

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

High School:
Jefferson

Event:
Throws

Honors:
2x All-MVC, Regional Qualifier

Outdoor Bests: Discus 157-01, Hammer Throw 127-07, Shot Put 44-4 1/4

Indoor Best: Shot Put 43-6 1/2


2004: Outdoor - Had a strong year after redshirting the indoor season... Earned two third-place finishes at the UNI Twilight where she threw 152-11 in the discus and 44-2 1/2 in the shot put... Finished seventh at the Drake Relays with a 157-1 discus mark, qualifying for the regional meet... Finished fourth with a 153-2 distance in section one of the Midwest Regionals... Earned all-conference honors with a second place discus finish at the MVC meet where she threw 148-11 1/2... Recorded her personal best in the shot put at the MVC meet, throwing 44-4 1/4... Placed third in the discus (135-11) at the Central Invitational.

Indoor - Redshirted.

2003: Outdoor - Placed second in the shot put and third in the discus at the Missouri Relays... Earned two-second places at the Simpson Twilight, both in discus and shot put... Was awared all-conference honors when she finished second in the discus with a team- and personal-best throw of 149-08... Took home two fourth places at the UNI Twilight.

Indoor - Recorded her season best with a throw of 43-6 1/2, earning sixth place at the Panther Open... Earned a seventh-place finish at the Panther Classic with a throw of 41-7 1/4... Came in 15th at the MVC Championships... Placed sixth at the Minnesota Invitational with a throw of 41-8 1/2.

High School: Four-year varsity track letterwinner ...Holds the school record in the shot put ...Mississippi Valley Conference Divisional discus record holder ...MVC Female Athlete of the Year in 2002 for track and field ...Graduated as a Salutatorian ...Member of the National Honor Society ...Involved in a tutoring program, a student advocate group and the group Let's Make it Happen.

Personal: An elementary education major ...Daughter of Kevin and Michelle Edwards ...Born 1/19/84 ...Chose UNI because of the education program.

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