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2014-15 Track & Field Roster
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Sheaffer, Morgan
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Morgan Sheaffer
- Events:
- Distance (CC)
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- New Bloomfield, Pa.
- High School:
- West Perry
- Major:
- Nursing
Bio
Career Highlights:
All-CAA in track & field in the 800 as a junior
PR: 21:27.20 in 5K (JMU Invitational, 9/13/14)
PR: 24:01 in 6K (Paul Short Invitational, 10/5/13)
PR: 58.44 in indoor 400-meter dash (Virginia Tech Challenge, 2/21/14)
PR: 1:17.16 in indoor 500-meter run (Navy Invitational, 1/15/12)
PR: 1:32.74 in indoor 600-meter run (Virginia Tech Challenge, 2/22/14)
PR: 2:13.18 in indoor 800-meter run (Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup, 2/7/14)
PR: 3:04.84 in indoor 1000-meter run (Liberty Quad, 2/13/15)
PR: 58.10 in outdoor 400-meter dash (JMU Invitational, 4/18/15)
PR: 2:12.29 in outdoor 800-meter run (CAA Championships, 5/3/14)
PR: 36.73 meters in javelin (twice, last at JMU Invitational, 4/21/12)
2014-15 as a Senior:
Cross Country
- Finished 12th at the Longwood Invitational
- Took 42nd at the JMU Invitational with personal-record time (21:27.20)
- Placed third in the 4x800 meter relay at the ECAC Championships with a time of 8:55.0
Indoor Track & Field
- Won the 500 at the Liberty Open
Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed fourth out of 13 in the outdoor 400-meter dash at the JMU Invitational with a career-best time of 58.10 seconds
- Member of the 4x400 meter relay team (Duncan, Landry, McCarty, Sheaffer) that placed first at the JMU Invitational with a time of 4:00.41
Other
- Dean's List (Fall 2014)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
2013-14 as Junior:
Cross Country
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Placed 152nd at Paul Short College XC Open Invitational
Indoor Track & Field
- Member of sixth-place 4x800 relay at ECAC Indoor Championships
- Runner-up in the 500 at Navy Winter Invitational
- Finished third in the 600 at Virginia Tech Challenge
- Took fourth in the the 800 at Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
- Part of third-place 4x400 relay at Patriot Games
Outdoor Track & Field
- Earned All-CAA status in the 800 after finishing third at CAA Championships
- Ran on sixth-place 4x800 relay at ECAC Outdoor Championships
- Part of seventh-place 4x400 relay at CAA Championships
- Runner-up in the 800 at JMU Invitational
- Member of fourth-place 4x800 relay at Raleigh Relays
2012-13 as a Sophomore:
Cross Country
- Finished 20th at JMU Invitational
Indoor Track & Field
- Member of ECAC champion 4x800 relay at ECAC Indoor Championships with a school-record time
- Placed sixth in the 800 at Virginia Tech Challenge
- Finished seventh in the 600 at Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
- 10th-place finish in the 500 at Navy Invitational
- Part of winning distance medley relay at Navy Winter Invitational
- Helped JMU to runner-up finish in 4x800 relay at Patriot Games
Outdoor Track & Field
- Member of fifth-place 4x800 relay at ECAC Outdoor Championships
- Finished fifth in the 800 at CAA Championships
- 10th-place showing in the javelin at CAA Championships
- Seventh-place finish in the javelin at the Virginia Cup
- Part of ninth-place the 1,600 sprint medley relay at Raleigh Relays
Other
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
- Dean’s List (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
2011-12 as a Freshman:
Cross Country
- Finished 34th at JMU Open Invitational
Indoor Track and Field
- Member of third-place 4x800 relay at ECAC Indoor Championships
- Finished third in the 500 at Navy Invitational
- Placed sixth in the 800 at Armory Collegiate Challenge
- Took seventh in the 800 at Virginia Tech Challenge
- Eighth-place finish in the 600 at Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
- Part of fourth-place 4x400 relay at Virginia Tech Challenge
Outdoor Track and Field
- Member of sixth-place 4x800 relay at ECAC Outdoor Championships
- Placed ninth in the javelin at CAA Championships
- Runner-up in the 400 at JMU Invitational
- Took fourth in the javelin at JMU Invitational
- Helped JMU take fourth in 4x800 and sprint medley relays at Raleigh Relays
- Part of fifth-place 4x400 relay at Colonial Relays
- Sixth-place finish in the 800 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational
- Finished seventh in javelin at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational
- Opened season in eighth in the 800 at the UVA Team Swashbuckle
- Took 16th in the javelin at Raleigh Relays
Other
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
High School:
Indoor Track and Field
- Fourth in 800-meter in state as a senior
Outdoor Track and Field
- Fifth in 400-meter in state as a sophomore and eighth as a junior; District 3 champion as a junior and senior and runner-up as a sophomore; Perry County champion as a sophomore, junior and senior; Mid-Penn Conference champion as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Third in 800-meter in state as a senior, sixth as a sophomore and ninth as a junior; district champion as a junior and senior and runner-up as a sophomore; county champion as a sophomore and junior; conference champion as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Fourth in javelin in state as a senior; district champion as a senior; county champion as a sophomore, junior and senior; third in conference as a junior and senior
- Sixth in 1,600-meter relay in district as a senior; county champion as a junior and senior; third in conference as a senior and sixth as a junior
- 200-meter county champion as a senior
- Named Athlete of the Year by the Carlisle Sentinel
- Patriot News All-Star First Team as a junior and senior
- Team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Most Valuable Player all four years at West Perry
- Mid-distance and throwing awards as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Set school records in 400-meter (56.60), 800-meter (2:13), 1,600-meter (5:16), javelin (137'1") and 1,600-meter relay (4:03)
- Set county records in 400-meter, javelin and 1,600-meter relay
Other
- Heptathlon champion at Keystone State Games
- Mid-Penn All-Star in field hockey as a junior and senior and Honorable Mention as a sophomore
- Received Sportsmanship award on field hockey team
- Currently 16th on West Perry's all-time field hockey scoring list
- Two-time Colonial Division athlete for basketball team
- Twice named basketball's MVP
- 1,000 career-point scorer, leading scorer for West Perry and most steals in county
Personal:
- Morgan Leigh Sheaffer
- Majoring in nursing
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