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Peter Morris

Cross Country/Distance
Position
Senior
Class
Hamilton, Va.
Hometown
Loudoun Valley
High School
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Peter Morris - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

USTFCCCA All-Southeast Region
2019

All-ACC
2019 Cross Country

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2022 Outdoor 
• Won his section of the 10k at the Virginia Challenge clocking 30:07.99

2021 Cross Country
• Finished 63rd in the 8k at the ACC Championships (24:49.7)
• Placed 54th at the Southeast Regional Championships (30:48.0)

2021 Outdoor
• Set PB (29:43.73) in 10k at ACC Championships
• Ran then-PB (29:52.88) in 10k at Virginia Challenge
• Raced in 5000m at Virginia Invitational
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021 Indoor
• Raced in the 3000m at Hokie Invitational
• Had PB of 14:33.64 in 5000m at Virginia Beach Invitational

2020 Cross Country 
• Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic team
• Competed at NCAA Championships (March 2021) and finished 158th
• Did not compete during the fall regular season

2020 Outdoor
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 Indoor
• Ran a career-best time of 14:35.33 in the 5000m at the ACC Championships
• Finished first with the DMR team at the Navy Invitational II
• Placed fifth in the 3000m at the Navy Invitational II
• Ran a career-best time of 8:34.43 in the 3000m at the Navy Invitational II

2019 Cross Country
• Earned All-Southeast Region honors
• Named to the All-ACC team
• Was the second UVA runner to finish on the national stage placing 64th on the NCAA Championships
• Led the Cavaliers at the ACC Championships, finishing 12th overall at the meet
• Placed 17th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a career-best 10k time of 30:31.6
• Placed 10th at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational with a career-best 8k time of 24:20.4

2019 Outdoor 
• Placed 14th at the ACC Championships in the 10000m
• Recorded a season-best time of 14:39.10 in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge
• Finished sixth in the 5000m at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Placed fifth in the 3000m at the Fred Hardy Invitational and sixth in the 1500m at UVA’s meet against Maryland and Pitt
• Recognized on the ACC Academic Honor

2019 Indoor 
• Did not compete

2018 Cross Country 
• Did not compete

Background
• Finished first at the 2016 and 2017 Loudoun County Championships
• Placed second at the 2017 regional championships and 2017 state championships
• Placed second at the 2017 outdoor state championships in the 3200m  and third in the 3200m at the regional championships
• Won the 2016 cross country conference meet and placed second at the regional meet
• Aided cross country team in winning the state championships with a perfect 15 point score senior year, in addition to helping the team win the state championship sophomore and junior year
• Won the 2016 indoor 3200m at the regional and conference championship
• Seven-time All-State honoree, six-time All-Region honoree and six-time All-Conference honoree

Personal
• Majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in engineering business
• Son of John and Tish Morris
• Has a twin sister named Natalie
• Ranked ninth academically in high school class
• Recipient of the 2021-2022 Fred and Nancy Stubblefield Endowed Scholarship