Gwyneth McMorris

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-7
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Corvallis HS
Hometown:
Corvallis, Ore.

PERSONAL BESTS
800m: 2:13.92
SFSU Distance Carnival
San Francisco, Calif., 4/1/17
1,500m: 4:42.07
Oregon Relays
Eugene, Ore., 4/15/16
Mile: 5:03.22 (i)
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash., 2/27/16
1,600m relay: 4:01.66
Bulldog Invitational
Clovis, Calif., 4/22/17
4,000m distance medley relay: 11:24.59
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash, 2/24/17

Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
2018: 800m, 29th, 2:19.92
2017: 800m, 29th, 2:19.47.

TRACK AND FIELD

2018
Outdoor: Ran in five meets for the Beavers… Ran a season-best 2:14.07 in the 800 meters twice; once at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 19^th and again at the Oregon Twilight on May 4^th. Indoor: MPSF All-Academic selection… Ran in three of the four meets for OSU… Had an indoor best 2:16.16 at the UW Indoor Preview on January 13th. Season Best: 800 Meters – 2:14.07, Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore. (5/4/18). 4x400M Relay – 4:02.36, UW Indoor Preview, Seattle, Wash. (1/13/18). Mile – 5:05.93, UW Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/26/18)

2017
Outdoor: Pac-12 Academic Second Team member ... Ran in four meets and broke former 800m PR ein first three ... Briefly held No. 10 all-time mark ... Ran in Pac-12 meet for first time. Indoor: Competed in two meets, PRed in 800 both times ... Placed 27th in 800m at MPSF Championships in 2:15.12, second-fastest indoor time in school history ... Ran 800 leg on 4,000m distance medley relay team that placed fifth in school-record 11:24.59 ... Earned MPSF all-academic honors. Season Bests: Outdoor - 800m, 2:13.92, SFSU Distance Carnival, San Francisco, Calif. (4/1/17); 1,600m relay, 4:01.66, Bulldog Invitational, Clovis, Calif. (4/22/17). Indoor - 800m, 2:15.12, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/25/17); 4,000m distance medley relay, 11:24.59, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/24/17).

2016
Outdoor: Competed in four meets ... Set 1500 PR (4:42.07) at Oregon Relays. Indoor: Set PRs in 800 (2:18.55) and mile (5:03.22) while competing in four meets ... 800 meter time was sixth-best in school history ... placed 29th in mile at MPSF Championships. Season Bests: Outdoor - 500m, 4:42.07, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/15/16). Indoor - 800m, 2:18.55, Washington Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/30/16); 1500m, 5:03.22, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/27/16).

2015
Outdoor: Competed for Portland State ... Set outdoor PR in 800 of 2:30.38 at Linfield's Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker meet on 3/7/15 ... Set 1500m PR of 4:45.83 at Western Oregon's John Knight Twilight meet on 4/10/15 ... Named to Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Indoor: Ran a leg on PSU's distance medley team that placed seventh at Big Sky Conference meet ... Also ran leg on distance medley foursome that clocked 12:13.26 at Washington Invitational on Jan. 20, 2015 ... Ran season-best 2:19.22 at same meet the following night. Season Bests: Outdoor - 800m, 2:20.38, Linfield Icebreaker, McMinnville, Ore. (3/7/15); 1,500m, 4:45.83, WOU John Knight Twilight, Monmouth, Ore. (4/10/15). Indoor - 800m, 2:19.22, UW Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/31/15).

CROSS COUNTRY

2017
Competed in two meets for OSU… Took 53^rd at the Sundodger Invite on September 16^th with a time of 23:04.40 (6k)… Ran a 22:15.20 (6k) at the Bronco Invite for 89^th place.

2016
Competed in two meets ... Took 48th at Bill Dellinger Invitational in 19:07 (5k) and took 62nd in Open division at Notre Dame Invitational (19:22 5k).

2015
Redshirted after transferring to OSU from Portland State.

2014
Competed at Portland State; ran in one meet and placed sixth on team and 43rd overall at Bill Dellinger Invitational in Eugene in 24:03 for 6,000 meters.

CORVALLIS HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in cross country and track for coach Mark Hulburt ... Placed fourth in 800m at 5A state meet as a junior in 2013 ... Ran a leg on three state-champion 4x400 relay teams ... Team captain in cross country for two seasons.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Regan and Sally McMorris…Has a sister, Claire ... Her mother is an OSU graduate and her sister is an OSU student ... Enjoys hiking and riding horses ... Public health major who was on the Dean's List at PSU and in the National Honor Society at Corvallis High ... Earned a Presidential Award for community service twice while at CHS ... Made OSU honor roll in 2016 spring quarter ... Transferred to OSU because "I love Corvallis and the amazing academic programs OSU offers."