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Will Morrison:
a man for two seasons
Football: place kicker-punter
Baseball: first base
story by John Kean (jkean@mst.edu)
photo by B.A. Rupert
Will Morrison, a junior in business and
management systems, had a stellar prep career
as a two-sport athlete. He was the punter and
kicker on the football team and an infielder
on the baseball team. He was a second team
all-state selection in football as both punter
and kicker his junior season and was a first
team all-state selection in baseball as a senior
in 2008.
Morrison decided to continue his twosport
career at Missouri S&T after graduating
from Rolla High School in 2008 and has
continued to excel in both. On the baseball
diamond last year, he led the Miners in batting
average (.391), home runs (6) and runs batted
in (33). For his efforts he earned first team
All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors
as a designated hitter and was a first team
All-Midwest Region selection for both the
American Baseball Coaches Association
and Daktronics.
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Biggest influence (other than parents):
High school baseball coach Jason Swearingen
and high school football coach Josh Richards.
Played in high school:
Basketball, soccer, cross country, track
and golf.
Why Missouri S&T?
S&T was a good fit academically and
athletically. Plus my father, uncle and
brother are graduates of S&T.
Best memory:
Going to watch the women’s volleyball
games with the football team and the men’s
basketball games with the baseball team. We
have good cheers and were good sportsmen.
Best sports memory:
The walk-off win against Northwest Missouri
State in baseball last spring and the overtime
win in football against Kentucky Wesleyan this
past fall.
Goals for 2011 baseball season:
I want to get healthy and contribute to a
winning season. I’ve just got to take it one pitch
at a time. I hope we can go to the postseason
tournament and send our seniors out on a
winning note.
On being a two-sport athlete and a
full-time student at Missouri S&T:
It is hard to recover from injuries. There is no
time off from season to season. You only have
time for practice, games, class and homework,
but it has still been a good experience.