2017 Women's Track & Field Roster
Jamie Morrissey
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Mich.
- High School:
- Rochester Adams
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
Last Updated: July 2, 2018
At Michigan
• Cross country USTFCCCA All-American (2017)
• USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (2017 indoor: distance medley relay)
• Big Ten Champion (2018 outdoor: 800 meters)
• Member of two Big Ten Cross Country Championship teams (2016, '17) and two NCAA Great Lakes Regional championship teams (2013, '16), running in three of those meets
• Competing member of the 2016 Big Ten Championship Team and a member of the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Championship Team
• Two-time All-Region honoree (2016, '17)
• Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week (Dec. 9, 2015)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award winner (2014)
Redshirt Senior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:24.09 in the 1500 meter run for 29th at the USATF Championships (June 21-24)
• Ran 4:23.83 in the 1500 meter run for 16th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26) after running 4:20.21 in the first round.
• Ran 2:05.73 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) to claim her first-ever Big Ten individual title, and was fourth over 1,500 meters in 4:29.39
• Ran 2:06.20 in the 800 meter run to finish 4th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28) and ran the anchor 1,600-meter leg of the winning distance medley relay team.
• Ran a career-best 4:11.48 in the 1500 meter run to finish 2nd at the Cardinal Classic (April 20-21) for the fastest non-postseason time in Michigan history and the No. 3 spot on the overall all-time Michigan list.
• Ran 2:05.11 in the 800 meter run to win the competition at the Battle of the Blues (April 6) , after running a career-best 9:41.61 in the 3000 meter run to finish 6th
• Ran 4:20.91 in the 1500 meter run to finish 2nd at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24) , after running 2:11.86 in the 800 meters to finish 11th
Indoor
• No remaining eligibility. Will return for one final outdoor season.
Cross Country
• Earned All-America honors as he ran 20:01.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 22nd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 10) as a scoring member of the national ninth-place team.
• Ran 20:39.5 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 3rd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) , earning USTFCCCA All-Region honors
• First team All-Big Ten honoree for the Big Ten team champion squad, running 20:16.8 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 3rd at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 20:06.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 12th at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 14)
• Ran 20:36.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 2nd at the Indiana Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 30) as a scoring runner for the team champion Wolverines
• Ran 17:30.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 2nd at the Indiana State John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 9) as a scoring member of Michigan's 1-5 sweep.
• Ran 17:10.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 2nd at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Senior (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Ran 4:29.26 in the 1500 meter run to finish 23rd at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27) after running a career-best 4:17.57 in the first round.
• Scored four points with a time of 2:07.29 in the 800 meter run to finish 5th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14), after running a career-best 2:05.56 in the prelims. Also finished 15th at 1500 meters.
• Ran 2:06.63 in the 800 meter run to win the event title at the Steve Scott Invitational (Apr. 28-29), and ran 4:26.99 to finish 8th at 1500 meters.
• Ran 2:06.86 in the 800 meter run to finish 10th at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14), and also finish 14th at 1500 meters with a career-best 4:18.28.
• Ran a career-best 4:23.93 in the 1500 meter run to finish 2nd at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1). Also ran a leg of the third-place 4x400 relay.
Indoor
• Ran the 1200-meter leg of the USTFCCCA first-team All-America squad that ran 11:04.74 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 5th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 10-11)
• Ran the 1600-meter leg of the team that clocked 11:14.20 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 2nd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25). Individually she finished 7th at 800 meters in 2:10.41 after running a prelims-best 2:06.82, and also rna a leg of the 10th-place 4x400 relay.
• Ran the 1200m leg of the team that clocked 10:58.02 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 5th at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 18)
• Ran a career-best 2:05.84 in the 800 meter run to finish 3rd at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11). Also ran a career-best 1:30.86 over 600 meters and a leg of the runner-up 4x400 relay.
• Ran a career-best 4:40.00 in the Mile to finish 9th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4) in the Meyo Mile. Also ran a leg of the runner-up distance medley relay.
• Ran a career-best 2:06.44 in the 800 meter run to win at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran 4:47.26 in the Mile to finish fifth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14). Also ran a leg of Michigan's winning 4x400 relay
Cross Country
• Ran 20:47.7 to finish 90th as a scorer and help U-M match its program-best national team finish (second place) at the 6,000-meter NCAA Championships (Nov. 19)
• Earned All-Region honors and finished 21st in 20:33.1 to help U-M win the 6,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship
• Ran to a 25th-place finish in 21:51.5 to score and help Michigan finish on top at the 6K Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30)
• Finished 51st at the 6,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) race, running 21:00.8 to score and help U-M finish third
• Scored to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1) by placing 14th in 17:14.20
• Scored for U-M with a 39th-place finish at the 6,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24) in a time of 22:36.9
• Ran 18:13.8 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10), placing seventh overall
• Finished sixth at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2), running 17:52.8 for a new 5K best
Junior (2015-16)
Outdoor
• Redshirted
Indoor
• Scored at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-27) with a fifth-place finish in the 800-meter race (2:08.41)
• Competed in the 800-meter run finishing with a new personal-best time of 2:06.66 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20)
• At the SPIRE Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 12-13), finished eighth in the 800-meter run crossing at 2:07.98
• Competed in the mile race (5:15.39) and the 4,000-meter DMR relay finishing second (11:23.93) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 5-6)
• Helped U-M win the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 23) with a third place finish in the mile race (4:46.86) and sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:56.53)
• Finished fourth in the 800-meter run (2:12.22) and the 4x400m relay event (4:02.13) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9) ... Won the mile race in 4:44.56, an indoor personal-best, at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 4)
Cross Country
• At the 6K NCAA Championships (Nov. 21), finished 180th in 21:25.1 to hellp U-M to a sixth-place finish
• Ran a personal-best 20:53.9 at the 6,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), finishing 26th overall
• Led U-M to the win the 6,000-meter open race at the NCAA Pre-Nats meet (Oct. 17), finishing runner-up in 21:16.1
• Clocked 18:02.9 for 50th place to help U-M to a team win at the 5,000-meter Commodore Classic (Sept. 19)
• Finished 12th with a time of 17:56.9 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).
Sophomore (2014-15)
Outdoor
• Ran 2:09.26 in the 800-meter prelims at the Big Ten Championships (May 15-17)
• Was the runner-up in the fifth section of the 800-meter race at 2:09.04 at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (May 2)
• Finished 10th in the 800-meter run championship race at Gina Relays (April 25), running 2:12.02
• Ran in the 800-meter race and set a PR in the 1,500-meter race at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Finished 10th in the 1,500-meter run and also ran in the 4x400m relay at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4)
• Ran 2:17.87 in the 800-meter race at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28)
Indoor
• Earned a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter race at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-28) crossing at 2:07.52
• Won the 800-meter race at U-M's Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21), crossing at 2:09.92
• Finished ninth in the 600-meter run (1:33.28) and 18th in the 800-meter run (2:12.30) at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 14)
• Ran 4:58.78 in the mile run at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7)
• Finished third in the 800-meter (2:13.07) at the Dual Meet vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31)
Cross Country
• Competed at the 5,000-meter EMU Classic (Oct. 24), finishing 14th with a time of 18:12.8
• Helped U-M to a near-perfect 16 points and first-place finish at the 6,000-meter Big Ten Preview (Sept. 20) with a 30th-place individual finish (22:28)
• Opened the season with a seventh-place finish (18:03.4) at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 29).
Freshman (2013-14)
Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds (May 29-31), finished 47th in the 800-meter run (2:10.23)
• At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 16-18), placed seventh in the 800-meter run (2:10.67, 2:08.22p)
• At the Toledo Invitational (May 9), finished sixth in the 800-meter run (2:14.85)
• At the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 4), took seventh in Section 5 of the 800-meter run (2:08.80)
• At the Beach Invitational (April 19), finished 11th in the 1,500-meter run Invitational (4:32.39) and 16th in the 800-meter run (2:11.44)
• At the California/Virginia Tri-Meet (April 5), finished fifth in the 800-meter run (2:10.90)
• At the Raleigh Relays (March 28-29), ran the first leg of the winning 4x800-meter relay (8:44.12) and finished 26th in the invitational 1,500-meter run (4:33.92)
Indoor
• At the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1) finished ninth in the 800-meter run (2:08.36)
• At the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 14-15), finished second in the 600-meter run (1:32.03), 10th in the 800-meter run (2:09.08) and ran the last leg of the 14th-place 4x400-meter relay (3:50.57)
• At the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8), finished 11th in the 800-meter run (2:11.53) and sixth in the 1,000-meter run (2:51.95)
• At the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), finished eighth in the 800-meter run (2:12.73, 2:11.22#)
Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 25), finishing ninth in 18:10.9
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 30), finishing 17th in 19:14.59.
Prep
Graduated from Rochester Adams High School (2013) ... National Honor Society ... Board Member of National Honor Society Senor Representatives ... German National Honor Society ... Three-time Academic All-State, All-Country and All-Area (2010, '11, '12) ... Cross Country ... Four-time Team MVP ... 2012 Team Captain ... Four-time All-State performer (2009-2012), finishing 17th at the 2009 state meet, 19th in 2010, ninth in 2011 and third in 2012 ... Two-time All-County, All-League and All-Region (2009, '10) ... Two-time participant in the Foot Locker Midwest Regional (2011, '12) ...Track & Field ... Three-time All-State in the 800-meter run, finishing eighth in 2010, sixth in 2011 and second in 2012 ... Earned fourth All-State honor at the 2011 Division 1 state meet as a member of the second place 4x400-meter relay ... Two-time All-County, All-League and All-Region (2009, '10).Finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the 2012 USA Track & Field Junior National Championships ... Participated in the 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals and Brooks PR Invitational in the 800-meter run.
Personal ... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology ... Undeclared major ... Born September 14, 1995 ... Daughter John and Laura Morrissey ... Personal Notes ... Father, John Morrissey, played football at Central Michigan (1980-84) ... Mother, Laura Morrissey, played field hockey at Eastern Kentucky (1987-82) ... Other Sports Played ... Played two years of basketball (2009-10, 2010-11).
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 600m (I) | 1:30.86 | 2-10-17 |
| 800m (I) | 2:05.84 | 2-11-17 |
| 800m (O) | 2:05.09 | 6-10-17 |
| 1000m (I) | 2:51.95 | 2-7-14 |
| 1500m (O) | 4:11.48 | 4-21-18 |
| Mile (I) | 4:40.00 | 2-4-17 |
| Mile (Road) | 4:35.9 | 12-9-17 |
| 3000m (I) | 9:15.54 (UNA) | 12-2-17 |
| 3000m (O) | 9:41.61 | 4-6-18 |
