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2015-16 Women's Wrestling Roster

Shelby Morrison

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bushland (Texas)
  • Hometown Amarillo, Texas

Biography

Taking aim at national championship.
 

2014-15: Went 35-9 with 16 falls … 14 technical-fall wins … fourth place at 116 pounds in Women’s College Wrestling Association Championships on Feb. 14 in St. Louis … all-American … lost 7-6 to Amy Fearnside of Jamestown in third-place match … 16-4 in duals … pinned Laura Anderson of Simon Fraser in 3:38 in WCWA Championship consolation semifinal … pinned Kalin Knight-Alvarez of Menlo in 1:07 in quarterfinals … pinned Kassi Strano of Warner Pacific in 2:45 … pinned Sidney Salinas of Cumberlands in 46 seconds … Ottawa Braves Open 116-pound champion Jan. 18 … pinned Kim Straub of Lindenwood-Belleville in 1:41 for title … runner-up in McKendree Bearcat Open on Jan. 24 … pinned LoriAnn Archuleta of Missouri Valley … pinned Straub … pinned Michelle Lomas of Campbellsville in 1:56 on Jan. 10 in NWCA National Duals semifinals … runner-up in Waldorf Open on Jan. 3 … pinned Alexandria Campbell of Cumberlands in 2:35 on Dec. 4 … runner-up in Missouri Valley Open on Nov. 15 … lost 10-0 to Fearnside in title match … pinned Kalin Knight-Alvarez of Menlo in 1:27 … pinned Lauryn Bruggink of Wayland Baptist in 2:57 … pinned Makayla Bourbon of Cumberlands in 1:32 … pinned Hannah Padilla of Lindenwood in 53 seconds Oct. 25 … pinned Tyesha Topps of Life in 1:58 on Oct. 24 … runner-up in Midland Tournament on Oct. 4.
 
2013-14: Went 20-5 with six falls … nine technical-fall wins … seventh place at 116 in WCWA Championships on Jan. 25 … all-American … won seventh-place match 8-5 over Sherri Berube of Cumberlands … pinned Kristin Navarrete of Wayland Baptist in 1:26 on Oct. 26 … pinned Bree Rapoza of Missouri Baptist in 1:23 on Oct. 26 … pinned Rapoza in 4:53 on Nov. 27 … fourth place at 116 in Missouri Valley Open on Nov. 16 … lost to Rapoza 8-3 in third-place match … pinned Michelle Lomas of Campbellsville in 4:55 … third place in Waldorf Open on Jan. 3 … won 11-0 over teammate Rachel Archer.
 
2012-13: Went 21-12 with six pins … pinned Shelby Werner of Midland 7-0, 1:19 on Oct. 19 … pinned Samantha Lovelace of Missouri Valley in 29 seconds … pinned Cassie Leigh of Western Ontario in 1:27 on Nov. 17 … third place at 123 pounds in CanAm Open on Oct. 28 … won 3-0, 2-0 over Chaelynn Tan of Jamestown in third-place match … pinned Brittney Waldner of Missouri Valley 1-4, 0:58 … pinned Dana Karkar of Waldorf in 1:25 … fourth at 116 in Missouri Valley Open on Nov. 11.

High school: Went 110-0 in career … four-time state champion … four-time district, region champion … 26 tournament titles … Amarillo Globe-News female prep athlete of year … lettered four times in wrestling and once in softball … coached by Scott Tankersley … all-district in softball.

Personal: Majoring in psychology … daughter of Schonn and Misty Connelly … born Sept. 30, 1993 in Amarillo, Texas.

OCU Statistics

 
SeasonW-LFallsTech. FallsDec.
2012-1321-126-20-014-10
2013-1420-56-09-03-5
2014-1535-916-114-42-3
Totals76-2628-323-419-18

More on Shelby:
Career Plans: I plan on working with abused children
My nickname: Shotgun Shelby
Favorite actor: Vince Vaughn
My goal for 2015-16: Win individual and team national titles
Coolest place I've traveled to compete in my sport: Canada


 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    116
    5'5" 116 lbs
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    116
    5'5" 116 lbs
  • 2014-15Junior

    116
    5'5" 116 lbs
  • 2015-16Senior

    116
    5'5" 116 lbs