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Pepperdine University Athletics

2024 Track Roster

Savanna Morris

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Southlake, Texas
  • High School Coram Deo Academy

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Coram Deo Academy, located in Flower Mound, Texas, in
2023 … A four-year varsity track and cross country runner … Notched All-District first team
honors in cross country her senior year … Earned a third-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles
at the State Championship … District Champion in the 800 meters, 100-meter hurdles and 300-
meter hurdles … A two-time qualifier for State in the 300-meter hurdles and qualified for State in
the 100-meter hurdles in 2023 … A part of the Girls Austin 4x400 relay champion squad that
posted back-to-back first place finishes (2022 and 2023) … Set the Coram Deo Academy
records for the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles … Has personal records of 15.58 in
the 100-meter hurdles, 47.37 in the 300-meter hurdles and 2:25 in the 800 meters … Also
lettered in soccer.

PERSONAL: Born in Chicago, Ill. … Daughter of Eunji and Robert Morris … Has one sibling:
Sienna … Great-uncle, Tony Mitchell, played college basketball at Western New Mexico ...
Chose Pepperdine because “After months of praying and visiting other schools, I felt that God
was clearly leading me to Pepperdine. The community, intense focus on God and friendliness,
added with the beautiful views of nature, athletic opportunities, and academic rigor made me
decide to choose this school over the other offers.”

FAVORITES: Hobbies include music production, singing/songwriting, creative writing, reading,
journaling, cooking, hiking/outdoors, drawing/art and baking … Favorites include Sydney
McLaughlin (pro athlete), The Starlight Archives, Dissolution, Harry Potter (books), Harry Potter
and Braveheart (movies), Carol and Tuesday (TV show), Anson Seabra, Lauren Daigle and
Ruth B. (musical artists), sushi (food), soccer, fencing and taekwondo (sports other than
running).