Morgan Sharp

Position Freestyle

Class Freshman

Hometown Houston, Texas

High School Langham Creek HS

bio

Top Times
50-yard freestyle – 24.20 (Kansas Classic, 11/16-18/12)
100-yard freestyle – 51.17 (2011 Big 12 Championships)
200-yard freestyle – 1:48.99 (2013 Big 12 Championships, 2/27-3/2)
500-yard freestyle – 4:48.01* (2011 Mizzou Invite)
1,000-yard freestyle – 10:11.45 (vs. Drury/North Dakota, 11-13-10)
100-yard butterfly – 58.72 (at Iowa State, 2/8-9/13)
* = Current School Record

2012-13 (Junior)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team…Athletic Director[apos]s and Big 12 Commisioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2012)… Picked up a pair of first-place finishes, with a season-best time of 10:17.68 in the 1,000-yard freestyle and a time of 4:59.02 in the 500-yard freestyle, in a dual meet at Nebraska-Omaha (10/25)… Finished third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.36 in a double-dual against TCU and North Dakota (11/2-3)… Swam a season-best time in the 50-yard freestyle (24.20) at the Kansas Classic (11/16-18)… Placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:56.60) in a double-dual with San Diego State and host No. 13 UCLA (1/12)… Picked up three top-three finishes in a dual at Hawaii (1/18), finishing first in the 500-yard freestyle (4:56.00), second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.17) and third in the 100-yard freestyle (52.14)… Finished third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.60) in a dual against No. 18 Arkansas… Placed second in the 200-yard freestyle and set a season-best time in the 100-yard butterfly in a dual against Iowa State (2/8-9)… Closed out the year with three top-15 finishes at the Big 12 Championships (2/27-3/2), setting season-best times in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.99, eighth), the 500-yard freestyle (4:50.33, ninth) and the 100-yard freestyle (51.26, 11th).

2010-11 (Freshman)
Scored a total of 45 points for Kansas at the 2011 Big 12 Championships… was a member of the 400 and 800 freestyle relays that finished fourth… individually placed 10^th in the 200 freestyle (1:49.09), 12^th in the 500 freestyle (4:49.09) and 14^th in the 100 freestyle (51.17), all of which were season best times… Tied for second in 200 free (1:53.31), versus South Dakota/Northern Iowa… Claimed second in 200 free with 1:53.27 time against Arkansas… First place finisher in 200 free (1:51.60) at Vanderbilt… Came in second with 1:53.75 time at Florida International… At Georgia Fall Invitational, swam a season best in the 50 freestyle (24.48)… In double dual against Drury/North Dakota, earned season best time in the 1000 freestyle (10:11.45)…. Finished second in 200 free (1:52.36) and third in 500 free (4:56.65) in meet versus Missouri… Had at least the fifth fastest time on her team in a total of six different events during 2010-11 season with fastest times in the 200 and 500 freestyle.

High School (Langham Creek HS)
A Junior National Qualifier, a Short Course National Qualifier and a US Open Qualifier… Was a member of the 2008-09 Scholastic All-America Team… A Gulf Coast record holder in several events.

Personal
Born in Houston, Texas… Parents are Jean and Doug Sharp… A business major.

Getting to Know Morgan
Reasonyou choose KU The campus was gorgeous, the coaches were easy to talk to and the team was great.