2023-24 Golf Roster
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Morrell, Bryson
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Bryson Morrell
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Bearden HS
- High School:
- Bearden HS
Bio
2023-24: Saw action in 12 rounds over four events, accounting for a 75.2 stroke average…Posted par or better scores in five different rounds, including a season-best 69 in the second round of the Grover Page Classic on Sept. 18…Placed 11th out of 93 players at the aforementioned Grover Page Classic (Sept. 18-19) for his best tournament finish of the season…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2022-23: Appeared in 25 rounds over nine events, collecting a 75.4 stroke average…Tacked on a match play victory against Eastern Illinois as part of the Carpenter/Chaney Classic on Feb. 10…Led UT Martin in scoring in two separate tournaments, pacing the squad with a 208 (-8) at the Grover Page Classic on Sept. 19-20 while carding a 218 (+2) at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on April 23-25…Tapped in 43 birdie putts to go along with a pair of eagles in stroke play…Accounted for 20 countable scores in 25 chances as a member of the Skyhawk lineup, including 11 consecutive countable rounds to close out the season…Was responsible for a score of par or better six times, including a career-best 67 in the second round of the Grover Page Classic…Posted the best finish of his collegiate career (second place out of 96 participants) at the aforementioned Grover Page Classic…Earned OVC Golfer of the Week honors on Sept. 21…Was named a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2021-22: Became just the 12th golfer in school history to nab All-Ohio Valley Conference accolades, accounting for a 74.6 stroke average (ranking 18th in the OVC) in 12 events…Accumulated 75 birdies and three eagles over 31 rounds, posting a countable score on 26 different occasions (including 14 out of 15 rounds to close out the season)…Shot par or better in nine separate rounds, including season-best scores of 68 in back-to-back rounds at the Grover Page Classic on Oct. 4…Produced one top-five finish (including a season-best finish with a third-place showing at the Grover Page Classic on Oct. 4-5), two top-10 efforts and three top-20 performances…Was named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020-21: Took part in two tournaments, accumulating a 73.7 scoring average (ranking 18th in the OVC)…Dialed up 15 birdies during his six rounds…Produced a pair of countable scores and par or better rounds, both coming via season-best 69’s (second round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on March 15, first round of the Murray State Invitational on April 5)…Best finish was a 24th-place effort at the Murray State Invitational (April 5-6)…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019-20: Performed well as a true freshman, competing in 15 rounds spread out over five tournaments during the abbreviated season…Accounted for a 75.1 scoring average, notching one eagle and 38 birdies…Was a member of the Skyhawk scoring lineup in the season opener at the Murray State Invitational (Sept. 9-10), earning a pair of countable scores…Played two rounds at par or under-par, including a season-best 68 in the opening round of the Grover Page Classic on March 9…Was tied for the Round 1 lead at the previously mentioned Grover Page Classic before settling for a season-best third-place finish out of 58 competitors...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Bearden High School in Knoxville, the same program that produced two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree and Skyhawk great Ben Reeves...Morrell was a two-time individual state qualifier and won three tournaments in 2018 – emerging on top of the leaderboard at the McMinnville Invitational, the Keith Maxwell Invitational and the 5-Star Prep event held at Tennessee National Golf Course...A two-time all-district honoree, he posted multiple top-15 finishes as a junior golfer...Won the 2017 HIGT Knoxville Junior Open and placed in the top-five at the 2016 Junior All-Star tournament...Also earned top-10 finishes at the 2018 Scott Stallings AJGA event and in the 2018 Wally Invitational...Carded a top-15 finish at the Tennessee State Junior Amateur in both 2018 and 2017 as well as at the 2018 AJGA Junior...Also was part of the Team East squad in the 2018 Tennessee Junior Cup tournament.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 23, 2001...Son of Mark and Danna Morrell...Has two siblings, Jaden and Gabby...Brother Jaden signed with the Skyhawk golf program and will be a freshman during the 2024-25 campaign...Graduated from UT Martin with a degree in engineering and is currently working towards obtaining a Master's degree in business administration.
2022-23: Appeared in 25 rounds over nine events, collecting a 75.4 stroke average…Tacked on a match play victory against Eastern Illinois as part of the Carpenter/Chaney Classic on Feb. 10…Led UT Martin in scoring in two separate tournaments, pacing the squad with a 208 (-8) at the Grover Page Classic on Sept. 19-20 while carding a 218 (+2) at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on April 23-25…Tapped in 43 birdie putts to go along with a pair of eagles in stroke play…Accounted for 20 countable scores in 25 chances as a member of the Skyhawk lineup, including 11 consecutive countable rounds to close out the season…Was responsible for a score of par or better six times, including a career-best 67 in the second round of the Grover Page Classic…Posted the best finish of his collegiate career (second place out of 96 participants) at the aforementioned Grover Page Classic…Earned OVC Golfer of the Week honors on Sept. 21…Was named a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2021-22: Became just the 12th golfer in school history to nab All-Ohio Valley Conference accolades, accounting for a 74.6 stroke average (ranking 18th in the OVC) in 12 events…Accumulated 75 birdies and three eagles over 31 rounds, posting a countable score on 26 different occasions (including 14 out of 15 rounds to close out the season)…Shot par or better in nine separate rounds, including season-best scores of 68 in back-to-back rounds at the Grover Page Classic on Oct. 4…Produced one top-five finish (including a season-best finish with a third-place showing at the Grover Page Classic on Oct. 4-5), two top-10 efforts and three top-20 performances…Was named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020-21: Took part in two tournaments, accumulating a 73.7 scoring average (ranking 18th in the OVC)…Dialed up 15 birdies during his six rounds…Produced a pair of countable scores and par or better rounds, both coming via season-best 69’s (second round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on March 15, first round of the Murray State Invitational on April 5)…Best finish was a 24th-place effort at the Murray State Invitational (April 5-6)…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019-20: Performed well as a true freshman, competing in 15 rounds spread out over five tournaments during the abbreviated season…Accounted for a 75.1 scoring average, notching one eagle and 38 birdies…Was a member of the Skyhawk scoring lineup in the season opener at the Murray State Invitational (Sept. 9-10), earning a pair of countable scores…Played two rounds at par or under-par, including a season-best 68 in the opening round of the Grover Page Classic on March 9…Was tied for the Round 1 lead at the previously mentioned Grover Page Classic before settling for a season-best third-place finish out of 58 competitors...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Bearden High School in Knoxville, the same program that produced two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree and Skyhawk great Ben Reeves...Morrell was a two-time individual state qualifier and won three tournaments in 2018 – emerging on top of the leaderboard at the McMinnville Invitational, the Keith Maxwell Invitational and the 5-Star Prep event held at Tennessee National Golf Course...A two-time all-district honoree, he posted multiple top-15 finishes as a junior golfer...Won the 2017 HIGT Knoxville Junior Open and placed in the top-five at the 2016 Junior All-Star tournament...Also earned top-10 finishes at the 2018 Scott Stallings AJGA event and in the 2018 Wally Invitational...Carded a top-15 finish at the Tennessee State Junior Amateur in both 2018 and 2017 as well as at the 2018 AJGA Junior...Also was part of the Team East squad in the 2018 Tennessee Junior Cup tournament.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 23, 2001...Son of Mark and Danna Morrell...Has two siblings, Jaden and Gabby...Brother Jaden signed with the Skyhawk golf program and will be a freshman during the 2024-25 campaign...Graduated from UT Martin with a degree in engineering and is currently working towards obtaining a Master's degree in business administration.
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