Makena Morley

Photo by: Pro-Motion Photography

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-3
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Bigfork, Mont.
High School:
Bigfork
Prev School:
Montana

NCAA TEAM CHAMPION
2018 NCAA Women's Cross Country Champions

ALL-AMERICAN (7)
2017 All-America Second Team (Indoor 5,000)
2018 All-America Second Team (Outdoor 10,000)
2018 All-American Cross Country (8^th)
2019 All-American First Team (Indoor 5,000)
2019 All-American First Team (3,000)
2019 All-American Second Team (10,000)
2019 All-American First Team (Outdoor 5,000)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2018)
Academic All-MPSF (2018)
USTFCCCA Academic (2017, 18)

CU HONORS
CU Record Holder 10,000
3rd CU History 3,000
3rd CU History Indoor 5,000
6th CU History Outdoor 5,000

NCAA QUALIFYING (15)
2016 Cross Country (43rd)
2017 Indoor 5,000 (14th)
2017 Outdoor 5,000 (Preliminaries)
2017 10,000 (17th)
2017 Cross Country (50th)
2018 Indoor 5,000 (16th)
2018 Outdoor 5,000 (Preliminaries)
2018 10,000 (11th)
2018 Cross Country (8th)
2019 3,000 (6th)
2019 Indoor 5,000 (7th)
2019 Outdoor 5,000 (6th)
2019 10,000 (11th)
2020 3,000 (Canceled)
2020 Indoor 5,000 (Canceled)

PAC-12 SCORING
2017 10,000-meters, 2nd (33:29.22)
2018 5,000-meters, 7^th (16:36.26)
2018 10,000-meters, 8^th (33:42.64)
2019 5,000-meters, 3rd (15:58.82)
2019 10,000-meters, 3rd (33:37.47)

MPSF SCORING
2017 5,000-meters, 4th (15:58.07)
2018 3,000-meters, 3^rd (9:06.61)
2019 3,000-meters, 2nd (9:02.47)

2020: Indoor: Ran an impressive 9:15.77 alone at the Colorado Invitational to qualify for the championships in the 3,000 ... Ran the third-best time in CU history in the 5,000 at the BU Valentine Invite in 15:26.22 ... Was entered in both the 3,000 and 5,000 when the NCAA Indoor Championships were canceled.
Outdoor: Canceled (Coronavirus)
2019: Indoor: Qualifed for both the 3,000 and 5,000 Championships after placing second in the 3,000 at the MPSF Championships and third in the 5,000 at the Husky Classic ... Finished as a First Team All-American in both events after placing seventh in the 5,000 and sixth in the 3,000.
Outdoor: Ran the 5,000 at the Stanford Invite and the 1,500 at the Cardinal Classic ... Moved to the 5,000/10,000 double at the Pac-12 Championship, placing third in both ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in both events as well after placing 9th in the 10,000 and 11th in the 5,000 ... Placed 11th overall in the 10,000 then came back to finish as a First Team All-American in the 5,000 with a sixth-place finish.
2018: Indoor: Morley competed in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs during her 2018 campaign. Morley won the Colorado Invitational in February in the 3,000, clocking in at 9:20.57. Later that month, she recorded a personal best in the same event at the MPSF Championships. Morley crossed the finish line in 9:06.61 for third place. She earned a personal best in the 5,000 at the Husky Classic in February with a time of 15:44.48.
Outdoor: Morley’s outdoor campaign was focused on distance races as well. In the 1,500-meter run, she placed first at the Colorado Invitational in April with a time of 4:21.84, a personal best for her. She also competed in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs a few times throughout the season. In the 5,000 she earned a personal record at the Cardinal Classic in April, clocking in at 4:21.84 for fourth place. At the NCAA Preliminaries in May, she recorded a personal best of 32:28.58 in the 10,000, and placed sixth, which advanced her to the championships. She finished 11^th in the finals for an All-America Second Team finish.

2017: Indoor: As a redshirt freshman, Morley competed in several distance events. She participated in both the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs at the MPSF Championships. Morley recorded a fourth place finish in the 5k, finishing with a PR of 15:58.07 and was 13^th in the 3k with another personal best (9:27.24). She went on to compete at the NCAA Championships in the 5k (16:12.39) and raced to a 14^th place finish for second team All-America honors.
Outdoor: Morley got her outdoor season off on a strong note with a third place finish in the 5,000-meters at the Cardinal Classic (4/21), clocking in with a PR of 16:02.15, which was the fastest for a Buff during the campaign. She raced both the 5k and 10k at the Pac-12 Championships, earning a runner-up finish in the 10k (33:29.22) and a 15^th place finish in the 5k (16:32.70). Morley went on to race both events at the NCAA West Preliminary Round where she finished 16^th in the 5k and 17^th in the 10k. She raced the 10k at the NCAA Championships and finished 17^th (33:58.17).

2016: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

CROSS COUNTRY: (2018) Helped lead the Buffs to their third NCAA National Championship. Finished in the top-10 for her first All-America honor. She was second on the team after finishing eighth overall.
(2017) Morley had another solid season for the Buffs as a junior, starting with a third place (unattached) finish at the Colorado State Invitational. At the first varsity race of the season, she recorded a seventh-place finish and was CU’s second harrier across the line. Morley placed 21st at the NCAA Pre-Nationals as CU’s No. 3 runner before placing 15th at the Pac-12 Championships. Her finish helped the Buffs to their third straight team title. Morley led the Buffs at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship, placing seventh in the process to earn all-region honors. She finished the season with a 50th place finish at NCAAs, helping CU to a third-place team finish.
(2016) Morley was a welcomed addition to CU as a sophomore and had a great season which included All-Pac-12 Second Team and All-Mountain Region honors. Morley’s first uniformed race for CU was the Rocky Mountain Shootout. There she placed third overall, finishing with the eighth fastest time (20:11) in course history. Morley went on to take 26th at pre-nationals, finishing as CU’s No. 4 runner. She helped CU win its second straight Pac-12 team title as the Buffs’ No. 4 harrier, finishing ninth overall. Morley led CU at regionals, placing fourth overall and helping the Buffs to the team title. She just missed All-America honors at nationals, placing 43rd overall (CU’s No. 6) as CU took third overall.

AT MONTANA: Morley ran one cross country season at Montana. She led the Grizzlies in her first meet, finished first at the UM Invite in 16:43. Morley’s following meet was NCAA Pre-Nationals, where she placed 39^th (20:40). In just the third race of her collegiate career, Morley came away with the Big Sky Championship, winning in 17:45. She went on to race at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship, taking eighth overall to qualify for NCAAs as an individual. Morley ended the season at nationals with a 97^th place finish (20:49).

HIGH SCHOOL: Morley won several state championships spanning her high school career. As a senior, she won the 3,200-meter run (10:37.76) and she was also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team (4:01.71) with her younger sister, Bryn. Morley was also second in the 800 (2:16.70) and 1,600 (5:01.69) as well in 2014. During her junior year, she won the 800 (2:12.62), 1,600 (4:53.83) and 3,200 (10:58.85). Morley earned All-American distinction twice on the track. She placed fifth in the two-mile run at New Balance Indoor nationals and was second in the two-mile at New Balance Outdoor nationals in 2014. On the cross country course, Morley was a four-time state champion. She ran at the Foot Locker National Championship four years, placing third as a senior. Morley also represented Team USA in January, 2015, and won the Great Buppa Cross Country Championships in Scotland. She was a three-time All-American, earning first team honors in 2014 and second team recognition in 2011 and 13. Morley was also recruited by Utah, Boise State, Iowa State, Stanford and Northern Arizona.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Morley is an anthropology and English major and owns a GPA greater than 3.40.

PERSONAL: Makena Marie Morley was born on November 21, 1996 in Maui, Hawai’i. She is the daughter of Steve and Jill Morley and has two siblings, Logan and Bryn. She enjoys snowboarding, kayaking, cross country skiing, hiking, swimming, biking and reading.