Krislen Morgado

Position:
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pearl City, Hawai'i
High School:
Punahou

Krislen Morgado is back for her third season in a CU uniform after walking on prior to the 2003 campaign. She is one of two senior defensive specialists and will be right in the middle of the back row battle.

As a Junior in 2004

Morgado saw action in five matches, but four of her appearances came in the last six contests including CU’s NCAA Tournament match against her home state school and No. 2 ranked Hawai’i. She played in four matches during the Big 12 Conference season, a career first, recording two digs. Saw her most extended playing time in CU’s home finale in 2004, participating in a pair of games against Iowa State (11/24).

As a Sophomore in 2003

Morgado appeared in one game as a sophomore, subbing in as a defensive specialist against Villanova during the 2003 Colorado Inviational. She recorded a dig on her first touch of the ball against the Wildcats. She did not dress during the second half of the season while rehabbing a foot injury.

High School

A four-year letterwinner at the libero position for coach Diana McKibben at Punahou, the Buff and Blue were the state runners-up her junior season before taking the state crown her senior campaign. She also lettered for a pair of seasons in track and field, throwing the shot put and discus. On the club side she played for Honolulu’s Kila Kila and finished third in the 1998 Disney Tournament and went on to win the 1999 Commitment Division (Davis, Calif.) title as well as Crossroads.

Personal

Born July 15, 1983, in Honolulu, Krislen Morgado is the daughter of former Kansas City Chiefs great and current Punahou High School track coach Arnold Morgado and Karen Morgado of Pearl City, which is on the island of Oahu. Her younger brother Landon will be a senior in high school and is a defensive specialist on the Outrigger Club Team. In her free time she enjoys going to the beach, body boarding, running, writing haiku and spending time with friends and family. Most people don’t know that she has Sicilian bloodlines on her father’s side of the family.

Academics

Morgado earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll last spring logging a 3.26 GPA. An athletic academic award recipient in high school, Morgado is a women’s studies major, with an emphasis in pediatric physical therapy, at Colorado.

Overall	MP-S	GP	K	E	TA	Pct.	KPG	Asst.	APG
2003-So.	1-0	1	0	0	0	.000	0.00	0	0.00
2004-Jr.	5-0	6	0	0	0	.000	0.00	0	0.00
Totals	6-0	7	0	0	0	.000	0.00	0	0.00

Overall	SA	Dig	DPG	BS	BA	TB	BPG	Pts.
2003-So.	0	1	1.00	0	0	0	0	0.0
2004-Jr.	0	2	0.33	0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	0	3	0.43	0	0	0	0	0.0