Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 3-year returning letterman....Took part in 4 of 7 events during the shortened 2019-20 season....Fourth-best stroke average on team (76.00)....Low round of 71....Best finish of T-39 at 2019 River Run Collegiate.....Played in 2 events in 2018-19....Low round of 73 at USCA's Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate (3-11-19)....Played in six of 11 events during the 2017-18 season....Best finish was 30th at the 2018 Wofford College Invitational with a 222 (+6) score for 54 holes....Two rounds of par or lower (low of 69)....In-state product....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2018 (fall), 2019 (fall), 2020 (spring), 2021 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Jacob Glenn Morris in Charleston, S.C.
• Graduate of Charleston Math & Science High School
• 3-time All-Region selection
• Won the 2016 Charleston Jr. City championship
• Played 3rd base on region-title winning high school varsity baseball team
• Set 3 city records in swimming
• Nickname is Jake

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• How you got your nickname: My brother and sister called me it growing up
• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Professional baseball player
• Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
• Favorite Athlete: Tiger Woods 
• Favorite Sports Teams: Miami Dolphins; South Carolina Gamecocks
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Lone Survivor
• Favorite Food: Pizza
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Jamaica (My brother and I went in the summer of 2019)
• Twitter Handle: jacob__morris
• Instagram Account: jacobmorrisss
• Your Motivation Music: Polo G
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The professors are great and the class sizes allow you to get to know your classmates
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Hanging out with my teammates
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win tournaments 
• Why you chose your sport: I actually got hurt playing baseball and I wasn't able to travel to one of our team's tournaments; Playing golf didn't hurt my arm, so here I am
• The biggest mental challenge to improving faster: Knowing you're as good as you are, but not thinking you're better than you actually are
• Interesting Notes: Related to Martha Dandridge, George Washington's wife; I went back to play baseball when I was a senior in high school, I played third base and pitched when we won our region championship; I play golf and swing a baseball bat left-handed, but do everything else right handed; I didn't start playing golf until I was 12 years old; I've won the club championship at Stono Ferry each year I've been in college (3). 
• Brush With Greatness: Own three city records in swimming

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