2020 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Chris Morzenti
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dunsmuir, Calif.
- High School:
- Mt. Shasta
2020 (Track & Field)
Notched four separate mile PRs in an impressive junior season โฆ Indoor: Finished sixth in the mile at the MPSF Indoor Championships, clocking a lifetime-best time of 4:02.15, the seventh-fastest time in UCLA indoor history โฆ Ran the mile leg of the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational, helping UCLAโs squad to a time of 9:32.14, the No. 3 mark in program history โฆ Opened his season at the UW Preview, where he notched a then-career-best time of 4:05.75 to take 14th place in the mile.
2019 Cross Country
Competed in four meets in his redshirt junior cross country campaign ... Appeared at the NCAA Championships for the Bruins, finishing in 111th place with a 10k time of 31:59.0 ... Finished 42nd overall at the Pac-12 Championships, notching a time of 24:09.0 in the 8k race ... Raced in the 8k at the Nuttycombe Invite in Madison Wisc., going 24:27.8 for 76th place. Opened his season at the Dellinger Invite, taking 17th overall with a time of 23:57.3 (8k).ย
2019 (Track & Field)
Competed in 10 meets โฆ Indoor: Made his season debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational, where he placed third in the one-mile (4:13.75) run โฆ PRโed in the 5000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, finishing 17th with a time of 14:20.12 โฆ Outdoor: Made his outdoor debut at the Willie Williams Classic, where he took third in the 5000m (14:47.84) โฆ PRโed in the one-mile (4:06.39) run at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, placing sixth โฆ Finished second at USC in the 1500m with a career-best time of 3:46.12 โฆ Competed at the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m, placing 31st (3:46.99) โฆ Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2018 (Cross Country)
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Raced in the 10K at the NCAA West Regionals, where he finished 73rd with a time of 30:57.6 ... Led the team at the season opener at the Fresno Invite, recording a four-mile time of 20:31.9 to claim first place ... Took 15th place at the Stanford Invite with a time of 24:37.3.
2018 (Track & Field)
Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Competed in five outdoor and three indoor meets ... Ran the 3000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships, taking 16thย with a time of 9:22.03 ... Set a new collegiate-best in the steeplechase in the USC Dual Meet, where he took second after crossing the line in 9:21.60 ... Had a solid showing at the indoor MPSF Championships, setting new collegiate-bests in the mile (4:10.31) and 3000m (8:28.84) ... Set another collegiate-best in the 1500m at the John Jacobs Invitational, crossing the line in 3:59.75ย ...ย Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.ย
2017 (Cross Country)
Finished 64th overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k), clocking a time of 25:26.6 โฆ Ran the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite was the Bruinsโ seventh runner, finishing 40th overall with a time of 26:21.3 โฆ Made his UCLA cross country debut at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi), crossing as the Bruinsโ fifth runner with a time of 24:11.7, good for 16th place โฆ Pac-12ย All-Academic second-team selection.
2017 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in races his first season with the program.
2016 (Cross Country)
Did not participate in races as a true freshman.
High School
Attended Mt. Shasta High School in Mt. Shasta, Calif. โฆ Lettered in cross country and track โฆ Helped lead Mt. Shasta to a league championship in 2012 and 2015 as well as being section champions in 2012 โฆ Was an all-league, all-division and all-section performer in cross country and track and an all-state performer in cross country โฆ Was also a two-time Northern Section 1,600m champion โฆ Holds the school records for the 800m, 1500m, 1600m, 3000m, and was a member of the 4x400 relay record holding team.
Personal
Son of Carl and Carolyn Morzenti โฆ Dad was a sprinter at UCLA โฆ Enjoys swimming, hiking and biking.
