2014-15 Wrestling Roster
Jackson Morse
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 165
- Hometown:
- Alto, Mich.
- High School:
- Lowell
2015 All-American
2014 NCAA Qualifier
2011 NCAA Qualifier
2014-15
- 2015 NCAA All American
- Full-time starter at 174 pounds
- Finished in fifth place at Big Ten Championships
- Set career-high with 34 wins
- Won Roadrunner Open
- Runner-up at Midlands
- Finished fourth on the team in dual meet points scored (52)
- Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/18/14)
2013-14
- Full-time starter at 165 pounds
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships after placing a career-high fifth at the Big Ten Championships
- Went 4-0 at the NWCA National Duals
- Won the Loras Open
- Compiled a 25-8 record, including 4-3 in Big Ten duals
- Finished second on the team in dual points scored with 64
- Recorded the fastest pin of the season for the Illini (0:36)
- Reached a career-high No. 7 ranking by W.I.N. Magazine
2012-13
- Redshirt season
- Competed in three open tournaments at 165 pounds
- Finished second at the Loras Open, going 3-1 during the tournament
- Went 6-1 at the Lindenwood Open and finished third
- Finished 2-2 at the Midlands Championships
2011-12
- Finished seventh at the 2012 Big Ten Championships
- Went 3-5 in Big Ten duals including a pin over Brandon Zeerip (Michigan), major decision over Sawyer Morris (Indiana) and a decision over Shawn Perry (Wisconsin)
- Defeated two ranked opponents in then No. 18 Brain Tanen (Lehigh) and No. 16 Albert White (Oklahoma State)
- Went 2-2 at Midlands .. Finished the season 14-13
2010-11
- Qualified for 2011 NCAA Championships as an at-large selection after finishing seventh at the Big Ten Championships
- Went 0-2 at NCAAs
- Joined starting lineup at 157 in West Virginia dual on Jan. 7 after compiling a 15-5 record wrestling unattached in open tournaments
- Placed fifth in the open division of the Michigan State Open
- Fell one win short of placing at Midlands
- Won the Loras Open
- Placed second at the Lindenwood Open
- Named to Amateur Wrestling News' All-Rookie team
High School
- No. 1 national recruit at 152 by Intermat and No. 2 national recruit at 160 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News
- Named a second-team AWN High School All-American in 2010
- Won the Michigan Division 1 state title at 160 pounds in 2010 after taking home Division 2 state titles at 140 in 2008 and 152 in 2009
- Finished second at 125 pounds in 2007
- Won consecutive titles at the Super 32 Challenge, one of the top national high school tournaments, earning the 145-pound title in 2008 and the 152-pound championship in 2009
- Led Lowell High School to the 2009 Michigan state championship
Personal
- Born Jan. 9, 1992
- Parents are Roger and Laura Morse
- Has twin brothers, Andrew and Gabe
- Majoring in community health
Career Record
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 7th | DNP |
| 2011-12 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7th | -- |
| 2012-13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2013-14 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 5th | DNP |
| 2014-15 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 5th | 4th |
| Total | 106 | 47 | 20 |
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