BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU sprinter Julius Morris is set to compete in the 200-meter dash at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) this evening. The Hilltopper is one of 73 competitors in the event and will participate in the fourth heat, beginning at 10:29 p.m. CT.
GC2018 will welcome more than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories to the Gold Coast and event cities Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville, to share in the celebration of sport, entertainment and culture. As the largest sporting event to be staged in Australia this decade, GC2018 will feature the largest integrated sports program in Commonwealth Games history, comprising 18 sports and seven para-sports. More information about GC2018 can be found here.
Montserrat-native Morris is a four-year letterwinner at WKU. He has earned 14 all-conference honors and been a conference champion seven times across five different events in his career as a Hilltopper. In addition to this Commonwealth Games, he has competed on the world stage several times including at the most recent Indoor and Outdoor World Championships and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Morris tied the indoor 200-meter dash program record this past indoor season and owns the third fastest 60-meter indoor time. He also holds the second fastest 100- and 200-meter outdoor times in program history. Morris was also a member of the 4x100-meter relay team holding the first, second and fourth fastest times in program history.
The senior is a two-time NCAA All-American including a first-team All-American in the 4x100-meter relay and second-team All-American in the 200-meter.
If Morris were to advance from the first round, he would run again early Wednesday morning in the semifinals. His best collegiate time for the 200-meter dash is 20.28 seconds. More information on Morris at the Games can be found here.
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