Jay Morgan Class: Senior Hometown: Choctaw, OK High School: Choctaw Height: 6-0 Birthdate: 12/05/1979 Experience: 3VL

The vocal leader as well as the "heart and soul" of the squad ... a tremendously talented player who is capable of a big breakthrough at any time ... understands the value of hard work and what is expected of him as a team leader ... continues to raise his game to higher levels ... strong player with an extremely consistent swing ... great ball-striker ... owns a solid all-around game ... will be sorely missed in the lineup next season.

Fall 2001
Enjoyed a solid fall season, competing in all five events and finishing third on the team with a 73.4 stroke average ... posted the team's best finish at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, carding a two-under 214 (70-73-71) and placing fifth ... recorded another top 20 finish at the Jerry Pate National, placing 13th with a two-over 215 (69-71-75) ... counted 79 percent of his rounds toward team totals ...?6 percent of his rounds were equal or under par ... carded a season-low round of 69 at the Jerry Pate.

2000-01
Played in 12 of 13 events ... compiled a 74.2 stroke average ... counted over 69 percent of his rounds toward team totals ... posted two top 20 finishes ... finished third on the team with nearly 42 percent of his rounds equal or under par ... recorded his best finish of the season with a 10th place at the ACC Championships, carding a one-under 215 (71-69-75) ... was the team's best finisher in two events, including a 16th place finish at The Ridges and a 30th place finish at the NCAA Championships ... had a season-low round of 69 twice, at The Ridges and the ACC Championships.

1999-2000
Named the team's MVP ... played in all 14 events and was second on the team with a 73.5 stroke average ... produced the team's top finish six times ... collected three top 10 finishes and one other top 20 ... captured his first career title, winning the Cavalier Classic in the fall ... shot 210 (70-68-72) to earn medalist honors and help WFU win the Cavalier Classic team title ... also placed in the top five at the Purina Missouri Classic, finishing fourth with a 209 (71-72-66) ... his final-round 66 and 54-hole total of 209 were career lows ... 17 of his 42 rounds were equal or under par ... fired four rounds in the 60s ... placed 24th at the Carpet Capital (218), 31st at the Iron Duke (152) and 47th at The Ridges (228) ... tied for eighth in his first ACC Championship appearance ... tied for 15th at The Intercollegiate at MacGregor Downs (another WFU team win) ... tied for 43rd at the NCAA East Regional ... tied for 62nd at the NCAA Championships ... led the Deacs in the fall with a 72.6 stroke average in five events ... had a 73.9 average through nine spring tourneys ... second on the team in percentage of rounds counted (.957) ... qualified for the U.S. Amateur in the summer of 1999, but missed the cut for match play (84-77) ... quarterfinalist at the Oklahoma Amateur.

1998-99
Played in nine of 12 events as a rookie ... recorded a 75.8 stroke average ... posted a 74.5 fall average, then struggled a bit in the spring with a 77.4 ... placed a respectable 27th in his first collegiate event, the G. Gunby Jordan ... shot a season-low 70 at The Ridges, placing 52nd ... earned his first top 10 finish at the Windon Memorial, placing 8th with a 143 (70-73) ... posted his best 54-hole score, a 220, at the Taylor Made Red River (71-75-74) ... placed 43rd at the Seminole Classic (154), 52nd at the BellSouth (231), 60th at the Duke Classic (231), 62nd at the Chris Schenkel (232), 70th at the Puerto Rico Classic (234).

Before WFU
A highly recruited youth player who earned all-state accolades at Choctaw High ... an outstanding student who was selected as a Compaq Junior Scholastic All-American ...third in the 1998 Oklahoma Amateur, firing a course-record 64 ... received an exemption to play in the Oklahoma Open ... qualified for the World Junior Golf Cup in Scotland in 1998 ... qualified for match play at the 1998 Western Junior ... second at the Wethersfield AJGA.

Personal
Born December 5, 1979 in Choctaw, Okla. ... the son of Bill and Pat Morgan of Choctaw ... has two younger siblings, Nick (19) and Sam (13) ... majoring in psychology.

Jay ... Up Close

Nickname... Rick Flair

Favorite food... Italian sausage

Favorite song... "Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat"

If I could own just one CD, it would be... Greatest Hits of Yanni

If I were President of the U.S. for a day, I would... Rumble with Osama

If I were head coach for a day, I would... Assign ball cleaning duty

For a day, I'd like to trade places with... Enrique Iglesias

Advice I'd pass along to myself 10 years ago... Eat less

The most famous person I've ever met... J-Lo

The biggest influence on my athletic career... Abraham Lincoln

Morgan's Career Scorecard

				Avg.	Avg.	Best	Best	Top	Top	Best	Rds.	Rds.
Year	Events	Rds.	Strokes	18	54	18	54	10	20	Fin.	=/- Par	Ctd. 
1998-99	9	25	1,894	75.8	228.1	70	220	1	1	8th	4	82.0%
1999-00	14	42	3,086	73.5	220.4	66	209	3	4	1st	17	95.7%
2000-01	12	36	2,671	74.2	222.6	69(2)	215	1	2	10th	15	69.4%
Fall 2001	5	14	1,028	73.4	220.5	69	214	1	2	5th	5	78.6%
Totals	40	117	8,679	74.2	222.6	66	209	6	9	1st	41	82.6%