Kimber_Morelli

Kimber_Morelli

Height: 5-3
Year: Sr.-3L
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School: Horizon
Position: Butterfly/IM/Freestyle
Major: Exercise Science

2008-09 (Junior): Earned a second team All-WAC Award by placing seventh in the 200 butterfly at the WAC Championships in a career-best time of 2:04.31 ... Placed 11th in the 500 freestyle at the championships ... Swam a career-best time of 2:09.07 in the prelims of the 200 IM and a career-best time of 4:30.61 in the prelims of the 400 IM ... Took first place in the 1000 freestyle at Idaho on Nov. 14 ... Won the 200 fly vs. New Mexico State on Dec. 6 and won the 400 IM vs. Loyola Marymount on Jan. 17 ... Took three individual second-place and five individual third-place finishes in dual meets ... Named Academic All-WAC ... Earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2007-08 (Sophomore): Placed ninth in the 400 individual medley at the WAC Championships in 4:34.55 ... Also finished ninth in the 200 butterfly in 2:07.71 ... Earned first career win at NAU in the 200 butterfly vs. Idaho and New Mexico State on Nov. 10 and second career win in the 200 fly vs. Grand Canyon on Jan. 26 ... Placed second in the 200 fly vs. Washington State, vs. New Mexico and at San Diego.

2006-07 (Freshman): Earned second-team All-WAC honors by placing fourth in the 400 individual medley at the WAC Championships with a time of 4:33.98 ... Placed 12th at the meet in the 200 butterfly and 18th in the 200 IM ... Earned second-place finishes in the 200 butterfly vs. NMSU/Boise State and vs. TCU ... Placed third in that same event at Idaho and vs. San Diego ... Earned 10 top-five finishes over the course of the season ... Earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Horizon High School … Competed for four years under coach Maryanne Keever … Team captain … Named Horizon swimming class MVP three times … Team MVP as a senior … A National Age Group Award winner (sixth place) in the 800 freestyle relay … Western Sectional finalist in the 200 butterfly … NISCA Junior National qualifier in the 200 butterfly and 400 IM … Second team all-state in 2004 … Holds the Horizon record in the 200 medley relay.

Personal Info: Kimberly Rose Morelli was born Sept. 14, 1987 in St. Charles, Mo. … Daughter of Glen and Carla Morelli … Has two sisters, Krista, and Kara who was on the swim team at Texas A&M … Father played football at Central Methodist … Majoring in exercise science.