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Justin Morey
Justin Morey

Justin Morey Season 2014-15

PositionFREE/FLY
ClassFreshman
HometownHouston, Texas
2017-18 (Senior):
  • Member of 200 free relay team that finished 4th at SECs with time of 1:18.30

2016-17 (Junior):
  • Posted season bests of 20.46 in the 50 free, 45.38 in the 100 free and 49.16 in the 100 fly
 
2015-16 (Sophomore):
  • Posted an NCAA “B” qualifying and season-best time at the SEC Championships in the 50 free (20.07)
  • Ranked No. 2 on the team
  • On No. 1 200 and 400 free relays and 200 medley relay
  • Earned NCAA “B” qualifying cut in the 100 fly with a time of 44.12 at the American Short Course Championships
  • Earned SEC Honor Roll
  • Competed at the SEC Championships in the 50 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 100 free, and 100 fly
 
2014-15 (Freshman):
  • Best finish of the year was a second-place outing in the 100 free (45.35) against SMU
  • Best finish in the event came at the SEC Championships (45.10)
  • Was a part of several relay teams, including A&M’s fastest group in the 200 Medley (1:27.34), which occurred at the SEC Championships
 
High School/Club:
  • 2013 graduate of St. Peters Lutheran College in Australia
  • Coached by Dean Boxell
  • Earned the Scholastic All-American and Queensland Economic Award
  • 2013 Queensland School Record 50m Fly, 200m Medley Relay, and 200m Free Relay
  • St. Peters Lutheran College Gold Sport Award honoree
  • Also competed for St. Peters Western Club Team under head coach Dean Boxell
  • 2013-Australian National Record in 400 free relay
 
Personal:
  • Justin Morey is the son of Mark and Janice Morey
  • Born on March 20, 1995 in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Biomedical sciences major
  • Has an older brother, Brandon, and a younger brother Sean
  • Sean also swims for Texas A&M
  • Chose Texas A&M “because of our magnificent, gracious, fearless, leader, Jay Holmes, and the unequivocal team camaraderie. There's a spirit that can ne'er be told. You have to experience it to understand it.”
 
Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Most Played Song on iPod: Ocean Man by Ween
Favorite Movie   The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Inception
Bookmarked Websites: Howdy, eCampus, G-Mail, Twitch.tv, SoundCloud, Spotify
Worst Habit: Thinking of a great comeback about two hours too late.
Superstition: Knock on Wood
Worst Job: Unemployment
Favorite City to Visit: Brisbane
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Shaquille O’Neal
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: How to play the piano
Dream Date: Victoria Arenas
Pre-Competition Music: Spongebob Trap Krusty Krab Remix
Favorite Quote: “A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but em-phasizes your possibilities.”
-William Arthur Ward
Something about me that most people don’t know: I lived in Brisbane for 2 years and that is where I was recruited from.
Favorite Tradition at Texas A&M: Locker Room Riders of the Night Chant
 
Describe in one word:
Coach Holmes: Gracious
Coach Calanog: Dedicated (Dreamer)
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