Morgan Price (born June 28, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast for Fisk University.
| Morgan Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 2005 Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Hometown | Coppell, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| College team | Fisk (2023–) |
| Head coach(es) | Corrinne Tarver (Fisk) |
| Former coach(es) | Kim Zmeskal (Texas Dreams) |
Early life
editBorn in Lebanon, Tennessee, Price is the daughter of Chris, a former baseball player for a Kansas City Royals farm team who died in a motorcycle collision in 2009.[1] Her mother, Marsha, was a cheerleader at Vanderbilt University.[2][3][1]
Price took up gymnastics at age two, attending Overbrook Catholic School in Nashville during her younger years.[4]
Gymnastics career
editIn 2013, Price moved to Coppell, Texas, to train at Kim Zmeskal's Texas Dreams gymnastics academy.[3][1] In 2021 and 2022, she competed in the Nastia Liukin Cup, once placing third on bars.[5][6] She graduated from Coppell High School a year early in 2022.[2]
A five-star college recruit, Price originally committed in November 2021 to compete in gymnastics on a full scholarship for the University of Arkansas (where her sister Frankie happened to play).[5][7][8] She decommitted from Arkansas in May 2022 after she was invited by coach Corrinne Tarver to compete for Fisk University, a historically black school planning to become the first to launch a gymnastics program.[1][2][7]
In Price's first year, the Fisk Lady Gymdogs held their first season. She was one of three Gymdogs to qualify for the 2023 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships, where she placed third in floor exercise and eighth in all-around.[9][10]
In April 2024, Price won the USA Gymnastics' 2024 Women's Collegiate National Championships, making her the first gymnast from a historically black college or university to win a USA Gymnastics national collegiate championship. Her all-around score was 39.225.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d McFarland, Shawn (June 2, 2022). "Why Coppell's Morgan Price, a star gymnast, turned down full SEC ride to make HBCU history". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c White, Katelynn (July 29, 2022). "Star gymnast Morgan Price on why she picked Fisk over SEC program". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Morgan Price". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Ilacqua, Talitha (December 20, 2021). "In Face of Adversity, Arkansas Signee Morgan Price Finds Inspiration in Family Bond". collegegymnews.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Nastia Liukin Cup Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
"2022 Nastia Liukin Cup Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. February 25, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023. - ^ a b Mosley, Kyle T. (August 17, 2022). "Morgan Price Follows Her Dream of Becoming an HBCU Gymnast". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Lockard, Emily (March 6, 2023). "Frankie and Morgan Price Grow Closer While at Different Schools". collegegymnews.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Mosley, Kyle T. (April 8, 2023). "Fisk's Morgan Price in Top 10 at 2023 USAG National Championships All-Around Finals". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Mosley, Kyle T. (April 9, 2023). "Fisk University Gymnasts Earn Medals and First-Team All-American Honors at 2023 National Championships". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/hbcu-gymnast-morgan-price-wins-national-collegiate-title-in-historic-first/ar-BB1lzvUX?OCID=ansmsnnews11