2009-10 (Redshirt Year): Compiled a 9-1 record competing exclusively in open tournaments ... Won the 125-pound bracket at the Fort Hays State Open with a 5-0 showing at that event ... Lone defeat of the season was a 7-0 setback at the hands of Northwestern All-American Brandon Precin at the Missouri Open, where Morrison then regrouped to pin Purdue's Matt Fields in the third-place bout ... Five of his nine wins came with bonus points attached ... Nagging injuries kept him out of action for much of the OSU redshirt schedule. High School: Attended Carl Sandburg HS in Orland Park, Ill., where he was coached by Eric Siebert and Mike Polz ... 2007 Fargo junior freestyle national champion ... Beat Missouri's Donte Butler for the national title ... Honorable mention ASICS All-American as a senior ... Racked up over 170 career wins during his high school career ... 2008 Illinois state champion at 119 pounds, capping a perfect 43-0 junior year ... Three-time Illinois state finalist ... Led his team to a pair of state championships ... The nation's No. 3 wrestler at 125 pounds after his senior year, according to Intermat ... Ranked sixth in the nation at 125 pounds after his senior year by Amateur Wrestling News and W.I.N. Magazine ... Ranked as the No. 1 wrestler in the nation at 119 pounds going into his senior year by W.I.N. Magazine ... Ranked No. 2 nationally at 125 pounds going into his senior year by Amateur Wrestling News ... Runner-up at the 2008 Junior Freestyle National Championships ... Second-team ASICS All-American after his junior year ... Went 46-2 as a sophomore ... Held scholarship offers from Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
Jon Morrison Capsule (Redshirt Year Totals)
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