Morgan Price
Born (2005-06-28) June 28, 2005
Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S.
HometownCoppell, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
College teamFisk (2023–)
Head coach(es)Corrinne Tarver (Fisk)
Former coach(es)Kim Zmeskal (Texas Dreams)

Morgan Price (born June 28, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast for Fisk University.

Gymnastics career

In 2013, Price moved to Coppell, Texas, to train at Kim Zmeskal's Texas Dreams gymnastics academy.[1][2] In 2021 and 2022, she competed in the Nastia Liukin Cup, once placing third on bars.[3][4] She graduated from Coppell High School a year early in 2022.[5]

A five-star college recruit, Price originally committed in November 2021 to play gymnastics on a full scholarship for the University of Arkansas (where her sister Frankie happened to play).[3][6][7] However, Price decommitted from Arkansas in May 2022 after she was invited by coach Corrinne Tarver to play for Fisk University, a historically black school planning to become the first to launch a gymnastics program.[2][5][6] 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.[8][9]

Personal life

Born in Lebanon, Tennessee, Price took up gymnastics at age two.[1][2] Her father, Chris, was a former baseball player for a Kansas City Royals farm team who died in a motorcycle collision in 2009.[2] Her mother, Marsha, was a cheerleader at Vanderbilt University.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Morgan Price". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. 1 2 Ilacqua, Talitha (December 20, 2021). "In Face of Adversity, Arkansas Signee Morgan Price Finds Inspiration in Family Bond". collegegymnews.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 3 White, Katelynn (July 29, 2022). "Star gymnast Morgan Price on why she picked Fisk over SEC program". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Mosley, Kyle T. (August 17, 2022). "Morgan Price Follows Her Dream of Becoming an HBCU Gymnast". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ Lockard, Emily (March 6, 2023). "Frankie and Morgan Price Grow Closer While at Different Schools". collegegymnews.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
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