2026 Women's Track & Field Roster
Morgan Hallett
- Hometown:
- Norton, Ohio
- Year:
- Sophomore
2025-26
Indoor
- Recorded PR’s in the shot put (14.76m/48’5.25”) and weight throw (18.27m/59’11.25”) at the Big Ten Championships
- At the Indiana Invitational, finished third in the shot put (14.68m/48’2”) and ninth in the weight throw (17.12m/56’2”)
- At the Tiger Paw Invite, finished sixth in the shot put (14.56m/47’9.25”) and eighth in the weight throw (18.21m/59’9”)
- At the Lenny Lyles Invite, finished seventh in the shot put (14.71m/48’3.25”) and just outside the top 10 in the weight throw (18.05m/59’2.75”)
- Competed in the shot put (13.15m/43’1.75”) and weight throw (17.72m/58’1.75”) at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invite
- Competed in the discus (48.49m/159’1”) at the NCAA Championships
- Competed in the discus (54.74m/179’7”) and shot put (14.94m/49’0.25”) at the NCAA East First Round
- At the Big Ten Championships, finished fourth in the discus (56.52m/185’5”, PR) and also competed in the hammer throw (53.84m/176’8”) and shot put (15.03m/49’3.75”)
- Won the discus throw twice this season – at Jim Freeman Div. A (54.82m/179’10”) and the Jesse Owens Classic (50.74m/166’5”)
- Also at the Jesse Owens Classic, finished fifth in the shot put (14.68m/48’2”) and eighth in the hammer throw (54.27m/178’1”)
- Also at the Jim Freeman Div. A, finished third in both the shot put (15.45m/50’8.25”) and hammer throw (54.47m/178’8”)
- Recorded a shot put PR (15.45m/50’8.25”) at the VertKlasse Meeting, finishing as the runner-up, and was third in the discus (52.30m/171’7”) and sixth in the hammer throw (54.32m/178’2”) at the meet
- Recorded a PR in the hammer throw (55.66m/182’7”0 at the Virginia Challenge, finishing ninth
- Had the six-best Buckeye discus throw showings and five-best shot put showings this season
2024-25
Indoor
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Competed in the weight throw (16.72m/54’10.25”) and shot put (12.97m/42’6.75”) at the Big Ten Championships
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Totaled three top 10 finishes in the shot put this season – seventh at the Rod McCravy Invite (14.15m/46’5.25”), ninth at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (14.22m/46’8”) and ninth at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic (13.28m/43’7”)
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Rounded out the top 10 in the weight throw at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (17.32m/56’10”) and Hoosier Horsepower Classic (16.70m/54’9.5”)
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Had four of the top 10 Buckeye shot put performances of the season
Outdoor
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Competed in the discus (45.85m/150’5”) at the NCAA East First Round
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Competed in the discus (50.13m/164’6”) and hammer throw (52.06m/170’10”) at the Big Ten Championships
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Totaled four top 10 finishes in the discus throw – third at the Jesse Owens Classic (44.00m/144’4’), fourth at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Open (48.32m/158’6”), sixth at the Tom Jones Invite (50.33m/165’1”) and ninth at the USF Invite (45.15m/148’1”)
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Owns six of the Buckeyes’ top eight discus performances this season
Prior to Ohio State
- Lettered in track for four years at Norton High School
- Lettered in basketball for three years at Norton High School
- State shot put champion her freshman year
- State shot put and discus champion her sophomore year
- Akron’s Woman Athlete of the Year her sophomore year
- State discus champion and All-American winner her junior year
- State shot put and discus champion her senior year
- Daughter of Brian and Jennifer Hallett
- Has two siblings, Rebecca and Owen
- Majoring in electrical engineering
- Favorite sports memory was winning her first title as a freshman
- Plans to work on power plants and systems for clean and sustainable energy after college
- Enjoys crocheting, cooking and hiking
