In year two of the BIG 12 era, Coach Morrill and the Lancers recorded their highest dual win total since 2017 with seven. The program also earned its first-ever ranked victory in 2024 by besting #19 Air Force 20-12 in Colorado Springs. The Lancers earned their first two national qualifiers in 2024 with Hunter Leake and Elijah Griffin, who both also placed at the BIG 12 Championships in their respective weight classes.
In CBU’s first year in the BIG 12 conference, Morrill and the staff helped guide the program to its first BIG 12 dual win at Wyoming and dual wins over Vanguard and the program’s first win over Cal State Bakersfield. The Lancers defeated seven ranked wrestlers and had a BIG 12 Wrestler of the Week in Elijah Griffin.
The Lancers competed in their first-ever BIG 12 Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma and faced several All-Americans and national champions. Hunter Leake earned the first-ever win in the tournament with a decision win over Kobe Nelms of Utah Valley in the 133-lb weight class.
Morrill spearheaded recruiting at Bucknell, where the Bison were the only program in the country to sign three Pennsylvania State champions in 2020. In 2021, he helped develop Zach Hartman into Bucknell’s first All-American in 10 years. The year before he arrived at Bucknell (2017-18), the program’s dual meet record was 3-14. He helped lead the Bison to a 12-6 record in 2020-21.
Prior to Bucknell, Morrill spent three seasons in the same position at Ohio University, where he helped mentor one All-American and 11 NCAA qualifiers. In 2015-16, his first season with the program, a record seven Bobcats qualified for the NCAA Championships, with Cody Walters earning All-American accolades for the second year in a row.
Ohio University finished third at the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championships and fifth in 2018. The Bobcats went an impressive 13-3 during the 2015-16 campaign and saw one wrestler win a MAC title and three finish runner-up in Morrill’s tenure. The program also brought in its highest ranked recruiting class, with three recruits slotted in the top 100 nationally.
Before joining the Bobcat staff, Morill spent four seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at ACC powerhouse Virginia Tech. During his time in Blacksburg, the Hokies won the 2013 and 2014 ACC Championships and placed a then program-best eighth at the 2014 NCAA Championships. Morill worked directly with nine All-Americans and the first NCAA finalist in school history.
Morrill was a three-time NCAA qualifier at Edinboro University, where he graduated in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in Health Studies. Morrill, who wrestled at 125 pounds his first three seasons before bumping up to the 133-pound weight class as a senior, posted a 90-45 record. As a junior, he compiled a 31-9 ledger and was ranked as high as fourth in the country. As a senior, he went 24-10, won an Eastern Wrestling League title and qualified for the NCAA Championships at his new weight class. He also placed second at the EWL Championships as a sophomore and fourth as a true freshman.
