Freshman Roy Morris is making his first trip to nationals, as he competes Wednesday evening on the campus of Oregon. He is the first of two Northwestern State athletes to compete in the 2025 nationals, joining women’s sprinter Maygan Shaw. Photo by Southland Conference.
It didn’t hit Northwestern State jumper Roy Morris that he was going to nationals until the next morning when he received a phone call from his mother.“It really hit me the next morning when mom called and said ‘You really made it’ and told her ‘Mama, I really made it,” Morris said.