morrysanders

Morry Sanders is the founder of ARKANSAS VAULT CLUB.

He is a 1988 graduate of Lake Hamilton High School, and a 1993 graduate of Arkansas State University, B.S. Exercise Physiology. and went back later to get is B.S.E. in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

Some of his athletic accomplishments include:

- AAA State Meet Record (16'6") 1988

- Overall State High School Pole Vault Record (16'7") 1988

- Best Overall High School Performance (16'8") 1988

- 3rd Place Golden South Invitational, Orlando, Fl. (15'6") 1987

- 3rd Place Golden West Invitational, Sacramento, Ca. (16'0") 1988

- 2nd Place Keebler International, Chicago, Ill. (16'6") 1988

- Arkansas Democrat Track Athlete of the Year 1988

- Arkansas Gazzette Track Athlete of the Year 1988

- Arkansas Gazzette Track Athlete of the Decade 1980's

- Gatorade Arkansas Track Athlete of the Year 1988

- Track & Field News Magazine H.S. All American 1988

*Outstanding Coaching Accomplishments (so far)

* 2001 - Brandie Plyler - 2-time 2A State Champion with Overall State Record (11'10"), 2-time MOC Champion. (Ole Miss)

* 2003 - Russell Ellis - 2A State Champion (Missouri Southern State University)

* 2003 - Thomas Brooks - 2-time 3A State Champion

(Southern Nazzarine University)

* 2004 - Stephanie Irwin - 3-time 2A State Champion, 3-time MOC Champion with Overall State Record (12'06"). (University of Arkansas)

* 2006 - Whitney Cothren - 2005 MOC Runner-up with (12'00")' personal best of (12'01") (Ole Miss)

* 2005 - Jeremy Willis - 5A State Champion, MOC Champion, Nike All-American with (16'02.5"). (Arkansas State University)

* 2006 - Chad Faulkner - Indoor and Outdoor State Runner-up, Meet of Champs runner up with personal best of (16'00"). (Princeton: Freshman record holder 17'00")

* 2006 - Derrik Womack - State 3A Outdoor Champion with personal best of (15'01"). (UALR)

* 2006 - Heath Morphew - State 3A Indoor Champion with personal best of (15'06.5"). (UALR)

* 2007 - Spencer McCorkel - 3-time State 5A Indoor Champ and Record (17'00.75"), State 5A Outdoor Champ and Record (16'08"), MOC Champion, State All-Time Best and 2007 National Leader (17'09") and National Jr. Class Indoor Record with (17'03.5") NIKE Outdoor National Champ '07. 5-time NIKE All-American (University of Arkansas)

* 2007 - Sheena Howell - 3-time State 2A Outdoor Champion with a personal best of (10'06"). (UALR)

* 2007 - Mallory Lawrence - 2-time State Outdoor Champion and 7A Outdoor State Meet Record Holder (12'10"). (University of Arkansas)

* 2007 - Jennifer Day - Texas State 3A Outdoor State Meet

Runner-up with a personal best of (11'06"). (Arkansas State University)

* 2008 - Jason Pelletier - 2-time State 7A Outdoor Champion, 2-time Meet of Champs Champion, State Indoor Champion '08, NIKE Indoor Nationals Champ '08 with a personal best of (16'10.25"), 3-time NIKE All-American (Penn State)

* 2008 - Stephanie Foreman 4-time State 5A Indoor Champ and record (13'01.5"), 2-time State 6A State Outdoor Champion and over-all record (13'06.25"), MOC Champion '08, 3-time NIKE All-American (Arkansas State University)

* 2008 - Staci Yahn 4-time 3A State Indoor State Champion 2- time MOC Champion with personal best of (12'05").

(Arkansas State University)

* 2008 - John Ellis 2-time 2A State Outdoor Champion, State 2A Indoor Champ '08 with a personal best of (15'02").

(Arkansas State University)

* 2009 - McKinley Rea State 5A-7A Indoor Champion '09, 2-time

State Outdoor Champion with a personal best of 12'07" (University of Central Arkansas)

* 2009 - Ryan Kotch State 5A-7A Indoor Runner-up '09, State Outdoor Champion '09 with a personal best of (15'08") (University of Central Arkansas)

* 2009 - Daniel Reese State 1A-4A Indoor Champion '09, 2-time State Outdoor Champion with a personal best of (15'08") (University of Central Arkansas)

Morry teaches Health and P.E. at Lake Hamilton Middle School where he coaches football and track, and he is also assistant track coach for Lake Hamilton High School.

His main hobbies, outside of sports, include spending time with his wife, Christy, and their children, Hunter and Miah.