2013-14: At WAC Championships, led off 800 freestyle relay with split of 1:41.10 as team finished seventh in 6:41.36 ... finished 25th in 500 freestyle preliminaries in 4:36.89 ... qualified for "B" final in 100 backstroke with preliminary time of 50.46 seconds, then finished third in race and 11th overall in event with evening time of 50.03 seconds, tying school record ... led off 400 medley relay with split of 50.51 seconds as team finished sixth in 3:19.40 ... qualified for "B" final of 200 backstroke with preliminary time of 1:47.88, then won race to finish ninth overall in event with mark of 1:46.26, a new school record and an NCAA "B" cut mark.
At Husky Invitational Dec. 6-8, finished 11th in 200 freestyle preliminaries with time of 1:43.21 ... finished 26th in preliminaries for 100 backstroke in 53.78 seconds.
On Oct. 19 versus CSUN and GCU, finished 200 freestyle in 1:44.01 ... took fifth in 500 freestyle with a time of 4:43.84 ... anchored second leg for third place in 400 freestyle relay with a total relay time of 3:07.57 ... swam first leg for 200 medley relay with a total relay of 1:38.83.
2012-13: At MPSF Championships Feb. 20-23, placed 17th in 200 yard backstroke with finals time of 1:49.39 (preliminary time 1:50.05) ... took 19th in 100 yard backstroke with finals time of 50.49 (preliminary time 51.02) ... swam lead leg in 200 yard medley relay in 23.60 (relay time 1:31.19) ... swam anchor leg of 800 yard free relay in 1:39.71 (relay time 6:40.71) ... swam 500 yard freestyle in 4:35.45 ... swam lead leg of 400 yard medley relay in 50.68 (relay time 3:20.10).
On Jan. 18-19, Morrell swam lead leg for second place 400 yard medley relay in 52.22 (relay time 3:26.37) ... took seventh in 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:46.13 ... swam 500 yard freestyle in 4:58.88 ... swam lead leg in third place 200 yard medley relay in 24.86 (relay time 1:34.43) ... took second in 100 yard backstroke with a time of 5.09 ... and swam third leg in fourth place 400 yard freestyle relay in 47.55 (relay time 3:11.21)
Versus Whitworth on Jan. 12, Morrell won 200 yard backstroke in 1:52.54 ... took second in 100 yard backstroke with mark of 52.59 ... led winning 400 yard medley relay in 52.17 (relay time 3:27.02) ... swam second leg of fastest 400 yard freestyle relay in 47.56 (relay time 3:10.59).
Versus Pacific Lutheran on Jan. 11, Morrell led winning 200 yard medley relay team with leg of 24.85 (relay time 1:34.45) ... took second in 200 yard individual medley with a time of 1:57.51 ... swam 500 yard freestyle in 4:45.70.
On Nov 30 to Dec 2 in the Husky Invitational, Morrell swam the 100 yard Backstroke in 53.26, taking 32nd ... took the 200 yard Freestyle in 1:48.51, placing 109th ... anchored 200 yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:36.27, finished 14th ... swam the 800 yard Freestyle with his team in 7:10.70 and placed at 19th place.
Versus British Columbia Nov. 17, Morrell swam the lead leg of the 400 yard Medley Relay in 25.05 (relay time of 2:12.07) ... swam the 100 yard Freestyle in 48.12, taking fourth ... finished the 200 yard Freestyle with a time of 1:45.39.
Versus Simon Fraser Nov. 10, Morrell swam lead leg for winning 400 yard Medley Relay in 51.56 (relay time of 3:24.76) ... finished the 200 yard Backstroke with a time of 1:53.92, taking second.
At CSU Bakersfield 10/20, Morrel swam the 100 yard Back in 52.66 and took third place ... won 200 yard Back in 1:53.27.
2011-12: In home intersquad scrimmage Oct. 22, Morrell swam the 100 yard Backstroke in 55.65...took fourth in the 100 yard Freestyle with a time of 49.00.
At Denver Nov. 12, Morrell took fourth in 200 free with time of 1:43.98 ... finished 200 back in 2:00.74 ... anchored 400 free relay team that took fifth with relay time of 3:13.56.
In home intersquad scrimmage Nov. 19, Morrell won 500 free with time of 4:48.45 ... swam 100 back in 54.48 ... swam lead leg of 400 free relay in 50.32 (relay time 3:17.20).
At Husky Invitational (Dec. 2-4), Morrell swam 200 yard backstroke in 1:54.72, a personal season best ... swam 200 free in 1:43.84 ... finished 100 back with a time of 53.33.
In home meet versus Simon Fraser Jan. 20, took third in 200 yard backstroke with time of 1:53.99, placed second in 200 freestyle with time of 1:43.07 ... swam lead leg for third-place 200 medley relay team in 24.75 (relay time 1:36.63) ... swam lead leg for 200 free relay in 22.36 (relay team 1:30.04).
In home meet versus Simon Fraser Jan. 21, swam third leg of winning 400 yard freestyle relay in 47.59 (relay time 3:09.13) ... took second in 1000 yard freestyle with time of 9:53.53 ... took third in 500 free with time of 4:46.67.
At MPSF Championships Feb. 15-18, took sixth in 200 yard backstroke with time of 1:48.20 ... swam 500 free in 4:32.99 during bonus final (4:33.60 preliminary time) ... swam second leg of 800 free relay in 1:39.43 (relay time 6:40.48).
2010-11: At the University of Hawaii on Oct. 15-16, Morrell placed 4th in the 1,000 yard freestyle in 9:56.98 ... Placed 4th in the 500 free with a time of 4:46.68 ... Placed 4th in the 200 back with a time of 1:57.35
On Oct. 8 at the Army meet, Morrell placed 5th in the 1,000 freestyle in 10:08.63 ... In the 200 yd. backstroke he placed 2nd with a time of 1:55.57 .. Placed 6th in the 500 free in 4:50.22
At Pacific on Nov. 6, Morrell placed fifth in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:44.97 ... won the 200 backstroke in 1:56.75 ... Finished third in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:46.28 ... Swam the final leg in the 400 freestyle relay for third place (3:11.53)
Against Simon Fraser at the Connolly Center on Nov. 13, Morrell swam the lead leg in the 400 medley relay for second place with a 53.26 split ... Placed third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 53.70 ... Swam the third leg on the second-place 400 freestyle relay team with a 47.17 split.
On Dec. 3 at Utah, Morrell was the lead leg on the third-place 400 medley relay (3:33.04) ... Finished third in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:44.99 ... Placed second in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:54.95
At BYU on Dec. 4, he placed second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.34 ... Won the 500 freestyle in 4:45.34 ... Swam the final leg on the winning 400 freestyle relay team in 47.16
At the MPSF Championships, he swam on the record setting 800 freestyle relay (6:42.98) in 1:40.86 ... Finished third in the 500 freestyle in 4:33.77 ... Finished fourth in the 200 backstroke in 1:49.21 ... Swam the 200 freestyle in 1:41.14 ...
High School: Morrell swam for Summit High School. He was an individual state champion in the 100 back in 2007 and 2010, 200 free 2008-2010, along with championships in the 200 medley relay 2008-2010, and 400 free relay in 2008. He won the Quest Player of the Game Award in 2009 and 2010, and was named Team Captain in 2010. He helped he Storm win the state championship 2008-2010 and place second in the state in 2007.
National Experience: Morrell was a Junior National Swimmer 2007-2009 and a Nationals Swimmer in 2010.
Personal: Full name is Nicolas Ray Morrell. His mother is Michelle Morrell, and he has two older siblings, Nolan and Neisje. Nolan was a swimmer for the University of Tennessee. Morrell is majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology, and will pursue a career in law enforcement after graduation.