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2008: Won the shot put at the Texas Invitational with a mark of 16.91m (55-05.75) and had a mark of 42.01m (137-10) in the discus...Threw a season best 17.77m (58-03.75) in the shot at the Rice Bayou Classic...At the SLC Outdoor Championships placed second in the shot put with a mark of 17.41m (57-01.50)...Placed 10th in the discus with a mark of 45.80m (150-03).
2007: Earned All-Southland Conference honors in the shot put during the indoor season ... Placed second in the shot at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships with a mark of 17.11 meters (56-01.75) ... Began the indoor season with a second-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 16.62 meters at Houston's Leonard Hilton Memorial ... Also placed fourth in the weight throw in Houston ... Competed in the Tyson Invitational in the shot put, placing 14th with a throw of 16.52 meters.
2006: Placed third at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships with a throw of 16.71 meters (54-10) ... Earned all-conference honors with the throw ... Finished just out of the scoring in the weight throw, placing ninth ... Began the outdoor season by winning the Bobcat Open with a throw of 17.15 meters (56-03.25) ... Also placed fifth in the discus at the Bobcat Open ... Registered first NCAA regional-qualifying mark in the shot put at the UTSA Relays with a throw of 17.24 meters (56-05.75) ... Mark in San Antonio was good for second at the meet and was, at the time, the fifth-best performance by a Bobcat ... Matched the UTSA mark at the Victor Lopez/Rice Bayou Classic for a second-place finish ... Placed 10th in the shot at the Texas Relays with a distance of 16.51 meters ... Bettered his previous NCAA Regional-qualifying mark in the men's shot put with a throw of 17.36 meters (56-11.50) to place second at the Texas Twilight event ... Won the shot put at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championship with a throw of 17.77 meters (58-03.75) ... Placed 11th overall in the shot at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a mark of 17.07 meters.
2005: Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the SLC indoor championships where he finished 11th in the shot put and 16th in the weight ... also finished ninth in the shot put at the UH Indoor Invitational ... finished fourth in the shot put with an indoor personal best throw of 52-06 at the UH Hyatt Regency Invitational ... threw the shot put, discus and hammer outdoors ... top collegiate finisher at the Bobcat Open, finishing second with a throw of 54-02, good for 10th all-time at Texas State ... Finished fourth in the shot put at the Rice Bayou Classic ... Scored in the shot put with a fifth place finish at the SLC outdoor championships.
High School: State runner-up in the shot put as a senior ... Holds the school record in the shot put with a toss of 63-06 ... Helped track and field team to district titles as both a sophomore and junior ... Also named honorable mention all-state in football at offensive guard.
Personal: Born March 26, 1986, in Harlingen, Texas ... Son of Rigoberto and Maria Morales ... Has two brothers, Rigo and Hiram ... Major is undeclared.
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