Jami Morris '21

2018 and 2020 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Golf Champion
Jami Morris’ athletic achievements speak for themselves. She led the team to four state tournaments, personally winning two of them, and she set multiple program records. Jami stepped onto the golf team as a new to Laurel Ninth Grader along with Taylor ’21 and Haley ’21 Thierry, forming a trio of first-year players who surprised everyone by taking Laurel all the way to the state tournament in just their first year.

Looking to recapture her Sophomore year title at her Senior-year state championship, during COVID and while navigating the toughest stretch of her life, Jami walked onto The Ohio State University Golf Club’s Gray Course carrying far more than just her clubs. Her mother was in the middle of lymphoma treatment, and her family had been juggling hospital visits, school, practice, and the college recruitment process. Despite this, Jami played with purpose that day, and when she made her final birdie putt, she looked up and saw her mom standing there, cheering her on, along with the rest of her family, who had supported her through the hardest year imaginable.