Davis is a member of the Monmouth University bowling team and enjoyed an exceptional first season. She was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, averaging 19.5 pins per frame and rolling a team-high 18 games in which she scored 200 or above. Davis is also a nominee for the Hawks\u2019 prestigious Paul G. Gaffney II Female Athlete of the Year, which will be awarded this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The North Richland Hills, Texas, native is a marine and environmental biology and policy major. She is thrilled to be at Monmouth, and the Hawks are equally happy have her on the East Coast. Davis also has a vision for her life after Monmouth that is as clear as the Ionian Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the Lone Star State to the Garden State, by way of the Wolverine State. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I was competing at the Junior Gold Championships in Michigan when I was approached by Coach [Karen] Grygiel. I think I was an easy sell. My goals for attending college were to receive a scholarship for bowling and to study marine biology, so Monmouth was a dream come true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gulf Coast is the closest beach to us in North Richland, and that\u2019s a seven-hour drive. Being able to visit the ocean anytime I want is my favorite thing about being a student at Monmouth. It\u2019s absolutely amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t worry, be happy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I can get a little nervous during warm-ups when I bowl, and I can also get fired up when an opponent rolls the worst shot imaginable and still gets a strike. To calm myself, I like to tell jokes to break up the tension and reset my focus. I seem to be a better bowler when I\u2019m happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eat Mor Chikin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Whenever possible, I eat Chick-fil-A for my pregame meals. My mom has always stressed the importance of breakfast, so Chick-fil-A biscuits is my go-to in the morning. I\u2019m a big Raising Cane\u2019s fan as well, but they don\u2019t have too many in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not the<\/em> GOAT, a goat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n I have a lot of pets at home. Besides my goat, Blue Bell, I have three cats: G, Moonlight, and Coco. I also have a rabbit and a horse. I absolutely love animals and want to spend my career doing rescue work. I have an internship at Jenkinson\u2019s Aquarium this coming fall, and I will be feeding, cleaning, and stimulating penguins, sea lions, birds, and even sloths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s just like, her opinion, man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n I watched \u201cThe Big Lebowski\u201d and I really didn\u2019t get it, but any movie about bowling is awesome. \u201cDolphin Tale\u201d is probably my favorite movie. My dream job is to work at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida, where they filmed the movie. I would love to work there and help rescue and rehabilitate mammals and animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Jersey way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n I love the people here, but I\u2019ve learned that I don\u2019t need to stop and turn my music down when someone says hello or asks how I\u2019m doing. It\u2019s just a courtesy. They really don\u2019t want to know. In Texas, people always want to talk to you. Here, they want to say hi and move on. It\u2019s the Jersey way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Twangs and tumbleweed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n People here always mention that they\u2019re surprised I don\u2019t have a Texas accent. I\u2019m from the Fort Worth area, so we don\u2019t have a slow, Southern drawl. That\u2019s more on the east coast side of the state that borders Louisiana. I also get asked if I\u2019ve seen tumbleweed, which I think is hilarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “No bagel, no bagel, no bagel!” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Before coming to New Jersey, I had never eaten a bagel. Turns out, I love <\/em>them. My favorite is an everything bagel with butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The things I miss most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n What I\u2019ll miss about New Jersey this summer is how much green is here with the grass, tree foliage, and beautiful flowers. There\u2019s not much green in Texas. I also love seeing the chipmunks and squirrels running around here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The things I\u2019ve missed most about Texas are my mom, my friends, my boyfriend, and of course my pets. I also cannot wait to have some chicken with white gravy. I didn\u2019t know what I was missing with bagels, but people from New Jersey don\u2019t know what they\u2019re missing if they haven\u2019t tried white gravy. It\u2019s the best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Morgan Davis, the MEAC Bowling Rookie of the Year, talks pins, pets, and persistence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":19105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"image_focus":"{\"x\":31,\"y\":25}","hide_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics"],"thumbnail":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/24-Morgan-Davis-M0008-MATT-GELLER-copy-300x200.jpg\")
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