2019: Ran in five races during the season and was a part of the Wildcats lineup for both the BIG EAST Championships and the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional;
Bill Dellinger Invitational (9/28): Competed at Oregon for his first race of the season and recorded a time of 25:38.4 on the 8000 meter course;
Paul Short Run (10/5): Came in third on the team and 64th overall out of nearly 400 runners with a time of 24:20.2 at Lehigh ... Lowered his personal best for an 8K cross country course while matching his best career finish in the Villanova lineup ...
UnderArmour Pre-National Invitational (10/19): Competed in the open race at the pre-NCAA meet, placing 15th overall and crossing the finish line in 25:31.0;
BIG EAST Championships (11/2): Finished seventh in the Wildcats lineup and 22nd overall at the BIG EAST meet ... Recorded a time of 26:40.7 as Villanova won its seventh conference title and first in five years ... Moved up 18 spots from where he finished as a sophomore a year earlier;
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/15): Recorded a time of 32:21.3 over 10000 meters at the NCAA regional ... Came in seventh in the Villanova lineup as the team won its first regional title since 2014 and clinched an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
2018: Ran in each of the first four races of the season and was twice a scoring runner for Villanova;
Main Line Invitational (9/14): Finished third on the team and ninth overall at the season opener ... Recorded a time of 19:57.3 over four miles on the Haverford course;
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (9/28): Recorded a time of 26:20.6 over 8000 meters at a meet that featured 19 nationally-ranked squads among the 33 competing teams;
Princeton Invitational (10/12): Was the fifth scoring runner for the Wildcats and came in 19th overall with a time of 24:38.9 over 8000 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (10/27): Came in 40th at the conference meet with a time of 26:05.8 on the 8000 meter Northview Church course.
2017: Competed four times during the season and earned a spot in the team's lineup at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional;
Main Line Invitational (9/15): Finished 20th at the first meet of the season and recorded a time of 20:35.0 over four miles;
Paul Short Run (9/29): Came in fourth on the team and was 101st overall in the gold race at Lehigh with a time of 24:50.6 over 8000 meters;
Penn State National Open (10/13): Recorded a time of 26:27.9 over 5.2 miles and finished 47th overall at the meet;
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/10): Tallied a time of 31:42.2 in the 10000 meter race at the regional meet and came in 60th overall.
2016: Competed as an unattached runner four times during the season;
Big 5 Invitational (9/9): Registered a time of 19:40.5 to finish in 13th place in the 6000 meter race;
Main Line Invitational (9/16): Recorded a time of 20:22.3 over four miles and placed 17th overall;
Paul Short Run (10/1): Raced in the open section of the Lehigh meet and registered a time of 25:31 over 8000 meters;
Haverford Invitational (10/21): Runner-up in the four-mile race with a time of 20:43.1.
2020: Competed once each in the 3000 meters and the 5000 meters;
Villanova Invitational (2/1): Posted a time of 8:45.90 in the 3000 meters at the Wildcats home meet;
FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Came in fourth in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:00.80 in New York.
2019: Ran one race each in the 3000 meters and the 5000 meters during the season;
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Tallied a 13th place finish in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:43.62 at the indoor season opener;
BIG EAST Championships (2/22): Recorded a time of 14:51.14 and placed 13th in the 5000 meters.
2018: Ran four races during the indoor campaign and recorded personal best times in both the 3000 meters and the 5000 meters ... Scored in the 5K at the BIG EAST Championships;
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Came in 12th in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:38.66 in his first indoor race of the year;
Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Tallied a personal best time of 8:24.86 and finished fourth in the 3000 meters;
FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Won the invitational section of the 5000 meters in 14:37.13;
BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Came in sixth in the 5000 meters with a personal best time of 14:30.55 ... Scored team points to contribute to the Wildcats winning the team title at the conference meet.
2017: Villanova Invitational (2/4): Competed as an unattached runner and recorded a time of 8:41.77 in the 3000 meters.
2021: Competed in the Mile, the 3000 meters and the 5000 meters during the season;
Villanova Opener (3/19): Came in eighth in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:45.93 on a frigid day for the outdoor season opener at Villanova Stadium;
Temple Invite (4/9): Registered a time of 15:09.37 in the 5000 meters at Temple;
Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): Raced in the 5000 meters at Franklin Field on the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays and recorded a sixth place finish with a season-best time of 14:50.74;
Penn Twilight (5/1): Posted a time of 4:21.55 and finished 11
th in the Mile.
2019: Ran three races during the season and scored in the 10000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships;
Penn Relays (4/25): Competed in the 5000 meters on distance night at the Relays and recorded a time of 14:39.34 in his first race since the indoor BIG EAST meet;
BIG EAST Championships (5/10-5/11): Came in fourth in the 10000 meters at the conference championships with a time of 31:17.05 ... Also came in 15th in the 5000 meters the next day, crossing the finish line in 15:00.18 ... Scored five team points in the 10K to contribute to Villanova winning the team title and finishing off an indoor-outdoor sweep of BIG EAST titles.
2018: Ran in three races during the season and scored in the 10000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships;
Raleigh Relays (3/30): Opened the outdoor season by recording a time of 14:47.58 in the 5000 meters;
Penn Relays (4/26): Tallied a season-best time of 14:32.66 in the 5000 meters on 'distance night' at the world's oldest and largest track & field meet;
BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Placed fourth in the 10000 meters with a time of 30:40.76 ... Scored team points in the event while running the 10K for the first time in his collegiate career.
2017: Competed twice as an unattached runner during the season;
Sam Howell Invitational (4/7): Came in 18th in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:03.32;
Swarthmore Final Qualifier (5/15): Recorded a time of 3:58.38 in the 1500 meters.
Cardinal O'Hara High School: Earned four varsity letters each in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field ... Two-time state champion indoors as part of his school's distance medley relay squad ... Two-time state medalist in cross country as a junior and a senior ... As a senior was the Delaware County champion outdoors in the 3200 meters, as well as the Catholic League champion in cross country and indoors in the 3000 meters ... Two-time all-state performer indoors ... Three-time All-Delco for both track and cross country ... Nine-time All-Catholic selection, including in all three seasons each year from his sophomore through senior years ... Achieved First Honors status academically all four years ... Winner of the Student-Athlete Award presented by the Delaware County Chapter of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame ... Was a high school teammate of Alex Patrick, who is a sophomore competing in the jumps for the Villanova women's track & field team.
Personal: Born 7/8/97 in Media, Pa. ... Full name is Robert Morro III ... Youngest of four children of Robert Morro, Jr. and Anita Morro ... Has three older sisters: Julie, Danielle and Anita ... All three sisters attended Villanova ... Grandfather, Robert Morro, Sr., was a member of the rowing team at La Salle ... Hobbies include playing the piano ... Chose to attend Villanova for its academic reputation and the opportunity to run for an elite track & field program and well-known coaches ... Civil Engineering major.
