# Morgan Price > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Morgan_Price > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Morgan_Price.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Price > Source revision: 1352680220 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Morgan Price** (born June 28, 2005) is an American [artistic gymnast](/source/Artistic_gymnastics) for [University of Arkansas](/source/Arkansas_Razorbacks_gymnastics). ## Early life Born in [Lebanon, Tennessee](/source/Lebanon,_Tennessee), Price is the daughter of Chris, a former baseball player for a [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) [farm team](/source/Farm_team) who died in a motorcycle collision in 2009.[1] Her mother, Marsha, was a cheerleader at [Vanderbilt University](/source/Vanderbilt_University).[2][3][1] Price took up gymnastics at age two, attending Overbrook Catholic School in [Nashville](/source/Nashville,_Tennessee) during her younger years.[4] ## Gymnastics career In 2013, Price moved to [Coppell, Texas](/source/Coppell,_Texas), to train at [Kim Zmeskal](/source/Kim_Zmeskal)'s [Texas Dreams](/source/Texas_Dreams_Gymnastics) gymnastics academy.[3][1] In 2021 and 2022, she competed in the [Nastia Liukin Cup](/source/Nastia_Liukin_Cup), once placing third on [bars](/source/Uneven_bars).[5][6] She graduated from [Coppell High School](/source/Coppell_High_School) a year early in 2022.[2] A five-star college recruit, Price originally committed in November 2021 to compete in gymnastics on a full scholarship for the [University of Arkansas](/source/Arkansas_Razorbacks_gymnastics) (where her sister Frankie competed).[5][7][8] She decommitted from Arkansas in May 2022 after she was invited by coach [Corrinne Tarver](/source/Corrinne_Tarver) to compete for [Fisk University](/source/Fisk_University), a [historically black](/source/Historically_black_colleges_and_universities) school planning to become the first to launch a gymnastics program.[1][2][7] In Price's first year, the Fisk Lady Gymdogs held their first season. She was one of three Gymdogs to qualify for the 2023 [USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics) Collegiate National Championships, where she placed third in [floor exercise](/source/Floor_(gymnastics)) and eighth in all-around.[9][10] In April 2024, Price won the [USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics)' 2024 Women's Collegiate National Championships, making her the first gymnast from a [historically black college or university](/source/Historically_black_colleges_and_universities) to win a [USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics) national collegiate championship. Her all-around score was 39.225.[11] On February 8 2025, Price became the first HBCU gymnast to score a perfect 10 on uneven bars.[12] In February 2026, Price became the first Arkansas gymnast to score a perfect 10 doing so on Vault during a home meet. ## References 1. McFarland, Shawn (June 2, 2022). ["Why Coppell's Morgan Price, a star gymnast, turned down full SEC ride to make HBCU history"](https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2022/06/02/why-coppells-morgan-price-a-star-gymnast-turned-down-full-sec-ride-to-make-hbcu-history/). *[The Dallas Morning News](/source/The_Dallas_Morning_News)*. Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. White, Katelynn (July 29, 2022). ["Star gymnast Morgan Price on why she picked Fisk over SEC program"](https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/people/star-gymnast-morgan-price-on-why-she-picked-fisk-over-sec-program/article_2e14d95e-0f5f-11ed-bd23-cbc764f26dca.html). *[NashvillePost.com](/source/NashvillePost.com)*. Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. ["Morgan Price"](https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=460193). [USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics). Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. ["Instagram"](https://www.instagram.com/overbrookcatholic/p/Ciz_QkPOfpH/). *www.instagram.com*. Retrieved 2024-04-13. 1. Ilacqua, Talitha (December 20, 2021). ["In Face of Adversity, Arkansas Signee Morgan Price Finds Inspiration in Family Bond"](https://collegegymnews.com/2021/12/20/in-face-of-adversity-arkansas-signee-morgan-price-finds-inspiration-in-family-bond/). *collegegymnews.com*. Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. ["2021 Nastia Liukin Cup Meet Results"](https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/w_21nlc_sr.pdf). [USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics). February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2023. ["2022 Nastia Liukin Cup Meet Results"](https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/w_22nlc_sr.pdf). [USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics). February 25, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. Mosley, Kyle T. (August 17, 2022). ["Morgan Price Follows Her Dream of Becoming an HBCU Gymnast"](https://www.si.com/college/hbcu/gymnastics/morgan-price-follows-her-dream-of-becoming-an-hbcu-gymnast-at-fisk). *[Sports Illustrated](/source/Sports_Illustrated)*. Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. Lockard, Emily (March 6, 2023). ["Frankie and Morgan Price Grow Closer While at Different Schools"](https://collegegymnews.com/2023/03/06/frankie-and-morgan-price-grow-closer-while-at-different-schools/). *collegegymnews.com*. Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. Mosley, Kyle T. (April 8, 2023). ["Fisk's Morgan Price in Top 10 at 2023 USAG National Championships All-Around Finals"](https://www.si.com/college/hbcu/gymnastics/fisks-morgan-price-in-top-10-at-2023-usag-national-championships). *[Sports Illustrated](/source/Sports_Illustrated)*. Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. Mosley, Kyle T. (April 9, 2023). ["Fisk University Gymnasts Earn Medals and First-Team All-American Honors at 2023 National Championships"](https://www.si.com/college/hbcu/gymnastics/fisk-gymnasts-earn-medals-all-american-honors). *[Sports Illustrated](/source/Sports_Illustrated)*. Retrieved April 24, 2023. 1. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/hbcu-gymnast-morgan-price-wins-national-collegiate-title-in-historic-first/ar-BB1lzvUX?OCID=ansmsnnews11](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/hbcu-gymnast-morgan-price-wins-national-collegiate-title-in-historic-first/ar-BB1lzvUX?OCID=ansmsnnews11) 1. ["Price Takes Gymnast of the Year Award"](https://fiskathletics.com/sports/wgym/2024-25/releases/20250429fzql6u). *[Fisk University](/source/Fisk_University)*. April 29, 2025. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Morgan Price](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Price) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Price?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.