Event: Saber
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Current Residence: New York City, N.Y.
Coach: Yury Gelman
Club: Manhattan Fencing Center
Education: Bachelor’s degree in history from Brandeis University, Master’s degree in education from Pace University
National Ranking: #2
World Ranking: #17

Olympic Teams: 2012, 2008 (Silver - Team)
Senior World Championship Teams: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005
Pan American Games Teams: 2011 (Gold - Team, Silver - Individual)

Personal: Morehouse graduated high school from Riverdale Country School in 1996 in the Bronx, N.Y. He competed in baseball and fencing all four years and ran cross country one year. He was named fencing's most valuable player in high school in 1995 and 1996 and served at the team captain during those same years. Unlike most of his Olympic teammates, Morehouse wasn't highly touted coming out of high school and was only recruited by Brandeis University. He quickly surprised everyone by becoming one of the top fencers in the NCAA by his sophomore year.

During his college fencing career he finished 10^th in 1998, sixth in 1999 and fourth in 2000. He led the Division III Brandeis University to a 10^th place national ranking among Division I teams in 2000. Brandeis was the top ranked Division III team in 2000 and was ranked second in 1999. He was voted NCAA Men's Saber Athlete of the Year by coaches and fellow athletes in 2000. He was also honored with the IFA Cointe Sportsmanship award in 2000. He was a three-time UAA Individual Men's Saber champion (1997-2000), team MVP (1999, 2000) and team captain (1999, 2000). He also received the Charles-Napoli Scholar Athlete Award, which is awarded to the top athlete/student at the school. He graduated from Brandeis University in 2000 with a degree in History. He competed on the fencing team while in college and was a three-time NCAA All-American. He got a Masters in Education from Pace University in 2003. His current employer is Teach For America, a program that places recent college graduates in under-resourced rural and inner city schools.

Prior to the 2004 Olympic Games he was teaching 7^th grade at Intermediate School 90 in Washington Heights, N.Y. and coaching fencing at Riverdale Country School. For the past four years he has worked in various capacities on the Teach for America staff in roles that have included supporting and mentoring new teachers and working in human resources.

Morehouse encourages college seniors looking to make a real difference in our country to check out the program at www.teachforamerica.org. He credits his high school coach Martin Schneider with giving him his love for the sport, his college coach Bill Shipman with showing him what he could achieve and his current coach Yury Gelman for helping him realize his potential.

Musical artists on his i-Pod includes Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Dixie Chicks, Cheesy 80s music, Hootie and Ashlee Simpson. Favorite movies are Old School, I am Legend and Jerry Maguire.Favorite television shows are Lost, Heroes, Smallville and I Love New York - part I and II. Role model is Roger Federer.

His parents are John and Eloise Morehouse. He has one sister Elizabeth "Liz" and a niece Samantha.

Recent Career History

2012:

Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I - Individual)
Bronze - Moscow World Cup (Team)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I - Team)
Eighth - Olympic Games (Individual)
Eighth - Olympic Games (Team)
Ninth - Pan American Championships (Individual)
15th - Warsaw Grand Prix
16th - Budapest Grand Prix
18th - Padoue World Cup
42nd - Madrid World Cup
49th - Moscow World Cup (Individual)
54th - Athens World Cup
61st - Korfanty World Cup

2011:

Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
Gold - North American Cup C (Division I)
Silver - Pan American Games (Individual)
Bronze - December North American Cup
Seventh - Pan American Championships (Individual)
Eighth - Senior World Championships (Team)
12th - Budapest Grand Prix
13th - New York World Cup
27th - Warsaw Grand Prix
37th - Padoue World Cup
38th - Warsaw World Cup
51st - Senior World Championships (Individual)
52nd - Athens World Cup

2010:

Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
Gold - North American Cup A (Division I)
Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
Sixth - New York World Cup
Sixth - Isla de Margarita World Cup
Sixth - Pattaya City World Cup
Ninth - Pan American Championships (Individual)
13th - Senior World Championships (Team)
17th - North American Cup F (Division I)
20th - Tunis Grand Prix
22nd - Padoue Grand Prix
33rd - Madrid World Cup
42nd - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2009:

Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
Bronze - Pan American Championships (Individual)
Seventh - Senior World Championships (Team)
34th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2008:

Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
Silver - Olympic Games (Team)
Silver - Pan American Championships (Individual)
22nd - Olympic Games (Individual)

2007:

Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
Silver - Pan American Championships (Individual)
Seventh - Senior World Championships (Team)
15th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

1998:

10th - NCAA Championships

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