Timothy Morehouse
Event: Fencing - Men's Saber
Height: 6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs.
Birthdate: July 29, 1978
Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Coach: Yury Gelman
Personal:
Timothy "Tim" 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 10th in 1998, sixth in 1999 and fourth in 2000. He led the Division III Brandeis University to a 10th 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 7th 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 http://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. Currently represents Manhattan Fencing Center in New York City.
Competition Record:
2008- Olympic Games Silver medalist in Team Sabre
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - National Team Member (2004-2007)
2007 - Ranked in the top 16 in the world
2007 - Pan American Zonal Championships - silver medal individual/gold medal team
2007 - World Cup, Algeria - silver medal individual
2007 - World Championships, St. Petersburg, Russia - 15th individual
2006-2008 - Five top eight finishes at World Cups between 2006-2008
2005 - National Championships - silver medal individual
2005 - World Cup, Korea - bronze medal individual
2005 - Team World Cup, Venezuela - silver medal team
2005 - Team World Cup, Poland - bronze medal team
2004 - Replacement athlete and 4th member of the U.S. Men's Saber team for the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
2004 - National Champion Men's Saber Team, Atlanta, Ga.
2004 - Member of the first Men's Saber team to win a World Cup, New York, N.Y.
2003 - National Championships - 7th individual
