Chase Morris Foundation

The Chase Morris Foundation was established in honor of Chase Morris, who was 16-years-old when he collapsed after a day filled with sports activities in Grove, OK, on May 20, 2013.  Following Chase’s death, The Chase Morris Foundation, a non-profit organization was founded to raise awareness and offer screenings to help with early diagnosis of heart issues in student athletes.  An autopsy following Chase's death identified that he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart, which was never diagnosed. 

A large number of young student athletes with heart issues go undetected through routine school physicals each year and the number of sudden deaths is staggering. Most go undetected because an EKG or Echocardiogram is required to identify the condition. Ultimately many prove fatal to these young students. Some countries, such as Italy, have required testing since 1982 and deaths have been reduced by almost 90%.