JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Senior Isaiah Harris (Orange, N.J./Immaculate Conception) will make his third appearance at the NCAA Track & Field Championships and his second at the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships on Friday. Harris will be competing in the high jump at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Click HERE for live statistics for the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The University of Oregon will also be providing live video HERE. The high jump starts at 3:20 p.m. (6:20 p.m. EST). Harris will be one of 24 competitors in the event on Friday.
Harris finished ninth in the high jump at the NCAA Championships East Preliminary Round on May 31 to advance to the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships. After starting the Preliminary Round by passing on the height of 2.00m, the senior made the 2.05m and 2.10m heights on his first attempts. Harris then missed on his first try at 2.14m, but then converted the jump on his second attempt. Ranked 44th of 48 competitors coming into the event, he was one of 13 participants to make the 2.14m mark and finished ninth after successfully making the jump in his second try while four other jumpers made it on their third attempt to finish behind Harris.
The senior will be competing in the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships for the second time in his career. Harris finished 22nd in the triple jump at the 2012 NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships with a leap of 15.22m. It will be the second time this year Harris will compete in the NCAA Championships after finishing 14th in the high jump at the NCAA Track & Field Indoor Championships on Mar. 15 to earn All-America second team honors.
The senior is finishing his career on a high note after sweeping the jumps (long, triple and high) at both the indoor and outdoor MAAC Championships to be named the Most Outstanding Field Performer at both championships. Harris also became the first Saint Peter's track and field athlete to participate in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2014.
Harris is an 18-time MAAC champion in his career and a three-time MAAC Most Outstanding Performer.
