Aleec Harris

American hurdler
Aleec Harris in 2015

Aleec Harris (born October 31, 1990) is an American track and field hurdler.

Amateur career

From Atlanta, Georgia, Harris was a Georgia state champion in high school.[1]

Harris competed for the USC Trojans and at Barton Community College. At Barton Community College he was a NJCAA champion in the 110 meter hurdles.[2]

At the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships he finished 5th in the 60 meter hurdles.[3]

At the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships he was runner-up in the 110 meter hurdles in a photo finish.[4]

National and international career

At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Harris finished fourth in the 110 meter hurdles.[5]

Harris won a senior national championship in the 60 meter hurdles at the 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[6]

At the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Harris finished fourth in the 110 meter hurdles, beating Jeff Porter by .005 seconds.[7] While normally the top three runners qualify for the world championships, the event winner (David Oliver) earned a bye to the world championships by virtue of being the defending world champion. Therefore, Harris earned the final spot in his event to the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Aleec Harris "Track saved my life" | Spikes". Spikes.iaaf.org. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  2. ^ "Aleec Harris Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  3. ^ "USC Finishes NCAA T&F Indoor Championships With Nine First-Team All-Americans - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  4. ^ Dutch, Taylor (2014-06-14). "2014 NCAA outdoor track and field championships day 4 recap: Oregon men clinch team title, nine NCAA individual champions from the". Pac-12. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  5. ^ "Devon Allen clears another major hurdle, follows NCAA title with U.S. outdoor championship". Dailynews.com. 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  6. ^ "Gwinnett's Aleec Harris wins US Indoor national title in 60-meter hurdles | Gwinnett Daily Post". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  7. ^ "U.S. Championships provide a glimpse of track stars for Rio 2016".
  8. ^ "Gwinnett's Kibwe Johnson, Aleec Harris earn World Championship berths | Gwinnett Daily Post". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

External links

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  • Aleec Harris at Diamond League Edit this at Wikidata
  • Aleec Harris at www.USATF.org
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US National Championship winners in men's 110 m/120 yd hurdles
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
  • 1876: George Hitchcock
  • 1877–78: Edwards Ficken
1879–1888
NAAAA
  • 1879: Edward Haigh
  • 1880: H.H. Moritz
  • 1881–82: James Tivey (GBR)
  • 1883–84: Silas Safford
  • 1885–87: Alexander Jordan
  • 1888Note 1: Al Copland
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • 120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise.
  • First place was shared in 1969 and 1977.
  • The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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