Harris Earns Spot In 800M NCAA Final
Lewiston's Isaiah Harris will run in the finals of the 800M race at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships on Friday night.
In Eugene, Oregon last night, the junior runner for Penn State won his heat with a time of 1:46.99. That time won his heat and was third fastest overall.
Harris won the NCAA Indoor title earlier in the year but will go for his first NCAA Outdoor title Friday night.
Check out the top eight times...
Place | Athlete | Affiliation | Time | Semi (pl) | ||||||||
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1 | Bryce HOPPEL | SO | Kansas | 1:46.90 | Q | 2 (1) | ||||||
2 | Michael SARUNI | SO | UTEP | 1:46.98 | Q | 1 (1) | ||||||
3 | Isaiah HARRIS | JR | Penn State | 1:46.99 | Q | 3 (1) | ||||||
4 | Devin DIXON | SO | Texas A&M | 1:47.12 | Q | 1 (2) | ||||||
5 | Marco AROP | FR | Miss State | 1:47.14 | Q | 3 (2) | ||||||
6 | Jonah KOECH | JR | UTEP | 1:47.28 | q | 1 (3) | ||||||
7 | Robert FORD | SR | USC | 1:47.38 | q | 3 (3) | ||||||
8 | Robert HEPPENSTALL | JR | Wake Forest | 1:47.40 | Q | 2 (2) |
NOTE: Two other Mainers compete today at the NCAAs, Hannah Steelman from Orono (3000 Steeplechase) and Kate Hall from Casco (Long Jump).