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.
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.
At the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships he finished 5th in the 60 meter hurdles.
At the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships he was runner-up in the 110 meter hurdles in a photo finish.
National and international career
At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Harris finished fourth in the 110 meter hurdles.
Harris won a senior national championship in the 60 meter hurdles at the 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
At the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Harris finished first in the 110 meter hurdles, beating Aries Merritt and Devon Allen. 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.
References
- "Aleec Harris "Track saved my life" | Spikes". Spikes.iaaf.org. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- "Aleec Harris Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- "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.
- 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. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- "Devon Allen clears another major hurdle, follows NCAA title with U.S. outdoor championship". Dailynews.com. 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- "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.
- "U.S. Championships provide a glimpse of track stars for Rio 2016".
- "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.
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Categories:- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Track and field athletes from Atlanta
- American male hurdlers
- African-American track and field athletes
- USC Trojans men's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Barton Cougars men's track and field athletes
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen