Nick Harris

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Niwot, Colo.
High School:
Niwot/Washington

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
800-meters: 1:50.06
Mile: 4:05.09
3,000-meters: 8:11.27 (2016)
OUTDOOR
800-meters: 1:47.89 (2016)
1,500-meters: 3:42.60 (2016)

PAC-12 SCORING
2016 800-meters, 3rd (1:47.89)
2017 800-meters, 1st (1:48.77)

HONORS
2014 All-America honorable mention

ACADEMIC HONORS
USTFCCCA Academic (2017)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2014, 15)

2017: Indoor: Did not compete

2016: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Harris quickly became one of Colorado’s fastest middle distance runners in his first season with the Buffs. He ran 3:43.07 at the Stanford Twilight, which would advance him to the postseason, and placed sixth. Harris switched gears to the 800 at the Pac-12 Championships, running two of the fastest times in CU history since 1988. His time of 1:48.51 in the prelims was the sixth fastest time in school history. His finals time, where he placed third, was more impressive, clocking in at 1:47.89, which tied the second fastest time in CU history. Although Harris’ 800 time was impressive, he opted to race the 1,500 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, where he was 12^th overall in 3:44.39. His track season did not end there – he went on to race at the Portland Track Festival in June and recorded a PR of 3:42.60.

CROSS COUNTRY: (2016) Harris raced once as a senior, finishing 23rd overall at the Colorado State Invitational.
(2015) Harris started his career with the Buffs at the Colorado State Invitational, placing 25^th overall. He moved up to 10^th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, crossing the finish as CU’s No. 6 harrier. His next race was NCAA Pre-Nationals, where he placed 94^th in the open race. Harris finished the season at Pac-12s, coming in 44^th overall.

AT WASHINGTON: Harris competed two cross country seasons for the Huskies, redshirting the 2012 season. In 2013, he placed 53rd at the Pac-12 Championships after opening the season 30th at the Sundodger Invite. Harris only ran once in 2014, placing 91st at the Washington Invitational after suffering a fall during the race. On the track, he ran three indoor and two outdoor seasons. Harris advanced to the NCAA West Prelims twice in the 1,500 (2014 and ’15) and made the semifinals in 2014. At prelims in 2014, he set the UW freshman record, running 3:52.84, which also ranked sixth all-time at UW. Indoors, Harris placed eighth in the 800 at the 2015 MPSF Championships with a PR of 1:50.06 that ranks eighth in UW history. He was also a part of the DMR that finished third in 2015 (9:34.81), the third fastest in UW history. During the 2014 season, Harris placed third in the mile at MPSFs in 4:05.09.

HIGH SCHOOL: Harris finished ninth at the 2011 Colorado 4A state meet after placing 13th as a junior in 2010. On the track, he won the 1,600-meter title in a PR of 4:18.79. He also took sixth in the 3,200 at the state meet. Harris clocked his 9:32.53 PR in the 3,200 to win the Tri-Valley/Northern Conference meet.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:18.79; 3,200-meters: 9:32.53.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Harris is majoring in history and has a GPA greater than 3.00.

PERSONAL: Nick Harris was born in Denver, Colo. He is the son of former Buffs Colin and Maribeth. Colin was a four-year letterwinner on the track & field team, while Maribeth was a four-year letterwinner on the ski team, including the 1982 team that won the NCAA Championship. Harris has three older brothers, Colin, Kevin and Quinn. His uncle Richie Harris ran at Colorado State.