ROSEMONT, Ill. — Lewiston native Isaiah Harris has been named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, the conference announced this week. The Penn State junior won the 800-meter national championship last week. Last month, he claimed his third straight 800 title at the Big Ten outdoor track and field championships by running a […]
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NCAA Track and Field: Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris wins 800 national title
Isaiah Harris crosses the finish line to win the 800 meter run at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon Friday night. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) EUGENE, Oregon — Crossing the finish-line with his arms outstretched before falling to his knees in joy, Lewiston High School graduate Isaiah Harris won the 800-meter NCAA championship Friday at Hayward […]
Track and field: Lewiston native Isaiah Harris wins heat, advances to 800 final at nationals
Penn State Junior and former Lewiston High School standout Isaiah Harris tucks into the middle of the pack before passing Erik Martinsson of UT-Arlington and Indiana’s Daniel Kuhn during the first lap of the mens 800 meter semifinal heat at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon Wednesday night. He won his heat with a time of […]
Lewiston’s Harris qualifies for NCAA track and field championships
TAMPA, Fla. — Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris headed back to the NCAA Division I track and field championships Friday at the East Preliminaries. Harris, a junior at Penn State, will compete in the championships in Eugene, Oregon, next week. Harris finished the men’s 800-meter run in 1 minute, 46.8 seconds, coming in second behind Mississippi State […]
Lewiston's Isaiah Harris wins sixth Big Ten 800-meter title
United States’ Isaiah Harris, a Lewiston High School graduate, reacts after finishing a first-round heat of the men’s 800-meter run during the World Athletics Championships in London last August. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Isaiah Harris has the 800-meter run on lock. Harris, a graduate of Lewiston High School and a junior on the […]
College track and field: Hall a champion, Harris breezes into 800-meter final
Casco native Kate Hall, of the University of Georgia followed her 2017 outdoor long jump championship up with a win Friday night at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, jumping a personal best 22 feet, one inch. Hall earned All-American honors as the leader of a 1-2-3 Georgia finish in the […]
PHOTOS: Lewiston native Isaiah Harris wins another Big 10 championship
Former Lewiston High School track standout and current Penn State junior Isaiah Harris, left, leads the field during Saturday’s 800-meter race at the Big 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Harris won the race for the third straight year, finishing in a time of 1:50.15. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Former Lewiston […]
Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris 4th in semifinal, falls short of 800 final at world championships
LONDON — Isaiah Harris fought for a spot in the final of the 800-meter run at the track & field world championships, but a fourth-place finish in the first semifinal heat wasn’t enough to get there for the Lewiston native. Harris clocked in at 1:46.66 for the two-lap race, putting him behind heat winner Adam […]
Lewiston native Isaiah Harris advances to semifinals at track and field world championships
United States’ Isaiah Harris applauds as Kuwait’s Ebrahim Alzofairi reacts after finishing a men’s 800-meter first-round heat during the World Athletics Championships in London on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. LONDON — Lewiston native Isaiah Harris took care of in his first race of the 2017 track and field world championships Saturday. Harris, a 2015 Lewiston […]
Lewiston's Isaiah Harris second in 800-meter final, secures spot at World Championships
Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris knew his feet would take him places. Sunday, after a blistering personal best of 1:44.53 in the 800-meter run at the USATF 2017 National Championships, Harris learned his feet are going to keep him running all the way to London and the World Championships. Harris’ time was good for second place Sunday […]