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Justin Harrison - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

JustinHarrison

  • class Senior
  • High school W.W. South
BIO

All-SEC, All-Region – 4x400School record holder outdoor 4x400Frosh record holder indoor 400

2006: Indoor – Ran a team-best 46.96 in the 400 at the Iowa State Qualifier … Ran the opening leg of 4×400 relay that broke the Rod McCravy Invitational meet record … Helped the Wildcats post the fourth fastest 4×400 (3:07.01) in the country at the Iowa State Qualifier … Ran a season best 21.73 in the 200 at the Rod McCravy Invitational … Outdoor – Posted a personal best 46.56 in the 400 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational to finish fourth… Ran the third leg on the school-record breaking 4×400 relay (3:02.97) at the Mideast Regional … Earned All-Region and All-SEC honors for the 4×400 … Ran a season best 21.56 in the 200 at the Baldy Castillo Invite … Qualified regionally for the 400 for a second consecutive season … Was Kentucky’s top performer with a sixth-place finish in the 400 (47.10) at the Sea Ray Relays … Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2005: Indoor – Ran a personal-best time of 46.72 in the 400 in the prelims at the SEC Indoor Championships, good for UK’s top freshman mark and second all-time … Placed ninth in the 60 (7.09) at the McCravy Memorial … Posted UK’s top seasonal indoor mark in the 200 (21.74) in a third-place effort at the McCravy Memorial … Ran the opening leg of the 4×400 at the Iowa State Last Chance Qualifier where the Cats posted a season best mark of 3:09.09 … Also ran the opening leg of the 4×400 at the SEC Indoor Championships, helping UK to a sixth-place finish … Outdoor – Ran the seventh fastest 400 (46.82) in UK history at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge, good for third place … Posted UK’s top 200 (21.36) mark for 2005 at the Baldy Castillo Invite, good for 10th all-time at Kentucky … Ran the opening leg of the 4×400 that won the SEC/Big Ten Challenge … Placed fourth in the 100 (11.09) at Baldy Castillo Invite.

High School: Was the 2004 Illinois State Champion in the 400 … The 2003 Illinois Class AA State Champion runner-up in the 4×400 relay … Placed fourth at the 2004 Illinois Class AA State Championship on the 4×400 relay team.

Personal: Full name is Justin Gerard Harrison … Born Dec. 16, 1985 … Parents are Sandra and Melvin Harrison … Has one sister, Athena (18) … Majoring in business.

Personal Bests:
200 Meters – 21.35; 400 Meters – 46.56

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