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Navy Men's Track & Field: Harris to Race at USA Track & Field Championships
For Immediate Release
Monday, June 18, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771
Navy’s Harris to Race at USA Track & Field Championships
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy men’s track & field middle distance runner Paul Harris (Woodbury, Minn.) has been selected to compete at the 2007 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 800-meter run at the Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis this weekend, it was announced on Monday morning.
The first round of the 800-meter run will take place on Thursday at 5:05 p.m. The semifinal competition is slated for Friday evening at 7:30 p.m., with the top-eight times qualifying for the final round on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
The top-three finishers in the 800-meter event on Sunday earn a spot on the U.S. National Team that will race at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, on August 24 through September 2.
Harris, a 2007 All-American in the indoor 800-meter run, qualified for this year’s USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship with a school-record 1:47.55 showing during the preliminary round of the IC4A Championship in May. He enters this weekend’s championship with the 22nd-fastest time among all qualified runners and second-best clocking among qualified collegiate runners.
Harris’ 1:47.55 showing ranks as a ‘B’ cut qualifying time for both the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Competing on what is considered one of the fastest tracks in the world this weekend, the Navy middle distance runner has an opportunity to reach the ‘A’ cut standard for both events. Automatic entry into the U.S. Olympic Trials requires a time of 1:46.50 or better, while the IAAF established 1:46.00 as the ‘A’ cut time for the 2008 Olympics.
The Navy rising senior owns the five-fastest 800-meter run times in program history and is the lone runner in school history to post a sub-1:49.00 clocking on the outdoor track. The product of Woodbury, Minn., is the first Navy runner in nearly a decade to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in back-to-back years.
For Immediate Release
Monday, June 18, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771
Navy’s Harris to Race at USA Track & Field Championships
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy men’s track & field middle distance runner Paul Harris (Woodbury, Minn.) has been selected to compete at the 2007 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 800-meter run at the Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis this weekend, it was announced on Monday morning.
The first round of the 800-meter run will take place on Thursday at 5:05 p.m. The semifinal competition is slated for Friday evening at 7:30 p.m., with the top-eight times qualifying for the final round on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
The top-three finishers in the 800-meter event on Sunday earn a spot on the U.S. National Team that will race at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, on August 24 through September 2.
Harris, a 2007 All-American in the indoor 800-meter run, qualified for this year’s USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship with a school-record 1:47.55 showing during the preliminary round of the IC4A Championship in May. He enters this weekend’s championship with the 22nd-fastest time among all qualified runners and second-best clocking among qualified collegiate runners.
Harris’ 1:47.55 showing ranks as a ‘B’ cut qualifying time for both the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Competing on what is considered one of the fastest tracks in the world this weekend, the Navy middle distance runner has an opportunity to reach the ‘A’ cut standard for both events. Automatic entry into the U.S. Olympic Trials requires a time of 1:46.50 or better, while the IAAF established 1:46.00 as the ‘A’ cut time for the 2008 Olympics.
The Navy rising senior owns the five-fastest 800-meter run times in program history and is the lone runner in school history to post a sub-1:49.00 clocking on the outdoor track. The product of Woodbury, Minn., is the first Navy runner in nearly a decade to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in back-to-back years.