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Gina Harris

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Philadelphia, PA

High School:
Simon Gratz

Height:
5-5

Event:
Jumps, Sprints

AS A JUNIOR (2002): Competed in the 55-meters, 60-meter dash, 100-meters, 200-meters, long jump, triple jump, and 4x100-meter relay…earned All-America honors in the long jump during the indoor season finishing 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a jump of 6.13m (20-01.50)…finished second in the long jump at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/16/02) in Syracuse, NY with a UM team-high indoor mark of 6.28m (20-07.25)...took second in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 12.31m (40-04.75)…also scored in the 60-meters finishing fifth with a time of 7.62…qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the long jump finishing 21st with a leap of 5.93m (19-05.50…finished second in the long jump at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/5/02) with a personal best jump of 6.27m (20-07.00), and was fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 12.53m (41-01.50)…also qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 100-meters.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2001): Recorded team’s top marks during the indoor season in the 60-meters (7.73) and long jump (6.07m/19-11.00)…finished second in the long jump (6.07m) and sixth in the triple jump (12.09m/39-08.00) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships…recorded UM’s top mark in the long jump finishing second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (6.15m/20.02.25)… joined fellow jumpers Kareen Clarke, Antonnikka Owens and Raquel Scott in accounting for 45 of the Hurricanes’ 104 points as UM won its third outdoor conference title in the last four seasons…finished fifth in the triple jump (12.50m/41-00.25) and ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay that took fourth at the conference outdoor meet.

AS A FRESHMAN (2000): Recorded the team’s top marks in the high jump (1.63m) and long jump (6.21m)…finished first in the long jump at the Florida State Invitational (6.21m)…recorded a fifth-place finish in the triple jump (12.77m) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: 1999 Track and Field News High School All-American in the triple jump (41-03.75)...holds the school and public league record in the long jump (19-07.75), high jump (5-07) and triple jump (41-00.25)…state record holder in the triple jump…named Female Athlete of the Meet at the 1999 Public League Championships after winning the high jump and triple jump in record setting fashion…named the Female Athlete of the Meet at the 1998 State Indoor Championships after winning the long jump (18-10.75) and 55-meters (7.16) and finishing second in the triple jump (38-03)…led team to three consecutive Public League Championships (1996-97-98-99), two consecutive State Indoor Championships (1997-98-99) and two cross country titles (1996-97-98)…has also recorded times of 11.85 in the 100-meters and 24.1 in the 200-meters.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gina Alexandria Harris…born 2/26/81…majoring in child psychology…daughter of Vanessa Harris.

Harris’ Career Bests

Event (in/out)Time/MarkLocationDate
55-meters (i)7.08Gainesville, FL1/12/02
60-meters (i)7.62Syracuse, NY2/17/02
Long Jump (i)6.28mSyracuse, NY2/16/02
Triple Jump (i)12.31mSyracuse, NY2/17/02
High Jump (o)1.63mTallahassee, FL4/15/00
Long Jump (o)6.27mStorrs, CT5/5/02
Triple Jump (o)12.77mPiscataway, NJ5/6/00
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