SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Penn State true freshman Isaiah Harris officially wrapped up his 2016 outdoor track & field campaign with a gold medal performance in the 2016 NACAC U-23 Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday afternoon.
The freshman from Lewiston, Maine finished the NACAC U-23 Championships with a first-place finish in his signature event, the 800-meters, running a time of 1:47.52 just ahead of La Salle University’s Chris Sanders who was close behind running 1:47.77 to complete the 1-2 finish for the United States in the event.
Harris captured both indoor and outdoor 800-meter titles at the Big Ten Championships before recording 12th and fourth-place finishes at the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships, respectively. His fourth-place finish at the outdoor championships featured a personal best time of 1:45.76 in Eugene, Ore. at Historic Hayward Field.
At the Olympic trials, Harris qualified for the 800-meters finals as the youngest runner in the final, and continued his success in the 800-meter finals. Harris finished sixth in the finals with a time of 1:46.47, establishing himself among the fastest 800-meter athletes in the United States.