Chrissa Harris

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Carbondale, Ill.
Prev School:
Iowa Central CC

TFRRS Bio

2017-18
NCAA West Regional Qualifier (4x400 Relay)
MVC Champion, 4x400 Relay (Outdoor)
Outdoor: Ran a leg of the 4x400 relay to help Southern finish 22nd at the NCAA West Prelims (5/24) ...Helped Southern defend its MVC crown in the 4x400 relay, as she combined with Genesis Ewell, Tyjuana Eason and Shafiqua Maloney to break the facility record at 3:38.10... Won SIU’s ninth MVC title all-time in the 4x400 relay, which is second to only Missouri State (11) for most in conference history … Clocked a season-best 400m time of 56.05 to finish 10th at the MVC Outdoor Championships … Finished fourth in the 400m dash at the Mondo Team Challenge (3/31) and the Billy Hayes Invitational (5/4) … Competed at six outdoor meets.
Indoor: Did not compete.

2016-17 (Redshirt)
Did not compete.

2015-16
MVC Champion, 400m (Outdoor)
NCAA National Qualifier, 400m (Outdoor)
NCAA West Regional Qualifier, 400m (Outdoor)
All-MVC, 4x100 Relay (Outdoor)
All-MVC, 400m (Indoor)
Outdoor: Finished 22^nd in the 400m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...Was the first Saluki woman to qualify for the NCAA outdoor nationals in a track event since 2006...Placed 11^th at the NCAA West Regional, running the 400m in 54.10...Set a Gibson Track and Field Complex record to win the 400m at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Ran 53.28 to win at the MVC Outdoor Championships, the second-fastest 400m time in school history...Won SIU's first MVC title in the women's 400m since 1996...Also took fourth in the 200m and earned all-conference honors as part of SIU's 4x100m relay team that finished third at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Placed second in the 200m, 400m and 4x400 and added a third place finish in the 4x100 at the Tom Botts Invitational...Competed in nine outdoor meets in four events...Indoor: Was the runner-up of the 400m at the MVC Indoor Championships...Won the 400m at the Hoosier Hills Invitational and the Don DeNoon Invitational...Won the 600m at the Saluki Fast Start meet...Competed in seven indoor meets.

Junior College (Iowa Central Community College)
2014 NJCAA All-American in the 400m and the 4x400 relay.

High School
A graduate of Carbondale Community HS in Carbondale, Ill...Ran the 200m and 400m, and took part in the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400m relays.

Personal
Born on April 2, 1995...Full name is Chrissa Faith Harris...Daughter of Christian Harris Sr. and Aleisha Jenkins Harris...Has five siblings...Majoring in criminal justice.