Several college athletes with local ties received conference accolades for their performances last week. Edward Little High School alumnus Connor Harris and Lewiston High School graduate Adela Kalilwa were both honored by the Little East Conference. Harris, a senior on the University of Southern Maine track and field team, was named the men’s field athlete […]
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College Track and Field: Lewiston's Isaiah Harris runs to All-America honors
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Isaiah Harris can add All-American to his list of accomplishments since graduating from Lewiston High School. The Penn State sophomore runner placed fourth in the men’s 800-meter to earn All-America honors Saturday at the NCAA indoor track and field championships. Harris finished the final in 1 minute, 47.94 seconds. UTEP freshman […]
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Olympics: Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris comes up short in gutsy performance
EUGENE, Ore. — Isaiah Harris took second place in the 800 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials with 200 meters to go. He was behind Boris Berian, the world indoor champion. He used everything he had to drive to the finish line, but even with his Olympic dream on the line, his […]
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The Hot Corner: Even from afar, Maine athletes in the spotlight
Some of you might have heard the rumor that I moved to Lexington, Ky. If you’ve been sports-savvy for more than an hour, you probably can guess how the local media invests its time. To wit, whatever a University of Kentucky men’s basketball player eats for breakfast is headline news. Former Wildcats enjoy godlike status […]
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U.S. Olympic Trials: Harris advances to final in 800-meter run
EUGENE, Ore. — This one took a little bit more “umph.” Sitting in fifth position for most of the first heat, Isaiah Harris could feel the pace picking up. Notoriously a closer, Harris is used to having a few runners in front of him over the final 200 meters of an 800-meter race. But Saturday, […]
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Track and field: Harris wins heat, advances at Olympic trials
EUGENE, Ore. — Boxed out with only 200 meters to go, Isaiah Harris knew he had to make a move. Harris, the Lewiston native who just recently completed his freshman year at Penn State University, chugged down the home stretch to win his preliminary round heat at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials on Friday, earning […]
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NCAA track and field: Lewiston alumnus Isaiah Harris fourth in 800-meter run
“I kind of just closed my eyes, gritted my teeth, got that struggle face on,” Harris said. “Look at the end of any 800 race and you’ll see everyone’s struggle face. You know, the gritted teeth, it’ll be there. The 800 does that for you.” Harris’ grit powered him to fourth place in 1 minute, […]
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NCAA Track and Field: Lewiston’s Harris through to 800-meter final
Find a way to qualify. Harris advanced to Friday’s final with a gutsy effort Wednesday evening in the semifinals. His time of 1 minute, 46.24 seconds at Hayward Field was the fourth fastest out of the three preliminary heats. “I was ready to PR today if I had to,” Harris said. “I was ready to […]
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College track and field: Harris earns Big 10 title in 800-meter run
LINCOLN, Neb. — In a fitting end to a stellar Big 10 rookie season, Lewiston native Isaiah Harris torched the field in the 800-meter run Sunday in the conference championship meet at the University of Nebraska to earn his first Big 10 title. After qualifying first in the field with a 1:49.40 on the first […]
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Track and Field: Harris shatters Penn State, Big Ten records in 800 meters
FloTrack.com, one of the nation’s leading sources of track and field news, took to its Twitter feed on Saturday and likely echoed the sentiments of everyone watching Isaiah Harris at the Big Ten indoor track and field championships. “WHO IS THIS KID! 1:46.24 for the FRESHMAN for the Win!!!!” the site Tweeted at its more […]