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2014 Men's Track and Field

Thayer Harrison

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Springfield, Ill.
  • Events Jumps

Biography

Personal Bests

Outdoor:
Triple Jump: 14.86m (48-9) (4/7/12)

Indoor:
400 Meters: 53.48 (12/8/12)
Long Jump: 6.34m (20-9.75) (1/18/13)

Triple Jump: 14.55m (47-9) (12/8/12)

2014 Outdoor: Registered a season-best 45-7.75 in the triple jump at the SIUE Gateway Invite … Competed in the triple jump at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Edwardsville.

2014 Indoor: Competed in the triple jump at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., but did not place.

2013 Outdoor: Won the triple jump at the Gateway Classic, finishing with a season-best 46-6.5 (14.19m) … Competed in the triple jump at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Charleston, Ill., placing fifth with a mark of 45-1.75 (13.76m). 

2013 Indoor: Posted career best 53.48 in 400 meters at SIU Fast Start Meet (12/8/12) ... Triple jump champion at Illinois State Invitational in 47-3.75 ... Leaped season-best 20-9.75 in the long jump at the Missouri Invitational

2012 Outdoor: Recorded career best 48-9 triple jump at SEMO Joe Haines Invite ... Placed fourth at Hilltopper Relays in triple jump (47-1.75)

2012 Indoor: Placed third at the Illini Classic in the triple jump (46-1.5) ... Third-place finisher at the Iowa State Classic in the triple jump (46-8.75) .... Posted season best 18-6.5 long jump at the Illini Classic.

2011 Outdoor: Won his first two collegiate outdoor meets with triple jump wins at the Gateway Classic (46-1.25) and Twilight Invitational (46-6.75).

2011 Indoor: Redshirt 

Prep: Finished eighth in the triple jump at the Illinois state track meet as a junior...City triple jump champion in 2009-10...Selected to All-Conference track team three times...Named team captain as a senior...Competed with Springfield Striders club where he won both the state and regional meet while setting two records in 2009...Finished 15th in the nation in triple jump as a member of the Striders...Four-year track letter winner at Springfield Southeast High School.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011Freshman

    Jumps
    6'"
  • 2012Freshman

    Jumps
    6'"
  • 2013Sophomore

  • 2014Junior