2024 Track & Field Roster
Harris, Kimberly
Kimberly Harris
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Buford
- Hometown:
- Buford, Ga.
Bio
2024: Outdoor – Victorious in her first 400-meter dash of the season at the Georgia Tech Invite with a time of 52.12…Placed sixth in the 400m at the LSU Invitational (51.94)…Clocked a season-best time of 51.23 for ninth place in the 400m prelims at the SEC Championships…Also finished ninth in the SEC final with a 51.75…Runner-up in the first round of the 400m at the NCAA East Prelims with a 51.43…Took eighth in the quarterfinals, crossing the finish line in 51.54…Placed 12th in the 400m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 51.52…Ran the third leg on Georgia’s third-fastest 4x100m relay all-time for sixth place at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (43.26)…Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships, helping the team place fourth with a school-record time of 3:27.47…Helped the 4x400m relay squad improve its school record to 3:26.06 as the Lady Bulldogs emerged victorious and added a facility record at the NCAA East Prelims…Guided the 4x100m relay team to fifth place at the NCAA East Prelims with a time of 43.45…Ran the opening leg of Georgia’s fourth-place 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Championships, setting a school record of 3:24.26 to become the No. 8 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 20 all-time collegiate performance...Competed in the 400m at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, posting a time of 51.26 to finish 14th.
Indoor – Clocked a time of 53.91 in the 400-meter dash at the Track at New Balance Collegiate Showdown to finish sixth with the 10th-fastest time in school history…Moved to No. 4 in Georgia history the next weekend at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 52.25 and a sixth-place finish…Posted a time of 53.48 at the Tiger Paw Invite, placing 23rd…Ran the anchor leg on the school record-breaking 4x400m relay team that clocked the No. 30 time in collegiate history as the No. 9 all-time collegiate performer with a time of 3:28.01 at the Razorback Invitational…Helped Georgia place sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships, earning First Team All-America honors with a time of 3:30.07…Ran the anchor leg of the fourth-fastest 4x400m relay in school history at the Clemson Invite, claiming victory with a time of 3:33.37…Also helped the Lady Bulldogs to a 4x400m victory with a time of 3:29.28 at the Tiger Paw Invite, running the relay’s opening leg…That relay team later placed sixth at the SEC Championships with a time of 3:30.43.
Southern California (2020-23): Personal bests of 51.84 (400-meter dash), 23.39 (200m), 11.55 (100) and long jump (6.22 meters, 20 feet, 5 inches)…Earned her degree in Communications…Pursuing a Master’s in Sport Management.
2023: Opened the outdoor season by placing third in the 400m at the Aztec Invitational with a time of 53.74…Had a season-best 400m time of 52.82 to place seventh at the Mt. SAC Relays…Recorded an indoor 200m PR of 23.78 at the Tiger Paw Invite…Had an indoor season best 400m time of 52.68 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Meet.
2022: Battled injuries during most of the season, but came back to take third in the 400m with a time of 55.10 at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet…Competed in the long jump for the first time as a Trojan and had a jump of 17-4.00…Finished ninth in the 400m at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 54.50...Had a season-best time of 53.77 in the prelims…Helped the 4x400m relay to a second-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, fifth place at the NCAA West Prelims and 16th a the NCAA Championships…During the indoor season, ran a PR of 52.36 to win and set the meet record at the Arkansas Qualifier…That time moved her to eighth on USC's all-time indoor list.
2021: Placed seventh in the 400m with a time of 53.46 at the Pac-12 Championships…Set her personal best in the 400m of 51.84 at the NCAA West Prelims to finish 12th and advance to the NCAA Championships…Placed 20th in the NCAA semifinals with a time of 52.66.
High School: Captured the 2019 New Balance indoor national championship in the 400m…Part of 4x400m world champion at the 2019 U-20 Pan Am Championships that set the world record in the relay (3:24.04)…Won GHSA state titles in 400m as a freshman, sophomore and junior…Earned the High Points Award as a freshman and junior at the state meet while leading Buford to a team state championship in 2019...Senior year saw all athletics shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic…Also played soccer at Buford…Part of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Debate Club and on the Honor Roll.
Personal: Born July 11, 2002…Daughter of Cortina and James Harris...Father, James Harris, played football at NC A&T…Sister of current Lady Bulldog sprinter Sydney Harris…Has a cousin, Lauren Kelly, who is graduating from UGA in spring 2024.
Indoor – Clocked a time of 53.91 in the 400-meter dash at the Track at New Balance Collegiate Showdown to finish sixth with the 10th-fastest time in school history…Moved to No. 4 in Georgia history the next weekend at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 52.25 and a sixth-place finish…Posted a time of 53.48 at the Tiger Paw Invite, placing 23rd…Ran the anchor leg on the school record-breaking 4x400m relay team that clocked the No. 30 time in collegiate history as the No. 9 all-time collegiate performer with a time of 3:28.01 at the Razorback Invitational…Helped Georgia place sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships, earning First Team All-America honors with a time of 3:30.07…Ran the anchor leg of the fourth-fastest 4x400m relay in school history at the Clemson Invite, claiming victory with a time of 3:33.37…Also helped the Lady Bulldogs to a 4x400m victory with a time of 3:29.28 at the Tiger Paw Invite, running the relay’s opening leg…That relay team later placed sixth at the SEC Championships with a time of 3:30.43.
Southern California (2020-23): Personal bests of 51.84 (400-meter dash), 23.39 (200m), 11.55 (100) and long jump (6.22 meters, 20 feet, 5 inches)…Earned her degree in Communications…Pursuing a Master’s in Sport Management.
2023: Opened the outdoor season by placing third in the 400m at the Aztec Invitational with a time of 53.74…Had a season-best 400m time of 52.82 to place seventh at the Mt. SAC Relays…Recorded an indoor 200m PR of 23.78 at the Tiger Paw Invite…Had an indoor season best 400m time of 52.68 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Meet.
2022: Battled injuries during most of the season, but came back to take third in the 400m with a time of 55.10 at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet…Competed in the long jump for the first time as a Trojan and had a jump of 17-4.00…Finished ninth in the 400m at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 54.50...Had a season-best time of 53.77 in the prelims…Helped the 4x400m relay to a second-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, fifth place at the NCAA West Prelims and 16th a the NCAA Championships…During the indoor season, ran a PR of 52.36 to win and set the meet record at the Arkansas Qualifier…That time moved her to eighth on USC's all-time indoor list.
2021: Placed seventh in the 400m with a time of 53.46 at the Pac-12 Championships…Set her personal best in the 400m of 51.84 at the NCAA West Prelims to finish 12th and advance to the NCAA Championships…Placed 20th in the NCAA semifinals with a time of 52.66.
High School: Captured the 2019 New Balance indoor national championship in the 400m…Part of 4x400m world champion at the 2019 U-20 Pan Am Championships that set the world record in the relay (3:24.04)…Won GHSA state titles in 400m as a freshman, sophomore and junior…Earned the High Points Award as a freshman and junior at the state meet while leading Buford to a team state championship in 2019...Senior year saw all athletics shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic…Also played soccer at Buford…Part of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Debate Club and on the Honor Roll.
Personal: Born July 11, 2002…Daughter of Cortina and James Harris...Father, James Harris, played football at NC A&T…Sister of current Lady Bulldog sprinter Sydney Harris…Has a cousin, Lauren Kelly, who is graduating from UGA in spring 2024.
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