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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Makeriah Harris

Hurdles/Sprints
SCOTLANDVILLE HS
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Class 5A State Meet - 100m Hurdles

1st

Class 5A State Meet - 300m Hurdles

5th

New Balance Nationals - 100m Hurdles
“Makeriah Harris has made a big impact nationally since her freshman year and she reached another level this season in the 100-meter hurdles to support her past elite efforts in the 300 and 400 hurdles. No junior in U.S. prep history has showcased the impressive range that Harris has demonstrated across the indoor 60 hurdles along with the 100, 300 and 400 outdoors.”
Erik Boal
editor at DyeStat.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 junior won Class 5A state titles in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, also contributing to a winning 4x200 relay quartet and helping the Hornets to a share of the team championship. Harris broke the 100 hurdles state record when she broke the state record in a wind-legal 13.18 seconds at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays; that time matched for No. 2 clocking nationally among girls prep competitors in 2023. Harris now owns the Louisiana prep record in the 100, 300 and 400 hurdles. She also earned All-America honors with a fifth-place finish in the 100 hurdles at New Balance Nationals with a time that was 0.007 seconds away from third place. 

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Academic Achievement

Harris has maintained a 4.48 weighted GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Harris is classified as a Battalion Commander in the U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and has been recognized as a Superior Cadet. In this capacity, she has served as a Drill Team Commander and has participated in the Honor Guard, along with the Saber Team and Color Guard Teams. Harris is the Student Government Association Vice President  at her school and has volunteered locally with the Distinguished Divine Ladies Social and Civic Club. She is also a member of the Warrior of Worship Spiritual Dancers and Youth Choir at Mt. Gideon Baptist Church.