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Tristen Harris

Jumps/Hurdles
WEST FELICIANA HS
FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 20ft, 10.75in

Class 4A State Meet - Long Jump

4th

Nike Outdoor Nationals - Long Jump

1st

LHSCA Meet of Champions - 100m
“Tristen Harris soared to the nation’s furthest long jump effort this season and didn’t quit there. A trio of state titles and her performance at nationals proved she’s among the elite sprinters and jumpers in the country, and she’s coming back for another bite of the apple.”
Rich Gonzalez
editor of PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-2 junior hurdler/jumper recorded personal-bests in winning three events at the Class 4A state meet led by her state record in the long jump, a leap of 20 feet, 10.75 inches. The distance ranked No. 1 nationally among prep girls competitors this spring and is No. 26 in U.S. prep history. Harris followed up with a fourth-place finish in the event at Nike Outdoor Nationals to earn All-American honors. She won the 100-meter dash at the LHSCA Meet of Champions, though that was shy of her 11.56-second clocking at states, which ranked 37th nationally in 2024. Harris’s third state title came in the 200 dash, where she broke the tape in 24.13. She finished the season ranked No. 26 in the national MileSplit 50.

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Academic Achievement

Harris has maintained a 3.86 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Harris has volunteered locally as a member of the Mount Gideon Baptist Church, where she assists with summer vacation bible school. She has also donated her time instructing and mentoring youth track athletes in West Feliciana Parish.