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2016 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Alyssa Harmon

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool East Valley HS
  • Hometown Otis Orchards, Wash.
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

2014-2015: CROSS COUNTRY - Ran in six races during an epic sophomore season, earning six top-ten finishes...led NCU in four races...won the NCU-OIT Dual Meet...took second at the CCC Preview Meet...named CCC Runner of the Week on October 6 and November 10...set a new PR with a time of 17:44 at the CCC Championship, the third-fastest time in school history...won the CCC Individual Championship and was named Cascade Collegiate Conference Runner of the Year...claimed NCU's best finish ever at the NAIA National Championship, taking 6th place to earn NAIA All-American honors... Named team's Most Inspirational Runner. TRACK - Ran the 1500m and 5000m events for NCU, owning the top times on the team at each distance...qualified automatically for the NAIA National Championship in both events...broke the school 5000m record with a run of 17:11.97 at the San Francisco Distance Carnival...won the CCC 5000m Championship to become the third Beacon to do so in four years...Took fifth-place at the NAIA National Championships in the 5k to earn All-American honors...earned Academic All-Conference honors...named a CoSIDA/Capitol One Academic All-District Selection...named NCU's Female Athlete of the Year.

2013-2014: CROSS COUNTRY - Ran in all seven races for the Beacons as a freshman...was a scoring runner in all seven...set a PR of 18:34 at the Willamette Open...took seventh place at the Cascade Conference Championship to earn All-CCC honors...ran in 64th place at the NAIA National Championship. TRACK - Ran 800m and 1500m events for NCU...qualified for CCC Championship in the 1500m...ran a season best 2:24.11 in the 800m and a 4:45.48 in the 1500m, both at the Lane Preview Meet.

High School Experience: Ran four years of cross country and track at East Valley High for coaches Nick Lazanis and Shane Toy. CROSS COUNTRY: Qualified for state championship race as a sophomore, junior, and senior...won the Great Northern League championship as a sophomore. TRACK - Qualified for state as a junior and senior...during the summer after her sophomore year, ran for the Down Under Sports Cross Country team in Sydney and Brisbane, Australia.

Personal: Born on July 10, 1995 in Spokane, Wash...daughter of Shelly and Jason Harmon...enjoys dirtbiking, wakeboarding, and triathalons...loves to spend time with her family at a cabin at Pend O'Rellie River...aspires to become a personal trainer...majoring in exercise science.

Favorite Movies: Saving Private Ryan, Shooter, Hanna
Favorite TV Shows: Friends, The Middle, I Love Lucy
Favorite Books: Skate, Last Exit to Normal, Brutal, all by Michael Harmon
Favorite Music: Country and Christian
Favorite Restaurant: Rain Forest Cafe
Favorite Cereal: Reese's Puffs
Favorite Candy: Reese's
Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July
Favorite Athletes: Jordan Hasay, Allyson Felix
Favorite Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys
Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 1:3

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2015Sophomore

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2016Junior

    Distance
    5'4"