Connor Harriman came into the state meet ready to run the course for the third time in his career. As a young sophomore, Harriman had no expectations and was maybe overwhelmed by the size of the field and difficulty of the course. He finished 79th. But after a great sophomore track season where he dropped his 1600m PR to 4:20, Harriman had his sights on big goals for the XC state meet, which led him to a top 10 finish as a Junior. It was Harriman's patented big kick up the final hill that brought him to his top 10 mark. He would pull of a similar feat again Ean DiSilvio a little less than a year later.
So this season, Harriman set his sites on taking the next step to state elite. He started of well, winning all 4 of his invitationals to start the meet including some impressive marks at Hershey and Homdel. At the state meet Harriman stayed aggressive, even challenging for the lead with Macauley at certain points during the race. He has no regrets with how he ran, all you can ask is that you give yourself the best chance to win. Although Harriman couldn't quite continue this hot streak into the post season, he ran faster than his Junior year at both Districts and States, proving that it was a very competitive year in the state of Pennsylvania (as evidenced later by 4 Foot Locker finalists and 2 NXN teams). Harriman benefited from working with teammate Sam Webb, who also grabbed a state medal. This duo is looking to do some damage on the track in various miles and 2 miles this season. Harriman also has hopes for a big DMR this year.
Harriman was recently admitted to Stanford, a very prestigious school for both academics and running. Congrats to him on a great season clearly on the trials and in the classroom.
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