Carly Harris

Position:
Distance
Class:
Junior
Major:
Exercise Science
Hometown:
Chico, Calif.
High School:
Chico HS
Prev School:
Santa Barbara City College

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor 3000m (9:37.57, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- 3000m Steeplechase (10:28.31, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor 5000m (16:40.41, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Distance Medley Relay (11:52.79, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Mile (4:56.04, 7th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor 1500m (4:29.13, 8th)

2009 NCAA West Region Preliminary Qualifier (Steeplechase)
2009 All-Big West Performer (5000m)
2009 All-Big West Performer (Steeplechase)

2009 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Region Preliminary round in the 3000m steeplechase ... Finished second in the 5000m (16:47.78) and in the 3000m steeplechase (10:28.31) at the Big West Championships ... Placed fifth in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays with a season-best time (16:40.41) ... Finished fourth in the 5000m at the Ben Brown Invitational (16:45.60) ... The runner-up in the steeplechase at the Big West Challenge (10:34.30) ... Was second in the 1500m at the Steve Scott Invitational with the fifth-fastest time in school history (4:29.13) ... Won her 1500m section at the Stanford Invitational (4:31.37) ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Reset school record in the 3000m at that time, running 9:47.25 at the UW Invitational ... Lowered the mark again at the MPSF Championships to 9:37.57 (13th) ... Helped the distance medley relay reset the school record at that time to 11:52.79 to finish sixth ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2008 (Junior)
Outdoor: Big West qualifier in the 1500m, 3000m steeplechase and 5000m ... Finished seventh at the Big West Championships in the steeple, while placing 14th in the 5000m ... Notched a top 10 performance in the 1500m at the Big West Challenge ... Posted a season-best 2:19.48 in the 800m at the Nike Invitational ... Clocked in at 11:09.22 for the third-fastest 3000m steeplechase time in school history at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Did not compete.

Prior to LBSU: Ran two years of cross country and track at Santa Barbara City College ... Received MVP and all-conference honors as a sophomore ... Established a personal-best 4:39 in the 1500-meter run.

High School: Lettered four years in track and cross country at Chico High School ... Led the cross country squad to three league titles, while the track team went undefeated in league all four years ... Received all-league, MVP, team captain and Best Finisher Award for cross country ... Also tabbed the MVP, team captain and Most Improved for track (2005) ... Notched the fifth-fastest mile time and 10th-fastest 800 time ... Played two years of basketball.

Personal: Majoring in exercise science.