2021 Lady Demon Track & Field Roster

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Portia Harris

Portia Harris

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Shreveport, La.
  • Highschool:
    Booker T. Washington HS

Summary

Biography

Performance List

2021 Outdoor Season:
Competed in five meets as a middle distance runner … clocked a personal best 2:22.70 in the 800, finishing third at NSU … one other top 10 finish, ninth at TCU … part of a 4x400 relay win at the Ice Breaker Classic.
2021 Indoor Season: Competed in the Southland Conference Indoor Championship running a career-best 2.26.91 in the 800 ... At the LSU Louisiana Invitational, placed fourth in the 600 with her career-best time of 1.45.48 … in first collegiate meet, finished 13th in the 800 with a 2:37.73.

High School: Valedictorian of Booker T. Washington High that competed in track, volleyball and basketball … part of 4x400 relay that took silver at state … All-City Track member who ranked No. 4 in the state in the 800 meters … won the USATF Junior Olympics regional meet in the 800 (2:20.25) … won three district and three region titles in the 800 … named Student of the Year and Athlete of the Year … BTW was district and region champions in each of her three outdoor seasons … three-time National Junior Olympic qualifier in the 4x400 on the River Cities Track Team

Personal: Daughter of Pamela and Woodrow Evans … dad is a college professor and mom is a business owner … twin sister Alexus is also an NSU sprinter … other siblings include brothers Cedric and Christian and sister Breciyon … brother Cedric won a basketball conference title at Centenary … cousin Michael Brown competed at NSU … biology major who wants to be a pediatrician.

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