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Bradley University Athletics

2027 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Morton, Ill.
    Hometown
  • Morton
    High School
Christian Harris
Sophomore
Class
Morton, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

CAREER BESTS (RESULTS)
CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
 6K: 19:45.2 (8/29/25)
 8K: 26:27.0 (10/3/25)
 800m: 1:53.07 (2/6/26)
 Mile: 4:09.85 (1/31/26) 
 3,000m: 8:59.23 (1/17/26)
 800m: 1:53.44 (3/28/26)
 1,500m: 3:47.91 (4/24/26)

2025-26 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran in four meets during the 2025 season. Helped Bradley win the Men's 6K team title at the season-opening Fighting Illini Open, running 19:45.2. Set his 8K season best at the Joe Piane Invite, clocking a time of 26:27.0.

Indoor: Competed in seven meets during the 2026 indoor season. Placed third in the Mile at the Cougar Alumni Open -- his collegiate debut -- with a time of 4:19.23. Ran 8:59.23 in his only 3000m race of the season at the Indiana Invite. Set his Mile career best at the Meyo Invite, running a time of 4:09.85 and finishing 18th. Ran 1:53.07 in his only 800m appearance of the season at the Iowa State Classic. Ran the first leg of the Men's Distance Medley Relay that finished eighth at the MVC Championship.

Outdoor: Competed in seven meets during the 2026 outdoor season. Finished eighth in the 800m event at the Billiken Invite, running 1:53.44. Finished fifth, second and second in 1500m races at the Pacesetter Invite, Illini Deca-Jam and Kip Janvrin Open, setting a personal-best time of 3:47.91 in the last of those events. Ran 3:49.68 in the Men's 1500m Prelims at the MVC Championship, the ninth-fastest time.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner in Cross Country and Track & Field at Morton High School. Won an IHSA State Championship in the 1600m event during the 2025 IHSA Indoor Track & Field Championships, and placed third in the IHSA Outdoor Championships in the same event. Holds Morton program records in Indoor 1600m and 3200m. Won a cross country conference championship in 2024, two 1600m conference championships and two 1600m sectional championships. Earned All-State honors in cross country in 2024, finishing 15th. Helped the Potters finish in the top five in four consecutive IHSA Cross Country State Championships, finishing as high as second in 2024. The Potters also finished fifth as a team at the 2025 State Championships.

PERSONAL
The son of Anastasia Mercedes and Paul Harris, born July 25, 2007 in Springfield. Has two siblings: Madison (19) and Noah (16). His sister, Madison, currently plays Women's Soccer at Illinois Wesleyan.