2018 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC indoor in 60 hurdles (2017). ... All-GNAC outdoor in long jump (2016, 2017). ... SPU High Point award (2016, 2018). ... GNAC All-Academic (2016, 2017, 2018).
Senior (2018): INDOOR – Placed 5th in the 60-meter hurdles at GNAC in 8.39, coming just .03 away from his career best. ... Took 10th place in the GNAC long jump at 21-6 1/4. ... Led off the 9th-place 4x400 relay, followed by Jesse Phan, Miles Flett, and Brysten James for a time of 3:28.81. OUTDOOR – Placed 5th in 110 hurdles at GNAC in 15.23. ... Placed 6th in long jump at GNAC, leaping 21-7 1/4. ... Stuck with those two events throughout the season, adding the 200-meter dash twice and the 400 hurdles once. ... Came within .01 of his 110s personal best with a 15.08 in the Ken Shannon Invitational at Husky Track on May 5. ... Went a season-best 21-9 in the long jump on April 6 at the Western Washington Team Invitational in Bellingham. ...Â
Junior (2017): INDOOR – Placed 3rd in 60 hurdles at GNAC (8.42), thereby earning his first indoor all-conference award. ... Also placed 12th in long jump (21-8 3/4 / 6.62m). ... Focused on those two events in all four of his meets. ... His 60 hurdles time steadily got faster, going from 8.71 in the Husky Classic on Feb. 11 to 8.50 in the GNAC preliminaries on Feb. 17, to 8.42 in the GNAC finals. OUTDOOR – Placed 3rd in long jump at GNAC (22-11 3/4). ... Placed 4th in 110 hurdles at GNAC (15.45). ... Anchored the 8th-place 4x100 relay at GNAC, following Shayne Carpenter, Justin Ramsey, and David Choi for a time of 44.30. ... Ran third leg on the 8th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC, teaming with Lazarus Scarbrough, Jesse Phan, and Justin Ramsey for a 3:27.63. ... That same 4x400 team ran three times, setting a best of 3:23.12 at the UW's Ken Shannon Invitational on May 6. ... Set a PR of 23 feet, 7 1/2 inches (7.20 meters) in the long jump on April 15 at the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, Calif. ... Won the long jump at 21-7 1/4 at the Doris Heritage Distance Festival in West Seattle on March 25. ... In that same meet, ran the third leg on the winning 4x400 relay, teaming with Scarbrough, Choi, and Brysten James for a 4:01.70. ... Set a PR of 22.96 in the 200 – his only 200 of the season – on March 18 at the Hornet Invitational in Sacramento, Calif. ... Came within two-hundredths of a second of his 110 hurdles PR by clocking 15.09 at the JD Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma on April 1. ... Competed in 11 meets, tying with senior Justin Ramsey for the most by any SPU man for the season.
Sophomore (2016): INDOOR – Placed 7th in the 60-meter hurdles at GNAC in 8.61 seconds. In the previous day's prelims, broke the 10-year-old school record with a time of 8.61, beating the previous mark of 8.38 set by Chris Randolph in 2006. ... Placed 5th in the long jump at GNAC with an indoor PR of 22 feet,7 3/4 inches / 6.90 meters. ... Led off the 8th-place GNAC 4x400 relay, followed by Brandon Graue, Adam Avischious, and Justin Ramsey. ... Ran in four meets altogether, focusing primarily on the hurdles and long jump.  OUTDOOR – Won the GNAC long jump title with a personal-best leap of 23 feet, 5 1/2 inches / 7.15 meters. Had not previously broken 23 feet or 7 meters in college, but went 23-4 3/4 / 7.13 meters on his first attempt of the day. Harris then logged the winning mark on his second attempt, which was his lifetime best at any level, beating the 23-5 1/4 he recorded to win the Idaho state high school title as a senior in 2014. ... Placed 7th in the 110 hurdles at GNAC in 15.60 after logging a personal-best time of 15.07 in the previous day's prelims. ... Led off the 7th-place GNAC 4x400 relay, followed by Jesse Phan, Adam Avischious, and Justin Ramsey. ... Participated in 11 meets, usually in the 110 hurdles, long jump, or both, and also doing the 400 hurdles three times, and the 400-meter dash for the first time in college at the Doris Heritage Distance Festival on March 26.
Freshman (2015): INDOOR – Missed most of the season with an injury. ... Ran in just one race, going 8.52 in the 60-meter hurdles on Jan. 31 at the UW Invitational.  OUTDOOR – Placed 4th in the long jump at GNAC with a collegiate personal-best leap of 22 feet, 9 1/4 inches / 6.94 meters. That was a quarter-inch farther than his previous PR of 22-9 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 17. ... Placed 9th in the 110 hurdles at GNAC in 15.68. ... Set a 110 hurdles PR of 15.61 at the Saint Martin's Invitational on May 2. ... Also did the 400 hurdles three times, with a best of 57.97 at the JD Shotwell Invitational on April 4. ... Participated in nine meets.
Boise High School: Went to the 5A Idaho state meet all four years. ... Posted PRs of 37.67 in the 300 hurdles and 23-5 1/4 in the long jump, winning state titles in both events as a senior in 2014. ... Posted PRs of 12.00 in the 100, 23.99 in the 200, and 14.40 in the 110 hurdles as a junior in 2013. ... Placed 4th in the 110 hurdles, 2nd in the 300 hurdles, and 2nd in the long jump at state in 2013. ... Placed 3rd in the long jump and 12th in the 110 hurdles at state in 2012. ... Placed 7th in the long jump at state as a freshman in 2011. ... Won district long jump titles in 2013 and 2014. ... Since freshman year, added nearly four feet to his long jump (his first one was 19-6).
Personal: Peyton Malcolm Harris. ... Born April 11, 1996. ... Applied human biology major.
Fun facts: Has done track since a very young age. ... Also plays soccer at SPU. ... Helped his club soccer team win six state championships, and his high school team win one. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "The Interview." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Huckleberry Finn." .. Favorite sport to watch is soccer. ... Favorite junk food is Sour Patch Kids. ... Favorite healthy food is carrots. ... Favorite TV program is "SpongeBob SquarePants." ... Favorite team is Arsenal of the English Premier League. ... Favorite athlete is former French soccer star Thierry Henry. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Leonardo DaVinci "because he has a brilliant mind." He would serve baby back ribs. ... If he could be any acthin hero, would be Batman "because he is clearly the best superhero around." His friends call him Peyto. ... In 10 years, plans to be working in the physical therapy field. ... Has visited Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary. From those, his favorite city was Budapest.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60-meter dash:Â Â Â 7.42 (1/16/2016)
60 hurdles:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8.36 (2/19/2016)
Long jump:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 22-7 3/4 / 6.90m (2/19/2016)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 22.96 (3/18/2017)
400:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 51.26 (3/26/2016)
110 hurdles:Â 15.07 (5/13/2016)
400 hurdles: Â 56.37 (3/5/2016)
Long jump: Â Â 23-7 1/2 / 7.20m (4/15/2017)
CAREER RESULTS
