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JuVaughn Harrison Season 2024

Position
Jumps
Height
6'4
Class
Senior
Hometown
Huntsville, Ala.
High School
Columbia HS

Career Record

2020 Tokyo Olympian (5th long jump, 7th high jump)
6x NCAA Champion, 6x SEC Champion, 2x U.S. Champion
2021 US Champion – Outdoor Long Jump – 8.47m (27’ 9.50”)
2021 US Champion – Outdoor High Jump – 2.33m (7’ 7.75”)
2021 NCAA Champion – Outdoor High Jump – 2.33m (7’ 7.75”)
2021 NCAA Champion – Outdoor Long Jump – 8.27m (27’ 1.75”)
2021 NCAA Champion – Indoor High Jump – 2.30m (7′ 6.50″)
2021 NCAA Champion – Indoor Long Jump – 8.45m (27′ 8.75″)
2021 Finalist for The Bowerman
2021 SEC Champion – Outdoor High Jump – 2.36m (7’ 8.75”)
2021 SEC Champion – Indoor High Jump – 2.20m (7′ 2.50″)
2021 SEC Champion – Indoor Long Jump – 8.33m (27′ 8.75″)
2021 USTFCCCA Field Athlete of the Year (indoors & outdoors)
2021 SEC Field Athlete of the Year (indoors & outdoors)
2019 NCAA Champion – Outdoor High Jump – 2.27m (7′ 5.25″)
2019 NCAA Champion – Outdoor Long Jump – 8.20m (26′ 11″)
2020 SEC Champion – Indoor High Jump – 2.26m (7’ 5”)
2019 SEC Champion – Outdoor High Jump – 2.24m (7’ 4.25”)
2019 SEC Champion – Indoor High Jump – 2.28m (7’ 5.75”)
2019 The Bowerman Semifinalist
First man in NCAA outdoor (2019) and NCAA indoor (2021) history to sweep high jump and long jump NCAA titles; also did it again at NCAA outdoor (2021) championships
9x All-American (2019 indoor high jump, 2019 outdoor long jump, 2019 outdoor high jump, 2020 indoor long jump, 2020 indoor high jump, 2021 indoor high jump, 2021 indoor long jump, 2021 outdoor high jump, 2021 outdoor long jump)
2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
2018 U20 Bronze World Medalist (High Jump)
2018 USATF Junior High Jump and Long Jump Champion
3x All-SEC First Team
4x All-SEC Performer
2018 All-SEC Freshman Team
2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals Silver Medalist (High Jump)
8x Alabama State Champion in HS

Top 10 LSU Marks
No. 1 – High Jump (indoors) – 2.30 meters (7-6.50)
No. 1 – Long Jump (indoors) – 8.45 meters (27-8.75)
No. 1 – High Jump (outdoors) – 2.36 meters (7-8.75)
No. 1 – Long Jump (outdoors) – 8.47 meters (27-9.50)

2021 Indoor/Outdoor (SENIOR)
Won U.S. titles in the high jump and long jump at U.S. Olympic Trials in Oregon at end of June … became first man since Jim Thorpe (1912) to represent Team USA in the high jump and long jump at the Olympics … finalist for The Bowerman … won four NCAA titles this year by sweeping the long jump/high jump combo at both NCAA indoor and NCAA outdoor meets … won three SEC titles this year (long jump/high jump indoors, high jump outdoors) … USTFCCCA indoor and outdoor Men’s Field Athlete of the Year … SEC indoor and outdoor Men’s Field Athlete of the Year … set four LSU school records this year … finished fifth in the Tokyo Olympics with a long jump of 8.15 meters … placed seventh in the high jump at the Tokyo Olympics with a clearance of 2.33 meters … registered LSU school record of 27’ 9.50” (8.47m) in the long jump at the U.S. Olympic Trials to win U.S. title … cleared a bar of 7’ 7.75” (2.33m) to win title in the high jump at U.S. Olympic Trials … won NCAA outdoor high jump title with clearance of 7’ 7.75” (2.33m) … won NCAA outdoor long jump title with mark of 27’ 1.75” (8.27m) … set LSU school record and the second best high jump in collegiate outdoor history with clearance of 7’ 8.75” (2.36m) at the SEC Championships for the title … mark of 27’ 8.25” (8.44m) in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold is the sixth best jump in collegiate outdoor history … went 8-1 in competitions outdoors; won five high jump competitions, won three long jump competitions, and finished second at the SEC Championships in the long jump (27’ 0.50”/8.24m) … had best one-day high jump/long jump performance in world history at the NCAA Indoor Championships … won the high jump at NCAA indoors with clearance of 7’ 6.50” (2.30m) … won the long jump at NCAA indoors with mark of 27’ 8.75” (8.45m) … mark of 27’ 8.75” in the long jump was the third best in collegiate history indoors … won those two NCAA titles within a span of three hours … swept SEC titles in the high jump (7’ 2.50”/2.20m) and long jump (27’ 4”/8.33m) indoors … competed a total of seven times indoors and went 6-1; won three high jump comps, won three long jump comps, and finished second in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational (26’ 6.50”/8.09m).

2020 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Claimed his third career SEC title with a clearance of 7’ 5” (2.26 meters) in the high jump at the SEC Championships … placed fourth in the long jump at the SEC meet with a leap of 25’ 9.50” (7.86 meters) … swept titles with PRs in the long jump (26’ 7.25/8.11 meters) and high jump (7’ 5.75”/2.28 meters) at the Tyson Invitational … won the high jump at the Corky Classic with a clearance of 7’ 5” (2.26 meters) … took second in the long jump at the Purple Tiger Invitational with a leap of 25’ 0.50” (7.63 meters) … took fourth at the Razorback Invitational in the long jump (25’ 1.75”) … ended the season ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in the long jump (26’ 7.25”/8.11 meters) and the third-best clearance in the nation in the high jump (7’ 5.75”/2.28 meters).

2019 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Became first man in NCAA history to pull off the long jump and high jump double at the NCAA Championships with titles in both … used a PR long jump of 26’ 11” to win long jump NCAA title … cleared a bar of 7’ 5.25” in the high jump to win NCAA title … won SEC title in the high jump with a leap of 7’ 4.25” … took second in the long jump at SEC meet with a bound of 26’ 3.75” … one of only two men in world history to have PRs equal to or better of 8.20 meters (26’ 11”) in the long jump and 2.27 meters (7’ 5.25”) in the high jump … claimed gold in the long jump at the Miami Hurricane Invitational with a mark of 26’ 9.75” … took the top spot in the high jump at the LSU Alumni Gold with a clearance of 7’ 4.25” … took second in the high jump at the Texas Relays with a mark of 7’ 3.25” … The Bowerman semifinalist.

2019 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Took second in the high jump at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 7’ 5” … won SEC title in the high jump with a PR of 7’ 5.75” … placed 10th in the long jump (25’ 2”) at the NCAA Championships … registered a mark of 25’ 3.50” at the SEC Championships for fifth place … won long jump titles at the Tyson Invitational (25’ 7.50”) and UAB Vulcan Invitational (25’ 8.25”) … claimed top spot in the high jump at the Red Raider Invite with a clearance of 7’ 5.25” … placed fourth in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational … took sixth in the long jump at the Razorback Invitational.

2018 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Won four times during his freshman campaign … scored for the Tigers in the high jump at the SEC Championships in the high jump with a clearance of 2.22 meters (7-3.25) to place fourth … earned Second Team All-America honors in the high jump (2.08m/13th place) at the NCAA Championships … his season-best clearance of 2.22 meters (7-3.25) in the high jump ranks No. 4 in LSU history … claimed gold in the high jump at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with a clearance of 2.21 meters (7-3.00) … won long jump titles at the Louisiana Classics (7.50 meters/24-7.25), Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational (7.60 meters/24-11.25) and Miami Hurricane Invitational (7.60 meters/24-11.25) … narrowly missed out on scoring in the long jump at the SEC meet with a ninth-place finish and bound of 7.71 meters (25-3.50) … placed fourth in the long jump at the Texas Relays (7.59 meters/24-11) and LSU Invitational (7.51 meters/24-4.25).

2018 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the high jump (2.10m/14th place) and long jump (7.06m/15th place) at the NCAA Championships … tallied eighth-place finishes in the long jump (7.57 meters/24-10) and high jump (2.15 meters/7-0.5) at the SEC Championships … claimed gold in the long jump at the LSU Twilight with a personal-best leap of 7.81 meters (25-7.50) … garnered gold at the Tyson Invitational in the high jump with a personal-best clearance of 2.22 meters (7-3.25) to rank No. 3 in LSU history … picked up a silver finish in the high jump at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a clearance of 2.10 meters (6-10.75) … finished third in his collegiate debut in the high jump at the Corky Classic with a mark of (2.16 meters/7-1.00) … leaped out to a mark of 7.53 meters (24-8.50) in the long jump at the Bayou Bengal Invitational to place third.

PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top jumps prospects in the U.S. high school ranks in the Class of 2017 … Cleared the seven-foot mark in the high jump four times during his senior season at Columbia High School … Crowned the 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals Silver Medalist in the high jump with an indoor personal best of 7 feet, 0 ¼ inches at The Armory in New York … Tied as the nation’s No. 1-ranked high jumper in the Class of 2017 for the 2017 indoor season … Also tied for the No. 2 spot on the U.S. high school list among all classifications in his senior season indoors … Followed outdoors in 2017 by clearing seven feet in the high jump three more times with marks of 7-0 at the Metro High School Track & Field Championships, 7-1 at the James Clemens Invitational and a lifetime personal best and Alabama high school state record of 7-2 at the Huntsville City Championships … Lifetime best tied him for the No. 3 spot in the national rankings among all high school high jumpers for the 2017 outdoor season … An eight-time state champion in Alabama during his prep career at Columbia High School … Scored an astounding four state championship gold medals at the 2017 Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A Outdoor State Championships to cap his senior season … Won his first career outdoor state titles in the high jump (6-10) and long jump (23-0 ½) in his final state meet … Also swept 2017 Class 6A hurdle titles in the 110-meter hurdles (14.55) and 300-meter hurdles (37.63) with two personal-best times … Honored as the AL.com Huntsville Region Boys Athlete of the Year and Huntsville Metro Coaches Association Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the 2016-17 academic season … Captured 2017 AHSAA Class 6A Indoor State Championships in both the high jump (6-10 ¼) and long jump (22-5 ¾) during his senior season … Was first crowned a state champion during the 2015 indoor season when he won the high jump as a sophomore … Won the 300 hurdles at the AHSAA state meet for the first time as a junior in the 2016 outdoor season while competing in Class 5A… Winner of five state bronze medals while competing for Columbia High School.

PERSONAL
Full name is JuVaughn Krishna Harrison … Born on April 30, 1999 … Mother is Georgia Harrison … Mother ran track at Alabama A&M and is a member of the Alabama A&M Athletics Hall of Fame as part of its 2014 induction class … Has one brother, Ky-Mani Harrison … majoring in sports administration at LSU.

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