2018 Men's Track & Field Roster

Tariq Harness

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Torrance, Calif.

Biography

2018 (Freshman)
• Made his collegiate debut at the UCR Spring Track Classic
• Ran season-bests of 11.10 in the 100m (10th) and 22.54 in the 200m (8th)

High School
Helped Long Beach Poly High School win four consecutive Moore League championships
Three-time CIF-Southern Section Division 1 Prelim qualifier in the 100m and 4x100 relay
Member of the 4x100 team that won the league title in 2017
• Also part of the 4x200 relay that ran the fastest time in the state of California that same year
Earned runner-up honors in the 100m at the Moore League Finals as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Set personal-records of 10.86 in the 100m and 22.27 in the 200m
Played tailback and wide receiver on the Jackrabbits' football team that claimed three Moore League championships (2014, 2015, 2017)

Personal
Majoring in biological sciences
Parents are Darlene and Derek Harness
Has a younger brother, Malik

TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 11.10 (2018 UCR Spring Track Classic)
200m = 22.54 (2018 UCR Spring Track Classic)