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Richard A. Harris

  • Class
    2006
  • Induction
    2012
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field
2005

• Born in Rochester, New York and graduated from Hilton Central High School

• Earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Career and Technical Education from Buffalo State

• Competed just one season at Buffalo State after previously competing for Alfred State and Roberts Wesleyan

• Won the outdoor NCAA Division III National Championship in the 110-meter high hurdles (Buffalo State’s first national champion in 20 years)

• Also won the SUNYAC and NYSCTC Outdoor Championships in the 110-meter high hurdles

• Was an NCAA Division III qualifier in the 55-meter hurdles and placed third at the national championships to earn All-America honors

• Holds the school indoor record in the 55-meter hurdles and the outdoor record in the 110-meter high hurdles

• Awarded Bengal Award for Male Athlete of the Year
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