TicketsCINCINNATI – A pair of Cincinnati track and field standouts will be showcasing their talents in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games.
Graduate student Naquille Harris and former Bearcat and current volunteer coach Chris Borzor qualified for the 100m event. Harris will run for St. Kitts & Nevis, while Borzor will represent the Republic of Haiti.
"It's an honor to Coach and have our 60m UC record holder Naquille Harris and our 100m UC school record holder, Chris Borzor, representing their respective countries in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris," Bearcats associate head coach Nadine Faustin-Parker said.
Harris will compete in a universality spot. Universality places are eligibility spots granted to National Olympic Committees (NOC) without any qualified athletes, allowing them to participate in the Games. Athletes who receive these spots will first compete in the Preliminaries to qualify for the next round.
Harris, the school record holder in the 60m, is coming off an impressive senior season for the Bearcats. He recorded a 10.18 time in the 100m this past season, placing him as the second-fastest in school history, just behind Borzor's time of 10.15 in 2022. He is a two-time NCAA First Round qualifier and two-time AAC All-Conference selection.
Brozor (2018-21) broke school records and collected many accolades during his time at Cincinnati. He still holds two outdoor school records in the 100m and 200m.
Borzor is the Haitian national record holder in the 100m. He ran a blistering time of 10.14 at the NACAC New Life Invitational in Nassau, Bahamas.
Harris and Borzor join a trio of Bearcats competing in Paris featuring Annette Echikunwoke (USA Athletics), Jordan Thompson (USA Volleyball) and Vanessa Giles (Canada Soccer).
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Graduate student Naquille Harris and former Bearcat and current volunteer coach Chris Borzor qualified for the 100m event. Harris will run for St. Kitts & Nevis, while Borzor will represent the Republic of Haiti.
"It's an honor to Coach and have our 60m UC record holder Naquille Harris and our 100m UC school record holder, Chris Borzor, representing their respective countries in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris," Bearcats associate head coach Nadine Faustin-Parker said.
Harris will compete in a universality spot. Universality places are eligibility spots granted to National Olympic Committees (NOC) without any qualified athletes, allowing them to participate in the Games. Athletes who receive these spots will first compete in the Preliminaries to qualify for the next round.
Harris, the school record holder in the 60m, is coming off an impressive senior season for the Bearcats. He recorded a 10.18 time in the 100m this past season, placing him as the second-fastest in school history, just behind Borzor's time of 10.15 in 2022. He is a two-time NCAA First Round qualifier and two-time AAC All-Conference selection.
Brozor (2018-21) broke school records and collected many accolades during his time at Cincinnati. He still holds two outdoor school records in the 100m and 200m.
Borzor is the Haitian national record holder in the 100m. He ran a blistering time of 10.14 at the NACAC New Life Invitational in Nassau, Bahamas.
Harris and Borzor join a trio of Bearcats competing in Paris featuring Annette Echikunwoke (USA Athletics), Jordan Thompson (USA Volleyball) and Vanessa Giles (Canada Soccer).
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati Track and Field/Cross Country, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. and follow @GoBearcatsTFXC on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.