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Talent, skill, and hard work alone do not always get you where you want to be: sometimes, you need an opportunity made possible by the love and help of supporters. I have worked hard my entire life to place myself in the best position possible to achieve success and inspire success in others. I want to become a professional track and field athlete competing at the National Championships and the Olympics. Friends, what I need now is an opportunity to achieve this goal not only for my own success but for all those who see themselves in my story. My story is to encourage others to chase their own dreams and be the authors of their own stories.
My name is Jarvis Harris. In May of 2015 I graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. At graduation all my friends and classmates buzzed with excitement from finally finishing our grueling race at school. But my races were yet to begin. Instead of being in Harvard Yard receiving my diploma, I was over a thousand miles away in Jacksonville, FL, at the 2015 NCAA Division I East Preliminaries of the National Track & Field Championship. I was preparing for the races of my life in the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles. And I couldn’t help but have the same feeling as in 2011 when I was running for Jesuit High School of New Orleans at the state championship meet. Being at those championship meets at that competitive level solidified in me that I want to reach higher heights and a greater stage after college.
Recently, I have been accepted to continue training at Altis (previously known as the World Athletics Center) located in Phoenix, Arizona. Altis aims to “provide an environment in which the elite track and field athlete can grow: [they] help to shape the careers of the best athletes in the world, building championship performers.” It is here surrounded with elite athletes from around the world where I choose to cultivate myself and pursue my goals of excellence on an international stage. It will most definitely require steady commitment and consistent hard work, but I believe I am prepared to meet this task for I have always been put to the grind. For many years now, I have competitively studied, sang, danced, acted, and ran track. I have grown since I was 10 years old dreading running the open 400 meter dash because of the pain and since I was 13 years old being terrified of going over small hurdles. But by the conclusion of my collegiate athletic experience I had overcome larger hurdles: I was a three-time Ivy League Champion, a four-time NCAA Regional Qualifier, Captain of Harvard University Men’s Track & Field team, and was ranked in the top 20 of East Division I 400 meter hurdlers with a time of 51.10 seconds after only running this new event seven times. But as I said before talent, skill, and hard work are not always enough to accomplish the goal.
This is why I must ask you, my friends, to support me however you can because any and all help is appreciated. I will have a part-time job on top of my six days a week of full-time training to cover as much of the cost as I can by myself. But in reality, the cost of attendance at Altis ($7,500), housing ($10,500), traveling costs to attend competitions, and other training expenses sum up to an amount that I cannot handle alone. My funding goal is $20,000. I believe that it will secure the financial support for me to continue my track career at Altis and ultimately become a role model for talented hard workers who need the opportunity to achieve. For more information on my training at Altis, please visit the website here . Any help that you can provide goes a long way. However, if you are unable to financially contribute, I would be grateful if you simply shared my story with others.
To see progress in my adventures come back and visit this page for updates and please follow me via Facebook @ Jarvis Harris and my new Instagram @jarviskharris . Welcome to my journey!
Live well and Love strongly,
Jarvis Harris
Talent, skill, and hard work alone do not always get you where you want to be: sometimes, you need an opportunity made possible by the love and help of supporters. I have worked hard my entire life to place myself in the best position possible to achieve success and inspire success in others. I want to become a professional track and field athlete competing at the National Championships and the Olympics. Friends, what I need now is an opportunity to achieve this goal not only for my own success but for all those who see themselves in my story. My story is to encourage others to chase their own dreams and be the authors of their own stories.
My name is Jarvis Harris. In May of 2015 I graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. At graduation all my friends and classmates buzzed with excitement from finally finishing our grueling race at school. But my races were yet to begin. Instead of being in Harvard Yard receiving my diploma, I was over a thousand miles away in Jacksonville, FL, at the 2015 NCAA Division I East Preliminaries of the National Track & Field Championship. I was preparing for the races of my life in the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles. And I couldn’t help but have the same feeling as in 2011 when I was running for Jesuit High School of New Orleans at the state championship meet. Being at those championship meets at that competitive level solidified in me that I want to reach higher heights and a greater stage after college.
Recently, I have been accepted to continue training at Altis (previously known as the World Athletics Center) located in Phoenix, Arizona. Altis aims to “provide an environment in which the elite track and field athlete can grow: [they] help to shape the careers of the best athletes in the world, building championship performers.” It is here surrounded with elite athletes from around the world where I choose to cultivate myself and pursue my goals of excellence on an international stage. It will most definitely require steady commitment and consistent hard work, but I believe I am prepared to meet this task for I have always been put to the grind. For many years now, I have competitively studied, sang, danced, acted, and ran track. I have grown since I was 10 years old dreading running the open 400 meter dash because of the pain and since I was 13 years old being terrified of going over small hurdles. But by the conclusion of my collegiate athletic experience I had overcome larger hurdles: I was a three-time Ivy League Champion, a four-time NCAA Regional Qualifier, Captain of Harvard University Men’s Track & Field team, and was ranked in the top 20 of East Division I 400 meter hurdlers with a time of 51.10 seconds after only running this new event seven times. But as I said before talent, skill, and hard work are not always enough to accomplish the goal.
This is why I must ask you, my friends, to support me however you can because any and all help is appreciated. I will have a part-time job on top of my six days a week of full-time training to cover as much of the cost as I can by myself. But in reality, the cost of attendance at Altis ($7,500), housing ($10,500), traveling costs to attend competitions, and other training expenses sum up to an amount that I cannot handle alone. My funding goal is $20,000. I believe that it will secure the financial support for me to continue my track career at Altis and ultimately become a role model for talented hard workers who need the opportunity to achieve. For more information on my training at Altis, please visit the website here . Any help that you can provide goes a long way. However, if you are unable to financially contribute, I would be grateful if you simply shared my story with others.
To see progress in my adventures come back and visit this page for updates and please follow me via Facebook @ Jarvis Harris and my new Instagram @jarviskharris . Welcome to my journey!
Live well and Love strongly,
Jarvis Harris