Eric Harris (born June 7, 1991) is an

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n sprinter who specialises in the

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and

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. He is currently in his sophomore year at the

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. At the 2010 USA Junior Championships in

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, Harris finished third in the 100 metres (10.48 s), behind Mike Granger (10.30 s) and Charles Silmon (10.33 s). He finished runner-up in the 200 metres (21.53 s) behind Oliver Bradwell (21.48 s). Teaming up with Silmon, Granger, and Bradwell in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the

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, Harris helped the U.S. to a winning time of 38.93 sec, which was the second-fastest ever at the World Junior Championships (behind the 38.66 s WJR run by the 2004 U.S. squad). Harris also participated in the

, but did not make it past the semifinal round.

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