While at Fresno, Harris won both the 1991 and 1992 Big West Conference Championships in the 1500 meters[8] and was an All-American in indoor track & field in 1992 and 1994.
Harris served as Head Coach for both Track & Field and Cross Country at University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), from 2014 to 2017.
[15] During his time at UCSC, Harris was a three-time winner of the Division III Association of Independents Coach of the Year award,[16] for women's cross country.
[17] In the 2017 Outdoor Track season, UCSC for the first time sponsored full varsity squads for both men and women that competed in all event groups.
[18] Before UCSC, Harris was an Assistant Cross Country Coach for Auburn University, while he pursued his Masters and PhD in exercise physiology.