Bio

2021-2022 at Taylor:

Indoor: Clocked a mark of 8:52.63 in the 3,000-meters at the Crossroads League Championships … Posted a season-best time of 15:49.70 in the 5,000-meters at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic.

Outdoor: Logged a season-best mark of 31:49.02 in the 10,000-meters at the Crossroads League Championships … Finished with a time of 15:06.60 in the 5,000-meters at the Indiana Tech Invite … Academic All-Crossroads League … NAIA Scholar Athlete.

2020-21 at Taylor:

Indoor: Competed in the mile run at the Crossroads League Championships, clocking a time of 4:35.82 and finishing 18th place overall … Posted a season-best time of 15:49.17 in the 5,000-meters at the IWU Midwest Classic and claimed an eighth-place finish.

Outdoor: Ran a lifetime-best 10,000-meter time of 32:50.11 at the Crossroads League Championships and finished 10th … Finished fourth place in the 10k at the Little State Championships … Competed in the 5,000-meters at the IWU Polar Bear Invite and logged a time of 15:49.41.

2019-20 at Taylor:

Indoor: Clocked a time of 2:42.61 in the 1,000-meters at the Crossroads League Championships, claiming 14th place overall … Set a season-best 5,000-meter mark of 15:50.58 at the GVSU Open … Placed second overall in the 5k at the Findlay Open.

Outdoor: Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19.

Prep: Raced to three varsity letters in cross country and track for Kevin Young at John Hersey High … Earned all-conference honors in the 800-meters and 3200-meters … Part of the Illinois 3A cross country state runner-up team … Participated in the Nike Cross Country Regionals Midwest Champions Meet … Finished 19th place at Nike Cross Country Nationals … Member of National Honor Society … Four-year A-Honor roll student.

Personal: Son of Greg and Shelly Harden … Sister, Sarah, currently runs for Taylor women’s cross country and track and field … Brother, Seth, ran for Taylor men’s cross country and track and field … Majoring in mathematics education.