Dan Harris of “Dan Draws”

I meet Dan Harris at the 2007 AAU National Championship Track and Field Meet, in Knoxville, Tennessee last summer.

He is a wonderful young man that has passion for track and his God given talent to share track and field in a most unique expression of art full of color and vibrance, the same way track and field is to those who love it .

I loved his art work from the moment I laid eyes on it and I wanted to purchase 3-4 pieces.Well I got caught -up with the meet and Lauren’s heat and I didn’t get back to him before almost EVERYTHING was sold out. I did manage to get one beautiful “Long Jump Girl” to take home having to order additional art work later. For more information see below.

http://www.dandraws.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Trackmom

Dr.Lorraine

Daniel Alexander Harris was born in 1982 in Houston, Texas. He is a self taught artist and accomplished track and field athlete. In high school Daniel was a two time state champion, AAU champion, Gatorade track and field athlete of the year for Missouri and he finished his senior year ranked #4 in the triple jump by Track and Field News Magazine. All of this while only standing 5ft. 7in. and weighing 144 lbs.

Daniel began his college career at the University of Purdue. As a freshman at Purdue Daniel was an outdoor provisional NCAA qualifier in the triple jump. That summer he went on to compete for the USA 19 and under Junior Team in England and Argentina. After a tumultuous sophomore season Daniel transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Daniel competed in the triple jump, long jump, high jump and on the 4x100m relay. As a Tarheel Daniel was selected team captain two consecutive years, qualified for many NCAA regional and championship meets, was the 2004 ACC triple jump champion and he competed at the 2004 Olympic Trials in Sacramento, CA. Daniel ranks #2 all-time indoors and #3 all-time outdoors for the Tarheels in the triple jump.

After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Fine Arts Daniel has decided to give back to the track and field community by using his artistic talents to portray the sport which he loves and that has given so much to him.