Temple University Athletics
2018 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Harrsen, Anton

Anton Harrsen
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Helsingor, Denmark
- High School:
- Aarhus University
Bio
Personal Records:
3K: 8:22
5K: 14:32
8K: 24:35
10K: 30:58.7
2019: Finished second for the Owls in the 46th Annual Paul Short Run...Was fifth in the Cherry and White and 18th overall in the AAC Championships...Finished 28th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals to help Temple earn fourth overall.
2018: Raced in three meets for the Owls this season...Finished eighth at the Temple Invitational to help the squad place nine in the top 10...Finished fifth at the Army West Point Open to help Temple upset a nationally recognized Army team...Finished in the top 30 at the AAC Championships.
2017: A key contributor in all seven races for the Owls...Earned four top-10 finishes in 2017...Was Temple's top finisher at the American Athletic Conference Championships placing eighth to earn All-Conference honors...Helped the Owls to their first IC4A Championship title, finishing fifth overall to earn All-East honors...Represented Denmark at the 2017 SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Samorin, Slovenia...Selected as Temple Athletics' Newcomer of the Year at the annual Celebration of Champions.
Prior to Temple: Part of the winning team at a 6x1000m cross country relay...Placed second and helped his team to a fifth place finish overall... Improved his 5K personal best from 15:19 to 14:32 in just a year...Also improved his 3K personal best from 8:52 to 8:22...Four-time city champion in high school.
Personal: Majoring in geology at Temple...Competed for the Aarhus 1900 club team with current Temple teammate Kristian Jensen.
3K: 8:22
5K: 14:32
8K: 24:35
10K: 30:58.7
2019: Finished second for the Owls in the 46th Annual Paul Short Run...Was fifth in the Cherry and White and 18th overall in the AAC Championships...Finished 28th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals to help Temple earn fourth overall.
2018: Raced in three meets for the Owls this season...Finished eighth at the Temple Invitational to help the squad place nine in the top 10...Finished fifth at the Army West Point Open to help Temple upset a nationally recognized Army team...Finished in the top 30 at the AAC Championships.
2017: A key contributor in all seven races for the Owls...Earned four top-10 finishes in 2017...Was Temple's top finisher at the American Athletic Conference Championships placing eighth to earn All-Conference honors...Helped the Owls to their first IC4A Championship title, finishing fifth overall to earn All-East honors...Represented Denmark at the 2017 SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Samorin, Slovenia...Selected as Temple Athletics' Newcomer of the Year at the annual Celebration of Champions.
Prior to Temple: Part of the winning team at a 6x1000m cross country relay...Placed second and helped his team to a fifth place finish overall... Improved his 5K personal best from 15:19 to 14:32 in just a year...Also improved his 3K personal best from 8:52 to 8:22...Four-time city champion in high school.
Personal: Majoring in geology at Temple...Competed for the Aarhus 1900 club team with current Temple teammate Kristian Jensen.
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