Azusa Pacific University Athletics

Jebreh Harris was announced as the head coach of Cougar cross country and assistant coach for track & field in August 2024. In his first season at Azusa Pacific, Harris made an immediate impact by guiding the Cougars to both men’s and women’s individual PacWest Cross Country champions and earning PacWest Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year honors. His leadership elevated the program to national prominence, with both teams qualifying athletes for the NCAA Championships and producing multiple All-Americans.

Harris brought more than 14 years of collegiate coaching experience to Azusa Pacific, with prior stops at USC, Illinois, UNLV, South Carolina State, and his alma mater, Tennessee. His résumé includes national championship teams, Olympians, NCAA champions, and international coaching appointments with Team USA. A former elite middle-distance runner, Harris was a two-time U.S. Olympic Trials finalist, set an American record in the 4x800m relay, and was ranked No. 2 in the nation at 800 meters in 2007.

Azusa Pacific Achievements

• 2024 PacWest Conference Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year

• 3 NCAA Division II All-Americans (Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track)

• Jessica Kampman Walczak – 2024 NCAA DII Cross Country All-American (12th at Nationals)

• 2024 PacWest Men’s Cross Country Champions

• 2024 PacWest Individual Champions – Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

• 2024 PacWest Athletes of the Year / Newcomer of the Year – Jared Wright, Jessica Kampman Walczak, Kyle Galinis

• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors – Men’s & Women’s Cross Country (2024)

• 11 All-PacWest Cross Country honorees

• 2025 NCAA DII Indoor Runner-Up – Olivia Alexandre (800m)

• 2025 NCAA DII Outdoor All-American – Alexandre (800m)

• 2025 PacWest Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Champions

• 2 Individual PacWest Outdoor Champions

• 6 All-PacWest Outdoor Track & Field honorees

Prior to Azusa Pacific

• USC (2020–24): Associate Head Coach for Cross Country / Assistant Track & Field

  • 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor National Championship Team

  • 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor 3rd Place Team Finish

• Illinois, UNLV, South Carolina State, Tennessee (2002–2020)

  • 3 Conference Championship Teams

  • 1 Olympian (Isaiah Jewett – 2020 Tokyo Olympics)

  • 1 NCAA National Champion (Jewett, 800m)

  • 7 USTFCCCA All-Americans

  • 23 NCAA First Round Qualifiers

  • 13 Conference Individual Champions

  • 8 USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Teams

  • International experience: coached athletes at 2023 U23 NACAC Championships & Thorpe Cup

  • Developed athletes who set national records for Trinidad & Tobago and the U.S. Virgin Islands

International Coaching

• 4-time Team USA Staff Coach (2016–2020)

  • Men’s Distance Coach – 2018 U20 IAAF World Team

  • Women’s Distance Coach – 2019 Pan American Games (U20)

  • Distance Coach – 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships

Athletic Career

• 2-time U.S. Olympic Trials Finalist (2004, 2008 – 800m)

• Ranked No. 2 in the U.S. at 800m (2007 – Track & Field News)

• American Record Holder – 4x800m Relay (7:02.82, Brussels 2006)

• 3rd Place – 800m at 2006 USATF Outdoor Championships

• University of Tennessee – Member of 2001 NCAA & SEC Championship Teams

  • 2-time NCAA All-American

  • All-SEC honoree; school record in indoor DMR

• Alabama State University – Team captain, All-SWAC Cross Country, Most Dedicated Senior (1998–2000)