Campbellsville University's
Corbin Harris is now a two-time winner of a Mid-South Conference Champions of Character award — this time for men's indoor track & field, conference officials announced. Harris also won the same award for men's cross country.
Champions of Character is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) initiative that recognizes athletes who mirror the core values — integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
Every nominee is required to supply a letter of recommendation from their coach and also a personal letter to the conference athletics directors, who form the voting committee.
"Corbin is a great individual and I have enjoyed coaching him thus far. Being a member of cross-country and track and field, I get the privilege of being around him all year round," said his coach,
Hilary Lakes. "His personality and his character being something special to the team.
"He works hard in track and field and has made improvements in his running achievements over the last couple of years. In addition to cross-country and track and field, Corbin also helps the Sports Information Office with game-day stats as well as being a part of SGA and FCA here on campus. Corbin is an outstanding student-athlete and always displays the NAIA Characteristics on a daily basis."
Harris said that for years, he had always understood and upheld the values of respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership, and sportsmanship.
"Throughout my life, I knew the significance of implementing the values of integrity, respect, responsibility, servant leadership, and sportsmanship," said Harris. "As I have gotten older, the importance of pursuing these qualities on a daily basis has grown tremendously. While I was young, my parents taught me these qualities. As I tried to uphold them to make them happy, I never knew how important they were."
This past summer, Harris worked at a summer camp known as Camp Loucon. Throughout the summer, he spent time ministering to kids the Word of God and used his relationship with Christ to serve and love the children who came to the camp. One way he was able to do this was by being named to the leader of the cross-country portion and by starting his own track portion where he was able to run with the children and teach them how different aspects of the sport.
With the cross country sections, he spent time with the kids stretching, running, swimming, doing stride outs, and we even hosting a race at the end of the week.
"I tried not to only focus on the physical aspects of the sport, but the mental aspects as well," continued Harris. "I tried to show the campers how to be good sports when racing and the importance of positive and uplifting encouragement towards both your teammates, and the people you are competing against. "
In the future, Harris plans on dealing with athletes on a daily basis as a sports agent. He believes that through his platform as a sports agent, he will be able to show the athletes he is representing that what they do is more than just a game.
Corbin Harris' List of Activities and Achievements
3.95 GPA
* Double major in Business Administration and Sport Management
* 2014 Governor Scholar
* Graduated top 10 percent in his high school graduating class
* Vice President of Activities for Student Government Association
* Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes
* Selected to represent the men's cross-country team on Campbellsville's athletic leadership team
* A member of the National Christian College Athletic Association All-Academic Team
* Earned the second highest GPA at Campbellsville University as a team as a member of Campbellsville University Men's cross-country
* Earned the 110 Percent Award for Campbellsville University cross country in 2015
* Was a top 7 member on Campbellsville's 2015 Mid-South Conference Champion team
* Earned fourth as a team at the National Christian College Athletic Association
* Finished 21st as a team at the NAIA National Championships
* Was a member of the 2016 track Mid-South Conference All-Academic Team
* 2015 Grayson County Baseball Award for hard work and dedication
* Currently, he interns for Campbellsville University Sports Information.
* Last year, he volunteered at Campbellsville University basketball and baseball games to do PA and keep stats.
* This past summer, he worked at Camp Loucon to help minister the children and teens in a camp setting. Throughout the summer he worked with people from the ages of 7-18, and was selected to be the leader of the cross country section of the camp for high, middle, and elementary schools.
* He volunteered at Campbellsville Elementary to read books to their students.
* He attended a community service trip in 2015 when he traveled around the northern United States (Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington DC) for eight days completing various service activities.
* He was selected to attend community service trip in 2013. On this trip, he and his team worked with the Kentucky YMCA to complete service activities throughout the Commonwealth for eight days.
* In 2016, he participated in a service project where Campbellsville University cross country partnered with Georgetown University cross country to collect shoes and donate them to WaterStep, an organization that uses old shoes to create clean water for African villages.
* He also helped the Kentucky YMCA by raising $1,250 for their youth scholarship fund over the last 3 years.
To follow Cross Country throughout the year, check out www.campbellsvill tigers.com on the web, @Cville_XCTrack and @CvilleTigers on Twitter and Campbellsville Tigers on Facebook.
