November 7, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added All-Big Ten sprinter LaShauna Harris, of Purdue University, to the team's roster. Harris has a career best of 11.76 seconds in the 100 meter dash and 13.82 over the 100 meter hurdles.

Harris, earned Big-Ten All-Conference honors, in the 100m hurdles and the 4x100 and was a NCAA regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles. In high school, Harris was state champion in the 100 meters and runner up in 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles. Harris graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 2002(Montgomery, AL).

Team Director Greg Harger said, "Harris has the skills and ability to mature into a fierce competitor at the national level after she completes her degree in May." Harger added, "Retaining Indiana collegians like Harris is rewarding as it makes the most of the Indiana investments made during their collegiate careers."

Harris joins a team that had 16 athletes qualify for both the 2000 and the 2004 US Olympic Trials.

The Indiana Invaders, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998, presents an innovative approach to track & field by providing a resident-based, athlete-centered support system unique to the sport in the United States.