Allen Harris Class: Junior Hometown: Lancaster, Pa. High School: Conestoga Valley Height: 5-5 Position: AA

CAREER HIGHS (NCAA)
Floor Exercise: 9.400 two times - last vs. Michigan (Feb. 3, 2007)
Rings: 9.200 at NCAA Championships (April 13, 2007)
Vault: 9.350 vs. Illinois (Feb. 17, 2007)
Parallel Bars: 7.950 at West Point Open (Jan. 26, 2007)

CAREER HIGHS (FIG)
Floor Exercise: 15.450 at Big Ten Championships (April 4, 2008)
Rings: 14.000 vs. Army (Jan. 12, 2008)
Vault: 15.950 vs. William & Mary and Navy (March 8, 2008)
Parallel Bars: 15.000 vs. Army (Jan. 12, 2008)

PENN STATE CAREER
2008: For the second consecutive year, Harris made his mark in the postseason, placing third (tie) in the floor exercise with a personal-best score of 15.450 in the team finals of the Big Ten Championships...Also contributed a third place showing in the floor exercise (15.200) in the season-opening win over Army...One of Penn State's most consistent vaulters, he finished in third with a season-high score of 15.950 against William & Mary and Navy...Competed in the still rings in two meets (Army and Michigan) and the parallel bars in three meets (Army, Michigan, and Oklahoma)...Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition.

2007: Emerged as a clutch performer late in the year, contributing season-high scores on the still rings (9.200) and vault (8.900) in the team finals of the 2007 NCAA Championships...Scored a season-best 9.400 in the floor exercise twice, placing second at the West Point Open and third at Michigan...Also finished in third (tie) in the floor exercise versus William & Mary (9.250).

GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Gained club experience with Artistic Sports Academy Plus...Placed 25th in the all-around finals at the 2006 Junior Olympic Nationals...2006 Pennsylvania state champion in the vault...2006 BlackJack Invitational floor champion...2006 Pennsylvania state co-champion in the floor exercise.

PERSONAL
Lists floor exercise as his favorite event...Plans to pursue a career in the field of sports medicine after gymnastics...Decided to attend Penn State because "I knew it was a high-quality university that offered me the opportunity to further my gymnastics career"...Majoring in Kinesiology.

QUOTING COACH JEPSON
"Allen is very steady. He has done a great job for us throughout his career. He has made some improvements on his events. His parallel bars are really ready to go this year. He will step in and do a great job for us there, along with several other events. He is a very quiet, humble, hard worker and has established himself as a key performer for us."