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MISSOULA – When Scarlet Harris saw her older brother Reed win a state title three years ago, it seemed like an accomplishment beyond comprehension.
Now the Great Falls High star has joined the club.
Harris topped the field in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles finals on Saturday, May 30, at the Class AA state track and field meet at MCPS Stadium on the campus of Big Sky High School.
After clocking the event’s top AA time this season in Friday’s prelims (14.91), the junior earned gold with a time of 15.12, 0.07 ahead of Paisley Johnson of Missoula Hellgate.
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“I feel like I’m daydreaming,” Harris said. “It just feels so amazing. It’s great.”
Harris not only joined her brother Reed – the boys’ 200 champ in 2023 – as a Bison state champion but became the first Great Falls High girls’ individual winner since Morgan Evans in 2017.
Harris heard from Reed, now a wide receiver on the Arizona State football team, shortly after the event.
“He just texted me and said, ‘Way to get ‘em,’” Harris said. “I’m just happy that I finally did something that seemed so impressive.”
It was Harris’ third All-State finish in the 100 hurdles, as she finished fourth as a freshman and runner-up in 2025. Her prelim time of 14.91 was fourth all-time in program history behind Evans (14.47, 2017), Kris Schmitt (14.64, 1985), and Sheri Martinez (14.74, 1980).
“This is just trust, like trusting everything that I’m doing,” Harris said. “Like breaking 15 (seconds), I always say I’m going to do it, and then I finally did it. It’s amazing that I did it at state. This is the place to do it.”
Harris now has six All-State distinctions in three seasons after also placing third in the long jump on Friday, as she finished fourth in the 200 as a freshman and sixth in the long jump last year.
Her long jump of 17 feet, 5.5 inches is also fourth all-time in Bison history and the best finish for a Great Falls High girl since Twila Reovan was third in 2018 (17-11.25).
“I’m really happy, because my goal was to do better than last year because last year’s state was a little hard,” Harris said. “And I’ve done that. I placed better than last year, and I (set personal records). So, I’m really grateful for everything that’s been going on.”
Harris finished eighth in the 300 hurdles as former C.M. Russell High and Great Falls High athlete Aizalyn Flaten won the event for Bozeman Gallatin with a time of 43.42 to set a PR. Flaten, who was All-State in the 300 for CMR in 2023 and in the triple jump for the Bison last season, was third in the 100 hurdles (15.29).
CMR distance standout Emerson Hamma, who made the podium in fifth on Friday in the 3200, earned fourth place in the 1600 on Saturday with a career-best time of 4:15.09. Hamma concluded his career with the Rustlers with three All-State finishes in track and two in cross-country.
CMR junior Tayah Osier was All-State in the girls’ high jump, finishing fifth at a height of 5 feet, 2 inches.
This article originally appeared on Great Falls Tribune: Great Falls High's Scarlet Harris wins 100 hurdles title at AA state track
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Now the Great Falls High star has joined the club.
Harris topped the field in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles finals on Saturday, May 30, at the Class AA state track and field meet at MCPS Stadium on the campus of Big Sky High School.
After clocking the event’s top AA time this season in Friday’s prelims (14.91), the junior earned gold with a time of 15.12, 0.07 ahead of Paisley Johnson of Missoula Hellgate.
More: CMR boys tennis 3-peats, Pike wins girls’ title
More: Great Falls High’s Bree MacDonald runner-up in pole vault at state track meet
“I feel like I’m daydreaming,” Harris said. “It just feels so amazing. It’s great.”
Harris not only joined her brother Reed – the boys’ 200 champ in 2023 – as a Bison state champion but became the first Great Falls High girls’ individual winner since Morgan Evans in 2017.
Harris heard from Reed, now a wide receiver on the Arizona State football team, shortly after the event.
“He just texted me and said, ‘Way to get ‘em,’” Harris said. “I’m just happy that I finally did something that seemed so impressive.”
It was Harris’ third All-State finish in the 100 hurdles, as she finished fourth as a freshman and runner-up in 2025. Her prelim time of 14.91 was fourth all-time in program history behind Evans (14.47, 2017), Kris Schmitt (14.64, 1985), and Sheri Martinez (14.74, 1980).
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“This is just trust, like trusting everything that I’m doing,” Harris said. “Like breaking 15 (seconds), I always say I’m going to do it, and then I finally did it. It’s amazing that I did it at state. This is the place to do it.”
Harris now has six All-State distinctions in three seasons after also placing third in the long jump on Friday, as she finished fourth in the 200 as a freshman and sixth in the long jump last year.
Her long jump of 17 feet, 5.5 inches is also fourth all-time in Bison history and the best finish for a Great Falls High girl since Twila Reovan was third in 2018 (17-11.25).
“I’m really happy, because my goal was to do better than last year because last year’s state was a little hard,” Harris said. “And I’ve done that. I placed better than last year, and I (set personal records). So, I’m really grateful for everything that’s been going on.”
Harris finished eighth in the 300 hurdles as former C.M. Russell High and Great Falls High athlete Aizalyn Flaten won the event for Bozeman Gallatin with a time of 43.42 to set a PR. Flaten, who was All-State in the 300 for CMR in 2023 and in the triple jump for the Bison last season, was third in the 100 hurdles (15.29).
CMR distance standout Emerson Hamma, who made the podium in fifth on Friday in the 3200, earned fourth place in the 1600 on Saturday with a career-best time of 4:15.09. Hamma concluded his career with the Rustlers with three All-State finishes in track and two in cross-country.
CMR junior Tayah Osier was All-State in the girls’ high jump, finishing fifth at a height of 5 feet, 2 inches.
This article originally appeared on Great Falls Tribune: Great Falls High's Scarlet Harris wins 100 hurdles title at AA state track
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