Columbia University Athletics

CAREER
 
Has seen action in 17 career games with six starts … Registered 20 career tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Three-year letterman.
 
2018
 
Started five of six games played as a junior defensive end before an injury sidelined him for the final four games ... Made two tackles on the season with 1.5 tackle for loss for seven yards and one sack for five yards … Injured vs. Dartmouth (Oct. 20) … Made tackle with 0.5 tackle for loss at Georgetown (Sept. 23) ... Registered lone sack of the year on a five-yard loss with one tackle in season opener at Central Connecticut State (Sept. 15).
 
2017
 
Saw action in nine games with one start on the defensive line as a sophomore … Contributed as a backup defensive end … Made 16 tackles (six solo) with 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and two quarterback hurries on the season … Registered career-high three tackles four times on the year … Totaled 1.0 sack and a quarterback hurry vs. Brown (Nov. 18) … Made three tackles at Cornell (Nov. 11) … Registered three tackles (two solo) at Yale (Oct. 28) … Totaled three tackles vs. Penn (Oct. 14) … Made three tackles in season opener vs. Wagner (Sept. 16).
 
2016
 
Saw action in two games on the defensive line … Made two tackles (one solo), including 0.5 tackle for loss on year … Made first career appearance and first career tackle against Dartmouth (Oct. 22) ... Also made a solo tackle at Brown (Nov. 19) … Earned varsity letter.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2016 graduate of Sidwell Friends High School in Washington, D.C., where he played four years of varsity football for head coach John Simon … Named a District of Columbia State Athletic Association Class A All-State defensive player … Two-time All-Met selection … Two-time All-Mid Atlantic Athletic Conference selection as a defensive end … Advanced Placement Scholar … Four-sport athlete in high school who earned 10 varsity letters (4-football, 3-track and field, 2-basketball, 1-wrestling) … Totaled 193 tackles (92 solo), 20.0 sacks for 97 yards, 41.0 total tackles for loss, two safeties, intercepted one pass, recovered one fumble and blocked a kick in his career … Finished with 109 total tackles (53 solo), 9.1 tackles per game, 10.0 sacks and 20.0 tackles for loss in 12 games as a senior … Finished with 10 or more tackles in five games … Made a career-high 16 tackles vs. St. James … Finished with 11 tackles and 2.0 sacks vs. Fredericksburg Christian … Totaled 11 tackles and two sacks vs. Maret … Led the Quakers to an 8-4 overall record and DCSAA Class A state championship … Helped lead the Quakers to a 44-38 win over Eastern High, a team who had defeated them earlier in the season … Finished with 56 tackles (25 solo), 10.0 sacks, 21.0 tackles for loss and one interception as a junior … Led the Quakers to a 9-3 record and MAAC title as a junior … Attended several football camps including the DMV Underclassmen Showcase … Also won the District of Columbia Athletic Association wrestling championship at the 220-pound weight class with a 20-7 overall record … Also competed in track and field … Competed in the sprints, jumps and throws … Personal records include 43-9 in the shot put, 129-5 in the discus, 17-4 ½ in the long jump, 12.24 in the 100-meters, 25.37 in the 200-meters and 56.74 in the 400-meters
 
PERSONAL
 
Born LinDon Theon Harris on June 29, 1998 … Son of Gideon and Theolyn Harris …  Mother attended Howard University … Served as co-President of Sidwell Friends’ Black Student Union … Spent two weeks at the Global Leadership Institute … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics.
 
ARTICLES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2015/09/17/sidwell-friends-football-standout-lindon-harris-commits-to-columbia/?utm_term=.270e101e75de
http://spc.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2017/01/20/thanks-obama