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Joel Harrison

Class:
Junior
Position:
D
Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Langley, B.C.
High School:
Burnaby Central

At Michigan
• Senior CLASS Award Candidate (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American (2021: First Team, 2019: Second Team)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 (2019: First Team)
• First-Team All-Big Ten (2021)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018, 2021)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018-21)
• Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2018-19)
• Recipient of 2019-20 Bates/Deskins Award, given annually to the top junior student-athlete at the University of Michigan

Graduate Student (2021)
• Played in five matches and made four starts
• Injured to start the season
• Played all 90 minutes anchoring the backline in the final three games of the season
• Saw 362 minutes of action in five appearances

Senior (Spring 2021)
• First-Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Players to Watch List
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Drafted in the third round (53rd overall) by the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft
• Played and started in seven games before a season-ending injury at Indiana on March 27

Junior (2019)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American (Second Team)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 (First Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Recipient of 2019-20 Bates/Deskins Award, given annually to the top junior student-athlete at the University of Michigan
• Appeared in 19 matches (18 starts) recording one goal.
• Scored his first career goal against Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 30)

Sophomore (2018)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Appeared in nine matches (one start) as a reserve.
• Got first career start in NCAA Tournament second round at Notre Dame (Nov. 18); played all 110 minutes, helping secure shutout.
• Made collegiate debut as a sub against Oakland (Oct. 3)

Freshman (2017)
• Did not play (injury).

Prep
• Burnaby Central, Langley, B.C. (2017)
• Member of U-18 Canadian National Team
• Member of Whitecaps FC Residency (2015-16)
• Appeared in four matches for Whitecaps FC 2 (2016)
• Earned Whitecaps Youth Player BMO RESP award (2016)
• Also ran cross country and participated in track & field

Club
• Whitecaps FC Residency (2015-2016)
• Surrey United SC (2012-15)

Personal
• Born August 6, 1999
• Son of Kevin & Louise Harrison
• Father ran track at University of Toronto (1986-90), while mother played water polo at Queens University (1989-1992)
• Intends to enroll in school of Engineering