Cornell soccer standout Alex Harris, a Columbia River Excessive grad, is popping professional.
The sophomore signed a Technology Adidas contract on Wednesday and is eligible for the MLS SuperDraft, which is Friday.
Cornell famous in a press launch that Technology Adidas is an MLS partnership by which Adidas sponsors the athlete’s contract for the workforce that drafts them. In signing the contract, Harris formally declared himself as knowledgeable and won’t be returning to the pitch with the Huge Pink subsequent season.
Harris was named Jap School Athletic Convention soccer Offensive Participant of The 12 months on Monday. Additionally a semifinalist for the MAC Herman Trophy, Harris had 43 factors on 19 objectives and 5 assists this season. His factors and objectives totals have been second within the nation.
“Alex’s career at Cornell has been nothing short of remarkable,” Cornell coach Daniel Wooden stated in a press release. “In his two seasons here he has managed to make the most difficult part of playing our sport (scoring goals) look fairly effortless.”
Harris was beforehand named to the 2024 NCAA All-American second workforce in addition to the Ivy League Offensive Participant of the 12 months, a primary in Cornell historical past. He finishes his collegiate profession with 31 objectives and 9 assists.
Harris was not one of many three finalists introduced Wednesday for the Herman Trophy, which matches to the highest males’s and ladies’s participant in NCAA Division I faculty soccer. The United Soccer Coaches narrowed the listing from 13 semifinalists.
Harris was named The Columbian’s All-Area boys soccer participant of the yr twice and helped lead Columbia River to the 2023 Class 2A state title.