Kyle Harrison

CTL-E-6909 · Person · other · contemporary

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Kyle Harrison (born March 12, 1983, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a retired lacrosse midfielder whose college career made him the face of his sport — and a landmark figure in its Black history. His father, Dr. Miles Harrison, had played on Morgan State's “Ten Bears,” described by PressBox as the first all-Black lacrosse team in the country. At Johns Hopkins (2002–2005) Harrison was a three-time All-American, twice won the McLaughlin Award as the nation's top midfielder, and captained the 2005 Blue Jays to a perfect 16–0 season and the NCAA championship, the program's first since 1987. That year he won the Tewaaraton and Enners Awards as the nation's top player — Johns Hopkins notes he remains the only Blue Jay to win the Tewaaraton — and, on June 3, 2005, he became the first Black player to win the Tewaaraton Award. Johns Hopkins records his career totals at 81 goals and 45 assists, with 328 of 537 faceoffs won (.611). The first overall pick in the 2005 Major League Lacrosse draft, he played professionally for seventeen years, represented the United States national team in 2006 and 2014, and was elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2023. He co-founded the Black Lacrosse Alliance and serves as the Premier Lacrosse League's Director of Player Relations and Diversity Inclusion.

The record

• Also known as: K18

Notes

Sports Encyclopedia roster CTL-SPE-0197. Firsts disposition: the Tewaaraton claim is asserted as “first Black player to win the Tewaaraton Award (June 3, 2005)” because two independent sources in this record state the exact claim (the Blaxers Blog / USA Lacrosse Magazine timeline via PhillyLacrosse.com, and the Suiting Up podcast profile); the fact and year of the award itself are confirmed by Johns Hopkins and the Tewaaraton Foundation. Namesake caution applied throughout: the lacrosse player (Johns Hopkins, K18) is not the baseball pitcher Kyle Harrison who also appears in Commons search results. Curator's Judgment (DRAFT): Harrison matters to CTL twice over — as the most decorated player in a flagship program's history and as a second-generation figure, his father's Morgan State Ten Bears standing behind his own Hopkins career. His post-playing work (Black Lacrosse Alliance, PLL diversity role) is part of the record, not an epilogue. Photo: CLEARED — Hopkins lax.jpg, Public domain.

Relationships

• Baltimore, Maryland — from
  Kyle Harrison was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and PressBox quotes him describing himself as “a black kid from Baltimore.”

Referenced by

• Johns Hopkins University — has alumnus → this record

Sources

• Johns Hopkins University Athletics. “Kyle Harrison Elected to National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.” September 21, 2023. Accessed 2026-11-03. https://hopkinssports.com/news/2023/9/21/mens-lacrosse-kyle-harrison-elected-to-national-lacrosse-hall-of-fame.aspx (primary source · build store)
• The Tewaaraton Foundation. “Board of Directors — Kyle Harrison.” Accessed 2026-11-03. https://www.tewaaraton.com/board-of-directors (build store)
• PhillyLacrosse.com. “A Timeline of Black Lacrosse History” (Blaxers Blog, partnered with USA Lacrosse Magazine), February 17, 2022. Accessed 2026-11-03. http://phillylacrosse.com/2022/blaxersblog-a-timeline-of-black-lacrosse-history-with-many-contributions-from-philly-players-coaches/ (build store)
• Suiting Up Podcast. “Kyle Harrison: Pro Lacrosse Player & Entrepreneur.” Accessed 2026-11-03. https://suitinguppodcast.com/episode/kyle-harrison-pro-lacrosse-player-entrepreneur/ (build store)
• PressBox. “Former Johns Hopkins Star Kyle Harrison Developing Next Wave of Lacrosse Players.” October 15, 2018. Accessed 2026-11-03. https://pressboxonline.com/2018/10/15/former-johns-hopkins-star-kyle-harrison-developing-next-wave-of-lacrosse-players/ (build store)

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