Alex M. Rivera Athletics Hall of Fame
Michelle Harrison, a native of Salem, Virginia (Salem High School), was a two-sport standout as a basketball guard (1993-97) and softball shortstop (1995-98) before graduating from NCCU in May 1998.
She started her Lady Eagle career on the hardwood, earning CIAA All-Rookie Team honors in 1994. During her junior campaign in 1995-96, Harrison placed sixth in the NCAA Division II with 4.2 steals per game and ninth in the CIAA in scoring with 16.3 points per game, earning First-Team All-CIAA and Second-Team Black College All-America honors.
She finished her basketball career with 1,448 points (14.3 ppg), 512 rebounds (5.1 rpg), 303 assists (3.0 apg), and 382 steals (3.8 spg), which ranked fourth on the NCAA Division II career steals list. In 1999, Harrison was voted to the CIAA 25th Anniversary Women’s Basketball Team and was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame.
Harrison also excelled on the diamond, claiming the 1998 CIAA Softball Player of the Year award and First-Team All-CIAA honors as a senior, while leading the team to the school’s first CIAA Softball Championship.
She was selected to the 1997 and 1998 CIAA All-Tournament Team, and received All-CIAA First Team honors as a sophomore and All-CIAA Second Team honors as a junior.
Harrison still holds the NCAA Division II record with a career batting average of .537 (145-for-270). In 1998, she was No. 1 in NCAA Division II in slugging percentage.
Harrison was also a member of the 1998 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
She is currently a basketball and softball coach at Salem High School, and plays for the Roanoke Rapids in the National Women’s Football Association.
(bio from program at the time of induction)
