Harrison Blay grew up in Northeast Ohio. He was an active 4-H member for 11 years and worked daily to raise and show junior market steers and heifers. He showed livestock at the local, state and national level and ended his 4-H career on a high note, winning The Ohio State Fair Supreme Champion Heifer in 2023. He attended Archbishop Hoban High School and was a member of the 2019 Division II State Championship Football Team. Harrison lives with his parents, Doug and Kelly Blay and his sisters, Olivia and Caroline. Harrison is an active member of the Agriculture Fraternity, Alpha Gamma Sigma and will be a sophomore at The Ohio State University this fall. He is pursuing an animal biosciences degree with the goal to attend vet school in the future.