Natasha Harvey will compete in the US Olympic Trials on June 30 in Eugene, Ore. Image courtesy of ASunPhotos.com
Date Posted: 6/17/2008
MACON, Ga. - Following strong performances at the 2008 NCAA Track & Field Championships, the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Belmont's Lynette Rives and Jacksonville's Natasha Harvey NCAA Division I All-Americans.
Rives advanced to the semifinals of the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday. Despite setting a school record after running a 23.56 in the semifinal round, Rives came up just short of qualifying for the finals. The junior becomes only the second female outdoor athlete to receive an All-American honor from the USTFCCCA. Rives currently awaits word on whether she will be invivted to compete at the US Olympic Trials.
Harvey capped off a stelar 2008 Outdoor campaign with a silver medal performance in the long jump at nationals. Harvey leapt 21-10 (6.65m) to break the school record of 21-09 (6.63m) she set only a day earlier. The winner of the long jump, Brittney Reese of Ole Miss, tied the world's longest mark of 2008 with a jump of 22-09 (6.93m), which she previously set, to defeat the junior, Harvey. She will compete for a spot on the 2008 US Olympic Team at the Olympic Trials on June 30.
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