Date Posted: 1/30/2008

MACON, Ga. – Jacksonville long jumper Natasha Harvey became the second Dolphin to earn an NCAA Provisional mark in an event by jumping a distance of 20-9.75" at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic last weekend in Gainesville, Fla. She defeated the rest of the collegiate competitors and for her effort, she earned her third career Indoor Athlete of the Week award, the conference announced on Wednesday.

Harvey, a junior exercise science major from New Haven, Conn., joined fellow junior Shaquania Lundy as Dolphins with NCAA Provisional qualifying marks. Lundy did so in the triple jump at the Clemson Invitational one week earlier. Harvey’s jump ranks as the third-best jump in the country so far.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performers

Jill Arthur, KSU (Fr. – Triple Jump – Gainesville, Ga. – Undeclared) – Broke the KSU indoor record in the long jump (21st,18-01.0 ft) and the triple jump (14th, 37-11.25ft) at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic.

Elizabeth Maxwell, GWU (Sr. – Throws – Johnsonville, S.C. – Biology) – Set the school record with a first-place mark of 14.99m (49-2.25 ft) in the weight throw at the On The Track Invitational. Won the shot put at the On The Track Invitational with a heave of 11.75m (38-6.75 ft)

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