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Karen Harvey
Karen Harvey on females in NCAAMay 22, 2009 Florida State Coach Karen Harvey has been one of the most successful female coaches this year between xc and indoor track. She talks about challenges of being a male dominated profession and how she handles it.
About Karen Harvey | Organization: | Florida State University | | College: | University Of Michigan-ann Arbor | | Bio: | As an athlete, Karen Harvey has excelled on the track and now as a coach, she is revealing another facet of her talents. While competing for the Michigan Wolverines, Harvey earned All-American honors… + See More +As an athlete, Karen Harvey has excelled on the track and now as a coach, she is revealing another facet of her talents. While competing for the Michigan Wolverines, Harvey earned All-American honors… + See More - See Less -As an athlete, Karen Harvey has excelled on the track and now as a coach, she is revealing another facet of her talents. While competing for the Michigan Wolverines, Harvey earned All-American honors three times: once in cross-country and twice in track.. Harvey's post-collegiate was very successful; she was ranked number one in the world in the steeplechase in 1998 and was a nine-time member of the Canadian national team. As a coach, Harvey's success has been unexpectedly quick. Since talking over the helm of the distance women at the University of Illinois in 2002, she has guided the cross team to three nationals appearances and two top ten finishes. On the track, the fighting Illini distance crew has made great strides since Harvey's arrival. During the 2006 outdoor finals, Harvey guided Cassi Hunt to her third All-American honors with a second place showing. In 2007 Karen took helm as the Florida State Women's XC coach and like in Champaign, she had an instant impact. In just her first year Karen took the Seminoles to a second place showing in XC and had two different ladies take national titles in track. Karen is married to former Michigan National Champion and current Canadian record holder, Kevin Sullivan. |
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Only the real pugetsoundhound can sign in. My moniker will appear in blue.
My post below was sincere.
as a fan you have my interest and admiration
ah, mocking and name calling. . .something you learned in college? doesn't say much for you or your former school. . .
I want it to be clear that this interview took place in fall 2008, and I was only speaking about female head cross country coaches who have won ncaa team titles.
I got an email this morning pointing out that there are two female head coaches who HAVE won NCAA XC team titles. Obviously my blanket statement was incorrect and I certainly wanted to point my mistakes out.
I want to take this opportunity to recognize and acknowledge Terry Crawford and Dena Evans.
Terry was a head coach at Texas and won the NCAA cross country women's team title in 1986. Terry is currently the director of cross country & track and field at Cal Poly.
Dena Evans was promoted to the head coach in 2003, and went on the coach the Stanford ladies to an NCAA cross country team title that same year.
Here is Dena's bio:
http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/mtt/evans_dena00.html
I am certainly grateful that a fellow female coach pointed my mistakes out to me.
My statement was wrong, so its been done, TWICE! My apologies to anyone I may have offended.
Wishing everyone good health and fast times;
Coach Karen Harvey
Florida State University
Coached several Olympians & as said before 7 NCAA team championship titles
Also why would being a black female coach be harder in today's environment than just being female? I think it is easier for Bev to go into a black sprinters house and get a recruit then it is for a white female.
From the UT website:
Beverly Kearney begins her 16th season at the helm of the University of Texas women's track and field program this fall.
...She was honored as one of eight inductees into the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame...
The Longhorns coach was the perfect candidate as she has seven NCAA Championships, six at The University of Texas, and 19 league titles since joining the program in 1993.
I wonder what she has to say?