Alisa Harvey Explained

Alisa Harvey
Sport:Track, long-distance running
Event:800 meters, 1500 meters
Birth Date:16 September 1965
Birth Place:Arlington, Virginia, United States
Collegeteam:Tennessee
Pb:800m

1:59.72[1]
1500m: 4:08.33[2]
Mile: 4:29.65
5000m: 16:25.04

Alisa Harvey (temporarily Alisa Harvey-Hill; September 16, 1965) is a middle distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's 1,500 meters 4:08.32 on June 26, 1992, at the US Olympic Trials in New Orleans[3] and in the 800 meters 1:59.72 in 1995. She was ranked in the U.S. top ten in the 1500 meters 8 years in a row from 1986 to 1993, achieving number 1 in 1993. After taking 1994 off for maternity, she returned to the list in 1998 and 1999.[4] She also made the U.S. list in the 800 metres six times between 1988 and 1996.[5] In 1998 she became the 24th American woman to break 4:30 for a mile.[6] She is still an active masters competitor, holding several world records and pursuing more as she moves into a new age division.[7]

Running career

High school

As a student athlete at Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Virginia, she set the still standing Virginia High School record for 1600 meters at 4:50. Her high school time for the 1500 metres still ranks as the #5 time, nationwide and has only been beaten once since she set it in 1983.[8]

Collegiate

Next she ran for the University of Tennessee, on their NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship 4x800 meter relay team. She was part of another Tennessee 4x800 team that set the NCAA record. Individually she won the 1986 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship at 1500 meters.[9] [10]

Post-collegiate

She won the 1991 and 1999 editions of the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City. Later on, she continued to run into the Masters division and currently holds the world indoor record for the mile in both the W35 and W40 division.[11] She also holds the W40 American outdoor records in the 800 metres and 1 mile.[12]

She helped as an assistant coach at George Mason University,[13] George Mason High School[14] and at Battlefield High School.[15]

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultExtra
Representing the
1985USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsIndianapolis, Indiana8th1500 m
1986USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4th1500 m
1987USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSan Jose, California8th1500 m
1988USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsTampa, Florida3rd1500 m
1989USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHouston, Texas6th1500 m
IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th/heat800 m
1990USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsNorwalk, California3rd1500 m
1991IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain7th1500 m
USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsNew York City4th1500 m
Havana, Cuba2nd800 m
1st1500 m
1992United States Olympic Trials (track and field)New Orleans6th1500 m
IAAF World CupHavana, Cuba3rd1500 m
1993IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada9th1500 m
IAAF World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany8th/heat1500 m
1999IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan6th/heat1500 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999 Bios: Alisa Harvey. USATF. 2010-09-24. 2016-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407131102/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2000/harvey.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Profile of Alisa Hill-Harvey. All-Athletics. via Wayback Machine. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232852/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/159020. March 3, 2016. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-09-24 . 2018-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123060342/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100827070322/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/women/1500usranking.pdf . 2010-08-27 . dead .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520172156/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/women/800usranking.pdf . 2011-05-20 . dead .
  6. http://bringbackthemile.com.oniric.us/history/pdf?pdf=USWomenSub430List.pdf{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  7. Web site: Masterstrack.com ยป Alisa Harvey's latest record: W45 American indoor best for mile . 2011-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224345/http://masterstrack.com/2011/01/17212/ . 2011-06-11 . dead .
  8. Web site: Track and Field News: Lists: High School: All-Time: Women . 2010-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100726154049/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/lists/all_time/prepout_at_w.html . 2010-07-26 . dead .
  9. Web site: Catching up with....Alisa Harvey.
  10. Web site: Running Times Magazine: Age Group Ace: Alisa Harvey . 2010-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114010835/http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=14298 . 2010-01-14 . dead .
  11. Web site: Records Indoor Women . September 22, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009210952/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/indoor-women . October 9, 2014 . Indoor Women's World Masters Records
  12. Web site: USATF - Statistics - Records . 2010-09-12 . 2010-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100909040121/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=outdoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=masters&ageGroup=40-44&sport=TF . dead .
  13. Web site: GEORGE MASON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Track . 2010-09-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120301050949/http://gomason.cstv.com/sports/w-track/mtt/harvey_alisa00.html . 2012-03-01 .
  14. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-07-07 . 2014-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427010713/http://masonathletics.org/index.cfm?action=main.teamcoaches&id=3700 . dead .
  15. Web site: Battlefield High School - Outdoor Track (Girls & Boys) Overview . 2012-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234232/http://track-and-field-g.battlefield.groupfusion.net/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=13450&sessionid=319a82c3d5b335b5b212527a3b71fcf3 . 2014-04-26 . dead .