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3/24/2009 - WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Athletics sweeps JU "Women of the Year" honors - JUDolphins.com
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Harvey will earn "Student of the Year" honors, while Capriotti is presented with "Woman of the Year" accolades. Wilson rounds out the group with the JU "Community Woman of the Year" award.
"The contributions of Carolyn, Kim and Natasha to this athletic department are truly remarkable," said director of athletics Alan Verlander. "These women continue to positively shape the department in ways that will be felt for years to come."
Harvey has been the corner stone of success for the JU track & field team in the last four years. She has helped the Dolphins to seven conference championships, earned four All-America honors in the long jump, owns seven school records, competed for Team USA twice and has participated in the 2008 USA Olympic Trials.
Off the track, she has been on the JU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the last three years, including serving as President in 2008. Harvey has also spent time working in the community with PACE, Big Brother Big Sister, and Girls on the Run organizations.
"Natasha is an exceptional athlete and her athletic accomplishments speak for themselves," said JU head coach Ron Grigg. "But what makes Natasha so special is the way she leads off the track. If she never won a race, she would still be deserving of this award for all of the lives she positively affects with her determined and motivational spirit."
Capriotti is an associate professor of finance and accounting in the Davis College of Business and JU's faculty athletic representative. She is also active in the Atlantic Sun Conference and is a member of the NCAA Division I academic cabinet.
Along with Verlander, Capriotti helped created "Dolphin Talk" where members of the faulty, athletic personal and the student-athletes meet to discuss ways to deal with the challenges of balancing academics and athletics in the college setting.
