2004 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kasey Harwood
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt
- High School:
- Polson
- Hometown:
- Polson, MT
Team's top returnee in the 400 hurdles, and was a key contributor to distance unit in cross country and in the 800 indoors in 2004-05. The Ducks' second Polson High School product in as many years (joining recent shot put and NCAA qualifier Bree Fuqua). Won 11 state titles in cross country (2), and track and field (9) in a variety of events (400, 800, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, triple jump).
2004-05: Pac-10 Qualifier (400 Hurdles). Outdoors, focused on 400 hurdles and ran three contests before a midseason ankle sprain slowed her in the second half of the season. Jumped to 10th all-time for Ducks in outdoor collegiate debut in 400 hurdles (first, 61.08). Also won her next appearance the following week in the Golden Bear Invitational in mid-April and moved to eighth all-time for UO (60.73). Made Pac-10 debut in mid-May at UCLA (12th-prelims, 62.69). Indoors, raced 800 three times and her season best from the Holiday Inn Invite (second, 2:12.01) moved her to third all-time indoors for UO. In cross country, ran in Duck sixth and seventh spots in her four cross country races ? seventh in the early season Pier Park Preview (16th, 5K-20:20) and Roy Griak Invite (219th, 24:38), and sixth in Pre-NCAA Invite (233rd, 23:59), Pac-10 Champs (72nd, 23:24) and West Regional (135th, 23:26).
Prep: Was a scoring machine in the Montana state class A championships. As a senior she claimed wins in the 400 (58.12), 100 hurdles (15.22), 300 hurdles (44.10) and triple jump (37-6), and added fifth in the 200 (27.26). As a junior, she added wins in the 400 (58.19, 60.43-p), 800 (2:13.00), 300 hurdles (44.25), and 4x400 (4:01.05, 4:09.36-p) and also placed top-four in the triple jump (second, 36-3) and 100 hurdles (second, 14.77, 15.19-p). In cross country, she won the 1A state harrier crown as a senior and sophomore. Altogether, was a four-time all-conference pick (XC), four-time all-state pick (XC), two-time divisional and state champ (XC), and nine-time track and field champ (300 hurdles-4, 400-2, 800-1, 100 hurdles-1, triple jump-1). Her squad won state track and field team titles in 2003 and '04. Lettered one year as middle hitter in volleyball. High School (Coach): Thomas (TF)/Harwood (XC).
Personal: Undeclared major.
Personal Bests
400 - 56.5, 2004 (Prep)
800 - 2:12, 2004 (Prep)
300 Hurdles - 44.1, 2004 (Prep)
400 Hurdles - 60.73, Golden Bear Invitational, Berkeley, April 2005
Cross Country (3-mile) - 18:15, 2003 (Prep).
