Karen Harvey

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 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.