Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Althea Belgrave Women's Cross Country Assistant Coach

Entering her second season with the Rainbow Wahine track and field and cross country programs is former Barbados national champion Althea Belgrave. Belgrave will oversee the distance runners and the cross country team.

The former Barbadian national record holder in the 1500-meter event, Belgraves comes to Honolulu after serving as a graduate assistant at Florida State, where she oversaw the compliance and recruiting responsibilities for the Seminole women’s cross country team.

After arriving in the United States from her native St. John, Barbados, Belgrave attended the University of Idaho, where she spent four seasons as a member of the track and field team and two years with the cross country program. At Idaho, she earned all-Big West Conference honors in the 800-meter event in 1997. Belgrave also ran the 5000-meter

Belgrave is a three-time Barbadian national champion in the 800-meter and 1500-meter events, the latter of which she held the national record.

Following her graduation in 1997, Belgrave worked as a volunteer coach and then as a graduate assistant. As a graduate assistant, Belgrave handled middle and long distance runners on the 2003 Big West women’s championship track and field team. She also helped with meet management for indoor and outdoor home jumps events.

Belgrave earned her master’s degree in education at Idaho in counseling of human services.

Source: http://hawaiiathletics.com

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