Alisa Harvey

Who is Alisa Harvey?

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

While at Thomas Jefferson High School she set the still standing Virginia High School record for 1600 metres 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 Next she ran for the University of Tennessee, on their NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship 4x800 metre 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 metres.