Education
Georgetown University.
Georgetown University.
A native of New Haven, Connecticut, she began her amateur track career at Georgetown University. There she was selected as an All-American in 2002, 2003 and 2004 for her part in Georgetown"s sprint medley relay team In 2004 Hargrove suffered a number of injury setbacks and, after graduating with a degree in psychology, she took on a volunteer counselor role at a high school track and field camp.
She stated that the presence of performance-enhancing drug use had made a professional track career less appealing to her.
However, motivated by the atmosphere in the camp, she return to her track career in mid-2005. The 2006 season represented a breakthrough into the elite level of competition in the United States.
She finished fourth in the 400 meters at the United States indoor championships and was selected for the United States relay team at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She experienced more team success that year, setting a world best of 3:37.16 in the sprint medley relay at the Penn Relays with Rachelle Boone-Smith, Lauryn Williams, and Hazel Clark.
She also had fifth-place finish at the in 2007.
She competed in Europe in the summer of 2008, taking third at the DN Galan, and fourth at the London Grand Prix and DecaNation meetings 2009 season Success continued in the relay events, as she set a world leading time in the 4×400-meter relay with Natasha Hastings, Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards at the 2009 Penn Relays. This time was only bettered by the medal winning teams at the World Championships that year.
A sixth-place finish at the national track and field championships in June meant that she had not qualified for the United States team at the 2009 World Championships.
She was a prominent fixture on the European athletics circuit, competing at IAAF Golden League and Super Grand Prix meets. Near the end of the 2009 season, Hargrove was among the top twelve 400 m runners (and the fifth fastest American) that year.
As one of the top ranked runners on the IAAF World Athletics Tour, she was entered in the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final. All information taken from IAAF profile.