Harvey receives Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year award
After a stellar 2023 on the collegiate circuit, Guyanese distance athlete Attoya Harvey has defied all odds to be named Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year 2023; along with Coaches Greene and Weste, who both have been named men’s and women’s Coach and Assistant Coach of the Year.
Harvey being picked as the Atlantic Region Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year has matched the award she won for the 2023 cross country season, as she enjoyed a fantastic debut indoor season for the Mustangs.
Harvey was the top-ranked athlete in the Atlantic Region in all four of her individual events this season, the 600-metre run (1:37.73), the 800-metre run (2:12.55), the 1,000-metre run (3:00.63), and the mile run (5:07.38). At the NJCAA Indoor Championships, Harvey earned three podium finishes: in the 800-metre run, the distance medley relay, and the 4x800m relay.
Attoya Harvey copped silver in the 3000m Open
Harvey was part of the eight-member squad that represented Guyana at the Commonwealth Youth Games in July 2023. The others were fellow CARIFTA medalists Tianna Springer, Javon Roberts, Malachi Austin and Narissa McPherson, who competed in Track and Field; and Ariel Rodrigues, Elliott Gonsalves and Shareefah Lewis, who competed in swimming.
At those CARIFTA Games, Harvey picked up a silver in the 3000m Open, clocking 10:45.74 seconds to finish behind Jamaican Kaydeen Johnson, who sprinted to the finish in a time of 10:41.11s, while Bahamian Akaya Lightbourne (10:47.01s) was third.
After a stellar 2023 on the collegiate circuit, Guyanese distance athlete Attoya Harvey has defied all odds to be named Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year 2023; along with Coaches Greene and Weste, who both have been named men’s and women’s Coach and Assistant Coach of the Year.
