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Perry, Michelle
- 2004 Olympic team member
- Silver medalist in heptathlon, NCAA Outdoor Championships, 2001
- Multiple-time All-American
- Competing in the heptathlon for only the second time in her career at the 2001 NCAA Outdoors, took the silver medal and helped lead UCLA to a second-place team finish by participating in eleven events over the four-day meet.
- In 2000, earned All-America honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Earned All-America honors twice at 1999 NCAA Outdoors
- Graduated from UCLA in 2001 with a degree in sociology.
- Began running competitively in fourth grade
- At California’s Quartz Hill High School, captured nine conference titles
As a child, Perry dreamed of being a professional track and field athlete, and she accepted a partial scholarship to attend powerhouse UCLA even through she was offered full scholarships at other schools. She had specialized in hurdles in high school, but coaches Bob Kersee and Jeanette Bolden recognized her potential and eventually groomed her for the heptathlon. Learning to throw was a new kind of challenge for the determined athlete. As Perry told the Daily Bruin in 2001, “I didn’t realize how critical and technical the throws were. It’s harder to be a thrower than a sprinter because sprinting takes a lot out of you cardiovascularly, but throwing takes a lot out of you mentally.”
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Height: 5’9”
Born: 01-May-79
Hometown: Palmdale, Calif.
Resides: Los Angeles, Calif.
Sport: Track & Field
Event: Heptathlon
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