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 . She competed for the Georgetown Hoyas in the Big East Conference , forming part of the outdoor champion 4 × 400 meter relay team in 2002 , and winning the indoor 500 meter race in 2003 . 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
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Monica Hargrove