Raasin McIntosh

Raasin McIntosh (born 29 April 1982, in Texas) is a Liberian hurdler.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles.

Raasin McIntosh
Personal information
Born (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Liberia
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m Hurdles

She grew up in Houston and went on to attend the University of Texas on an athlete scholarship. She trained under a prominent track coach, Bev Kearney, and went on to represent the United States at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. She was the winner of the 400 m hurdles at the 2003 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and was in the top three of both the 400 m and 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship that year.[2]

While at the University of Texas she had a relationship with her coach Kearney, in violation of NCAA rules. She later went on to report this to the university administration while working there around 2013, as Kearney had resigned amid revelations of further relationships with students.[3][4]

References
  1. "Raasin McIntosh". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. Raasin McIntosh. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.
  3. Schwartz, Mimi (October 2013). Failure Is Not an Option. Texas Monthly. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.
  4. Siddiqui, Shabib (2013-11-14). Former track coach Bev Kearney files discrimination lawsuit against UT. The Daily Texas. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.


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