The Observer, February 10, 2006
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 16
Spartan Spotlight: Harmonie Foster
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Name, major, sport, etc: Harmonie Foster is a senior psychology major who runs on the women's indoor track team.
Event/positions: 400, 4X4, 4X2, 4X1, 200 (occasionally).
High school/hometown: Bedford High School/ Bedford Heights, Ohio.
Years participating in track: 10.
Hobbies/extracurricular activities: Collecting stuffed animals since I was young; I just started collecting candles.
Favorite athlete: Florence Griffith Joyner (FloJo).
Athletic honors: Rookie of the Year.
Best track memory: Winning rookie of the year freshman year and running a 59.4 in the 400.
Worst track memory: All of my track memories are good.
Favorite quote: "You don't have the testicular fortitude."
Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Working in a hospital as a sports medicine doctor and getting ready to open my own clinic.
Something most people don't know about you: That I was a cheerleader all four years of high school.
Joel Sanderson: Word Association: track shorts.
Harmonie Foster: No thanks .
JS: Sad, that is a loss for us all. Would you rather have the strength of 1000 (wo)men, be able to hover, or breathe fire?
HF: Well seeing how I already have the strength of 1000 women, I'll have to say breathe fire.
JS: With all that strength and fire, all you would need are scales and you could totally be a dragon. If they made a movie about your life, who would you want to play you?
HF: Gabrielle Union.
JS: Good choice, she is high quality. What's your least favorite thing about track?
HF: When the coaches make a decision that is obviously stupid and pointless, and you have to listen to them.
JS: I hate that about all people, not just coaches. What's the one thing that most people don't know about track?
HF: In the Olympics it is the only sport categorized under "athletics."
JS: So, is track then the only sport with athletes? What are all the rest? If you could be a guy for a day, what would you do?
HF: Play with my new package…and oh yeah, show it to Devin Harris and Emily Bruckner.
JS: Was it delivered by UPS? I want one! What goes through your mind during a race?
HF: Nothing, most of the time.
JS: If that were true, I bet you would hit a lot more walls. Are female runners dainty?
HF: Not while they're running.
JS: Full contact track would be worth watching in that case. Finish this sentence: Track is like a guy …
HF: It gets all hot and sweaty, uses up all of your energy, and leaves you just wanting to sleep when you're done with it.
JS: I have that problem all the time. Why is there no track video game?
HF: There is a track video game–for Nintendo–yeah, that was one of my favorites.
JS: The power pad was overrated. If you were a hotdog, would you eat yourself?
HF: Only if I were all beef or turkey.
JS: What if you were made out of dog? Bear versus lion, who wins?
HF: Neither, a tiger would come and kill them both.
JS: Ooh, nice. That's like playing Rock, Paper, Scissors and trying to win with sniper rifle though. What item found in the refrigerator would make the best weapon?
HF: One of the racks.
JS: Nice choice, I hadn't even considered it. Being a gourmet chef, what would you make if you could cook any meal?
HF: Shrimp scampi and scallops, greens, candied yams, strawberry cheesecake and cookies 'n cream ice cream.
JS: What restaurant do you work at these days? Because that all sounds perfect.
