Saskatoon track star Harrison set to make long-awaited Olympic debut in Paris
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A three-time national champion, Saskatoon's Michelle Harrison will finally see her Olympic dreams come true qualifying for Team Canada in 100m hurdles.
A long and frustrating travel day returning from Canadian Olympic Trials last month turned into one of the most special of Michelle Harrison’s life.
She was told by the Canadian Olympic Committee that she had been selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics, marking the pinnacle of her track and field career so far.
“It was just a mix of emotions from relief from the stress of the qualification process to just being happy that my dream finally came true,” said Harrison.
“I was on a lengthy road trip back from Montreal after a cancelled flight. So it was just a whole rollercoaster of emotions.”
The 31-year-old will make her Olympic debut in Paris, completing a journey which has taken the Saskatoon product from Evan Hardy Collegiate to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and a successful professional career on the track.
Along the way, she’s had Jason Reindl by her side as coach from her early days with the Saskatoon Track & Field Club in high school to winning golds at the U Sports national level with the Huskies.
Now Reindl, who also leads the Huskies track and field team, is getting his first opportunity to coach at an Olympics as he’ll be joining Harrison overseas to support her training during the Games.
Harrison has called Reindl her coach for the better part of a decade and credits him for helping elevate her running to the Olympic level.
