LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.'s women's soccer head coach
Isabelle Harvey has been selected to USC's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Harvey, who became USC's first-ever women's soccer first-team All-American, is one of 16 Trojans to be named to the 11
th Hall of Fame class, USC announced on Monday.
The class will be introduced at halftime of the Sept. 27 USC-Oregon State football game in the Coliseum and then honored at an induction dinner on May 16, 2015 at USC's John McKay Center.
"I am extremely honored and delighted to be part of this Hall of Fame class," Harvey said. "I will never forget the great student-athlete experience I had at USC. My journey started at USC."
The class also includes Bryon Black (tennis), Pete Carroll (football), Jack Del Rio (football/baseball), John Hamilton (contributor), Joe Jares (media), Jimmy Jones (football), Dave Levy (football coach), Harold Minor (basketball), Aniko Pelle (water polo), Mark Prior (baseball), Kristine Quance-Julian (swimming), Don Quarrie (track and field), Jennifer Rosales (golf), Tim Rossovich (football) and Bob Yoder (volleyball player/coach).
"This is an outstanding group of Trojan greats – Olympians, All-Americans, national champions and sports icons- who have played an important role in USC's athletic history," USC athletic director Pat Haden said in a release on the school's athletic website. "They'll join our first 10 classes of Hall of Famers to form a real Who's Who in USC sports."
Harvey had an outstanding career at USC and earned first-team All-Pac-10 first-team honors in 1996-98-99-2000). In 1998, she led the Trojans to the conference championship and an NCAA tournament appearance (both program firsts) while earning Pac-10 Player of the Year honors.
She was the team's leading goal scorer in 1996 and 1999 and led the team in assists in 1996-98-2000, points in 1996-98-99 and game-winning goals in 1996-98-99. She still is USC's career and season record-holder for points (135, 51), goals (48, 20) and game-winning goals (21, 9) and she holds the USC career mark in assists with 39.
Harvey was overjoyed when she received the Hall of Fame news.
"I was almost speechless; it was a big surprise," she said. "It's such a great honor. I am looking forward to the upcoming ceremonies."
Harvey has also been honored by Quebec as its "Athlete of the Century" and presented with the Centennial Medal as one of five leading figures to influence the development of soccer in the region with Harvey being recognized as a player. She started all three games for Canada at the 1999 World Cup and finished her playing career with 44 international caps.
Harvey, who returned to Cal State L.A. as its head women's soccer coach in 2013, led the Golden Eagles to a 10-6-3 overall record last season. The Golden Eagles, after opening conference play with an 0-3-1 mark, went 8-2-2 over the next 12 games to earn a spot in the four-team conference championship tourney. Cal State L.A. also finished the season ranked fifth in the West Region.