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...native of St. Petersberg, Florida, Bassett, 34, went to Yale Drama School and spent most of her first professional decade shuttling unnoticed between Broadway (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), television (Tour of Duty) and movies (John Sayles' City of Hope). The roles grew meatier -- she played the mother of a troubled ghetto youth in Boyz 'N the Hood and Michael Jackson's mom in abc's The Jacksons: An American Dream -- but she still labored in the shadows until Tina thrust her onto center stage...
Kearney says that it has been difficult to meether own expectations in academics while improvingas a runner. But she says she has been encouragedby the record of Olympian Meredith Rainey '90, andmay train for the Olympics after graduation...
Besides Lorgen, Harvard athletes competing for countries other than the United States were Singleton (U.S. Virgin Islands), Wainwright (Great Britain) and Nick Sweeney '92, who competed in the discus for Ireland. Harvard was also represented in track by former Crimson superstar Meredith Rainey '90 in the 800 meter...
Cleary said Berkoff, who competed in the 1984and 1988 Olympics, may show up in Atlanta in1996. And Tim Bonang, assistant sports informationdirector, said runner Meredith Rainey '90 plans tocompete in the 1996 games...
...some athletes, the 1992 Olympics mightbe just the beginning. For Meredith Rainey '90,who will run the women's 800 meters, and NickSweeney '92, who will throw the discus forIreland, Barcelona should prove to be "a maturingexperience," said Veneziano...