Yolanda Hightower

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Yolanda Hightower
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BornJanuary 20, 1961
Portsmouth, Virginia
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Women's Field Hockey
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team

Yolanda Hightower (born January 1, 1961) is an American former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

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She won the silver medal at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis. [2] In 2001, Hightower was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

College

While at Old Dominion, Hightower won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best field hockey player for the 1982–83 season. [3] [4]

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References

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  4. "Field Hockey". CWSA. Retrieved March 29, 2020.