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Emmonnie to forgo basketball to pursue Olympics

Say it isn’t so, or wish her well.

Emmonie Henderson, the enforcer on the University of Louisville women’s basketball team, has decided to forego her junior year in basketball to pursue a qualifying spot on the U.S. Olympics track and field team.

Emmonnie Henderson eyes the Olympics.

So fun to watch her have her way on the basketball court, often providing the answer when rough and tumble was required beneath the basket. Never backing down, always in the thick of the action. Provoking an instant spurt of adrenalin, along with a healthy dose of intimidation, when she enters a game.