Natasha Watley

Natasha Watley

Watley in July 2011
Personal information
Born	(1981-11-27) November 27, 1981 (age 42) Irvine, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sport
College team	UCLA Bruins
Medal record Women's softball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team competition 2008 Beijing Team competition

Natasha Renee Watley (born November 27, 1981) is an American, former collegiate four-time first-team All-American, two-time medal winning Olympian, retired seven-time pro-All-Star softball player. Watley played college softball at UCLA, and helped the Bruins win a national championship.^[1] She represented the United States women's national softball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and won a silver medal.

She is the first African-American female to play on the United States softball team in the Olympics. She is the career batting average leader in the National Pro Fastpitch. She owns numerous records for the Bruins and is one of select NCAA Division I players to bat at least .400 with 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases for her career.