Bryan Bridgewater

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Bryan Bridgewater (born September 7, 1970) is an American former sprinter. [1]

Bridgewater started running for the West Valley Eagles youth club and Washington High School in Los Angeles. On the youth club he ran with Quincy Watts, but turned into a crosstown high school rival. Often injured, Bridgewater put together an injury free senior year [2] where he beat the future gold medalist and won the 200 metres at the 1988 CIF California State Meet over Watts and future NFL star Curtis Conway. [3] See the race on youtube. He still holds Los Angeles City Section record in the 200m. [4] The following year, he won gold medals in the 100, 200 and 4x100 metres relay at the 1989 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. [5] California Junior College College State Champion in the 200m in 1990, while attending Long Beach City College. Inducted into Long Beach City College athletic hall of fame. He was a four a time NCAA DII National Champion in the 100 and 200 meters while at California State Los Angeles. But in his senior year 1993 he was sanction for accepting money. In which the NCAA could not prove. It was based on what someone said. [4] Bridgewater went to California State University, Los Angeles, winning the 100 and 200 at the 1993 NCAA Division II Championships. [6] He still holds the Div. II record in the 200. [7] Later that year he won gold medals in the 200 and 4x100 relay at the World University Games. [8] The year earlier, he was on the winning American team at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. He also member of the 1995 Pan American who competed in the 200m. [4]

Bridgewater achieved two American top 10 rankings in the 200, overshadowed by world stars Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Michael Marsh and coincidentally Washington alum Jeff Williams. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ Ortega, John (May 26, 1988). "The Bridge & Q : Bryan Bridgewater and Quincy Watts Hook Up on a Sprint Line En Route to a Showdown in City Track Finals". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ "Hawthorne Boys Run Off With 5th State Track Title". Los Angeles Times. June 5, 1988.
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  5. ↑ "2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships - Past Champions (up to 2009)". USA Track & Field (USATF). Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Division II Men's Track and Field All-Time Top 10+ Performers" (PDF). U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 31, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships 2006 - Men Results (Raw)". Kansas Milesplit.
  8. ↑ "HickokSports.com - History - World University Games Track and Field Medalists - Men". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  9. ↑ "All-Time U.S. Rankings — Men's 200 Meters (up to 2003)" (PDF). Track & Field News 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2012.


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