Cheryl Bridges

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Cheryl Bridges
BornDecember 25, 1947
NationalityAmerican
Education Indiana State University
OccupationAmerican long-distance runner

Cheryl Bridges, now Cheryl Treworgy, is an American former long-distance runner who once held the American and world record in the marathon, racing in the 1960s and 1970s. She was the first women runner to be on the cover of a running magazine. [1]

Biography

Cheryl Bridges, nee Pedlow, [2] was born December 25, 1947, in Indiana. She began her running career as a sophomore at North Central High School in Indianapolis. [3] In her senior year in high school, she competed in the national cross-country championships. [1]

In 1966, she became the first female athlete in the U.S. to receive an athletic scholarship to a public university, Indiana State University, who did not have a women's program when Bridges enrolled. [4] [1] She graduated in three years with a degree in physical education. [1]

In 1969, she finished fourth in the World Cross Country Championships in Scotland. [5] She set the U.S. records in the 3 mile and 5,000 meter distances, after which she was coached by Bill Dellinger. [1] In 1971, she finished 3rd in the U.S. cross country championship.

On December 7, 1971, Bridges ran her first marathon, finishing the Culver City Marathon in a then-world record time of 2:49:40, becoming the first woman to break 2:50:00 in the marathon. [6] [4]

She was inducted into the Indiana Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame in 1983, the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Road Runners Club of America Hall of Fame in 1987. [1]

She is the mother of Shalane Flanagan. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jabbour, Kamal (February 8, 1999). "Cheryl Bridges A Historical Figure". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 16, 2008.>
  2. Amey, Andy. "Vigo Legends: Bridges was a pioneer at ISU and in women's sports". The Tribune-Star. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. Wooten, Eddie. "Q&A: Saxapahaw's Cheryl Treworgy, mother of Olympian Shalane Flanagan and former marathon world record-holder" . Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Interview: Cheryl Treworgy". Fast Women Interviews. New York Roadrunners. January 16, 2001. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  5. International Cross Country Championships 4 km CC Women's race results, March 22, 1969
  6. Burfoot, Amby (November 9, 2017). "Shaking, Yelling, Bawling: Shalane Flanagan's Parents Relive Their Daughter's Historic Victory". Runners World. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. Schonbrun, Zach, "Shalane Flanagan Solves N.Y.C. Marathon for American Women", New York Times, November 5, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
Records
Preceded by Women's Marathon World Record Holder
December 5, 1971 December 2, 1973
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