Lindsey Scherf

Lindsey Scherf (born September 18, 1986, in Scarsdale, New York) is an American long-distance runner. Scherf is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan. In 2005, she set the American Junior Record for 10 km. In 2005, she set the American Junior Record for 5 km Indoor Track.

Lindsey Scherf
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-09-18) September 18, 1986
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Road racing, long-distance running

NCAA

Lindsey was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American as a freshman for the Harvard Crimson during the 2004-05. Scherf finished 18th at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Junior Championships in France, which was the second-best finish by an American woman under-20 since 1992. Lindsey was suspended from competition in 2007 due to refusal to take a drug test after receiving inadequate guidance from the US Anti-Doping Agency in processing her Therapeutic Use Exemption application for her physician prescribed Asthma medication.[1][2] The 2007 Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing, WADA v/ USADA & Scherf, concluded in passage 9.13 of the hearing's written report that "The Panel finds that exceptional circumstances did exist in this case, and agrees that Ms. Scherf bears No Significant Fault of Negligence, because her fault or negligence, when viewed in light of all of the circumstances was not significant in relation to her anti-doping rule violation." [3]

Professional

Lindsey Scherf placed sixth at the 2005 US Cross Country Championships to earn a spot on the US Junior Cross Country Team and she finished 18th at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Junior Championships in France, which was the second-best finish by an American woman under-20 since 1992.

In 2009 Scherf competed at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race.[4]

She won the 10 km race at the 2012 Ottawa Race Weekend.[5]

Scherf won the 2014 America's Finest City Half Marathon.[6]

In 2015, she won the Fifth Third River Bank Run (functioning as the US 25 km championships).[7]

Lindsey Scherf placed second on USATF's USA Road Circuit in 2016 after a seventh place finishes in road 5 km championships.[8][9][10] December 11, 2016, Scherf placed second in 2:34:05 at the 2016 Honolulu Marathon.[11]

Lindsey Scherf broke the indoor marathon world record at the 2018 Armory NYC Indoor Marathon World Record Challenge Presented by NYRR with 2:40:55.[12]

References
  1. Middlebrook, Hailey (2015-07-01). "After Reducing Long Runs, Lindsey Scherf Sets 2:32 Marathon PR | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  2. Hinshelwood, Brad (2007-11-13). "Track Star Suspended | News | The Harvard Crimson". Thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  3. "Arbitral award - World Anti-Doping Agency v International Association of Athletics Federations & United States Anti-Doping Agency & Lindsey Scherf". United States Anti-Doping Agency. August 28, 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Image Preview". Imageofsport.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  5. Baines, Tim. "Kenyan Mutai takes 10K | Other Sports | Sports". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  6. "Kenyan Nelson Oyugi prevails in America's Finest City Half Marathon". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  7. Cory Morse (2015-05-09). "Fifth Third River Bank Run women's 25K champ Lindsey Scherf nearly rakes in $1,000 bonus". MLive.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  8. Hailey Middlebrook (October 13, 2016). "A Weekend Racing Double Leads to a Big Payday for Lindsey Scherf". Runner's World. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  9. Chris Nickison (October 11, 2016). "LINDSEY SCHERF 7TH PLACE - USATF 5 KM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016". USATF. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  10. Scott Bush (November 11, 2016). "2016 USATF Running Circuit Standings About the standings Women". USATF. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  11. Dave Reardon (December 11, 2016). "Cherono of Kenya wins Honolulu Marathon, shattering course record". Star-Advertiser. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  12. RunnerSpace (March 18, 2018). "Lindsey Scherf Breaks Indoor Marathon World Record at Armory NYC Indoor Marathon World Record Challenge Presented by NYRR". New York Road Runners.
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