Lindsey Scherf

Lindsey Scherf (born September 1986) is an American long-distance runner. 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 (1986-09-28) September 28, 1986
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight114 lb (52 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)long-distance running

NCAA

Scherf was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American as a freshman during 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. She 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]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."[2]

Professional

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.[3]

In 2015, she won the Fifth Third River Bank Run (functioning as the US 25 km championships).[4]

Scherf placed second on USATF's USA Road Circuit in 2016 after a seventh place finishes in road 5 km championships.[5][6][7] On December 11, 2016, Scherf placed second in 2:34:05 at the 2016 Honolulu Marathon.[8]

Scherf broke the indoor marathon world record at the 2018 Armory NYC Indoor Marathon World Record Challenge Presented by NYRR with 2:40:55.[9]

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. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Image Preview". Imageofsport.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  4. 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.
  5. Hailey Middlebrook (October 13, 2016). "A Weekend Racing Double Leads to a Big Payday for Lindsey Scherf". Runner's World. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  6. Chris Nickison (October 11, 2016). "LINDSEY SCHERF 7TH PLACE - USATF 5 KM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016". USATF. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  7. Scott Bush (November 11, 2016). "2016 USATF Running Circuit Standings About the standings Women". USATF. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  8. Dave Reardon (December 11, 2016). "Cherono of Kenya wins Honolulu Marathon, shattering course record". Star-Advertiser. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  9. 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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