Lindsey Scherf

Lindsey Scherf
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	1986
Died	2023
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	114 lb (52 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	middle and long-distance running

Lindsey Scherf (born 1986) is an American middle and 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.

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.

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.[1]

In 2015, she won the Fifth Third River Bank Run (functioning as the US 25 km championships).[2]

Scherf placed second on USATF's USA Road Circuit in 2016 after a seventh-place finish in road 5 km championships.[3][4][5] On December 11, 2016, Scherf placed second in 2:34:05 at the 2016 Honolulu Marathon.[6]

Scherf broke the indoor marathon world record at the 2018 Armory NYC Indoor Marathon World Record Challenge Presented by NYRR with 2:40:55.[7]

References

"Image Preview". Imageofsport.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
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.
Hailey Middlebrook (October 13, 2016). "A Weekend Racing Double Leads to a Big Payday for Lindsey Scherf". Runner's World. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
Chris Nickison (October 11, 2016). "LINDSEY SCHERF 7TH PLACE - USATF 5 KM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016". USATF. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
Scott Bush (November 11, 2016). "2016 USATF Running Circuit Standings About the standings Women". USATF. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
Dave Reardon (December 11, 2016). "Cherono of Kenya wins Honolulu Marathon, shattering course record". Star-Advertiser. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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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[1] "Image Preview". Imageofsport.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.

[2] 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.

[3] Hailey Middlebrook (October 13, 2016). "A Weekend Racing Double Leads to a Big Payday for Lindsey Scherf". Runner's World. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[4] Chris Nickison (October 11, 2016). "LINDSEY SCHERF 7TH PLACE - USATF 5 KM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016". USATF. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[5] Scott Bush (November 11, 2016). "2016 USATF Running Circuit Standings About the standings Women". USATF. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[6] Dave Reardon (December 11, 2016). "Cherono of Kenya wins Honolulu Marathon, shattering course record". Star-Advertiser. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[7] 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.