Lindsey Scherf (born 1986) is an

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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

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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

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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

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. In 2015, she won the Fifth Third River Bank Run (functioning as the US 25 km championships). Scherf placed second on

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's USA Road Circuit in 2016 after a seventh-place finish in road 5 km championships. On December 11, 2016, Scherf placed second in 2:34:05 at the 2016

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scherf, Lindsey 1986 births Living people American female long-distance runners Harvard University alumni University of Michigan alumni 21st-century American women Harvard Crimson women's cross country runners Harvard Crimson women's track and field athletes