Cheryl Bridges

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.

Biography Cheryl Bridges, nee Pedlow, was born December 25, 1947, in Indiana. She began her running career as a sophomore at North Central High School in Indianapolis. In her senior year in high school, she competed in the national cross-country championships. She graduated in three years with a degree in physical education. She set the U.S. records in the 3 mile and 5,000 meter distances, after which she was coached by Bill Dellinger.

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.