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SU grad who broke gender barriers for female runners returns to CNY, by Antoinette Siu, Syracuse Post-Standard
Forty-three years ago, the U.S. amateur sports organization barred women from long-distance running. Then a Syracuse University student who trained with the men’s cross country team, Kathrine Switzer entered the race anyway in 1967 — as K. V. Switzer, as she always signs her name. About four miles in, race official Jock Semple charged after…Read More