Connie Teaberry

Condinitha "Connie" Teaberry-Lindsey (born August 15, 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American track and field athlete known for the high jump. She represented the United States at the 1996 Olympics, where she finished 18th. She set her personal best of 1.95 m (6 ft 4​3⁄4 in) in the 1996 Olympic Trials.[1][2]

She is now the head track and field coach at Northern Illinois University. She had previously competed for Kansas State where she was coached by Cliff Rovelto. She was an NCAA finalist outdoors four straight years and indoors in 1990 and 1992. In 2016, she was inducted into the Kansas State Hall of Fame.[3] She previously jumped for Lutheran High School North in St. Louis[4] and had been high jumping since sixth grade.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Connie Teaberry Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Connie TEABERRY - Olympic Athletics - United States of America". 21 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "SE: Hall of Fame Spotlight: Connie Teaberry - KSU Wildcats News".
  4. ↑ "Connie Teaberry - The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics". www.niuhuskies.com.
  5. ↑ NITZ, STEVE. "A look at Teaberry's Olympic career".



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