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 Director of Cross Country, 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] Connie was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame May 31, 2018 for her accomplishments. Condinitha 'Connie' Teaberry-Lindsey is married to DeMarcus K. Lindsey. The couple have two children Kameron M. Lindsey, and Kollan T. Lindsey.

References

1. "Connie Teaberry Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. "Connie TEABERRY - Olympic Athletics - United States of America". 21 June 2016.
3. "SE: Hall of Fame Spotlight: Connie Teaberry - KSU Wildcats News". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
4. "Connie Teaberry - The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics". www.niuhuskies.com.
5. NITZ, STEVE. "A look at Teaberry's Olympic career".