Julie Shea

Julie Shea is a former American long-distance runner and politician.

Early life

While at Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, she was the first Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1977^[1] Her national record for female high-school mile was unbroken until 2012, when Wesley Frazier beat it.^[2]

College career

At her time at North Carolina State lead the cross country team to two national titles, won two individual cross country championships,^[3][4] and won 5 individual Track and Field titles.^[5][6]

While in track and field at North Carolina State she became, in 1980 and 1981, the only female athlete honored with the Anthony J. McKevlin Award noting athlete of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. (In 1990, the award began to be awarded only to male athletes and a separate award was started to honor women.)^[7]

In 1980, she won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field athlete and the same award for cross country in 1981. In addition, she was awarded the Broderick Cup, given to the nation's best female collegiate athlete.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

In 1993 Shea was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and in 2012 she was part of the inaugural class of the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame.^[13]

Notable marathoning achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  United States
1981	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	3rd	2:30:11,6
1981	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	4th	2:30:54

Post college

In the 1990s, Shea was thrice elected to Raleigh City Council.^[7] She currently coaches CoolKidsRun in Raleigh.^[2]

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