Education
She then attended Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 and a Master of Surgery in 1971.
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Doris Brown
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Brown went to Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, Washington, graduating in 1960. In 1966, Brown became the first woman to run a sub-5 minute mile indoors, clocking 4:52. At one point in her career she held every women's national and world record from 440 yards up through one mile.
Brown is perhaps best remembered for her five victories in the International Cross Country Championships (1967–1971), and she also represented the United States at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics games.
She coached track and cross country at Seattle Pacific University for four decades. Brown was the second female inducted into United States. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1999 and was inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in 2002.
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In 1976, Brown won the Vancouver International Marathon and placed second in the New York City Marathon. She won the first three official women"s races at the International Cross Country Championships from 1967 to 1969. She won the American 1970 International race and was undisputed champion again in 1971.
