Betty Jo Geiger

Betty Jo Geiger (née Springs; born June 12, 1961) is an American former long-distance runner who competed in events ranging from 3000-meter run to the marathon.

Her greatest individual success was at the inaugural IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships in 1983, where she was runner-up to Britain's Wendy Sly and led the Americans to the team gold medal.

[1] Geiger was a key member of the national team at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the 1980s.

She made one more appearance at the competition in 1986, and also represented her country at the Goodwill Games that year.

[9] In her youth she won the national junior title over 3000 m and was undefeated in Florida high school competitions, with 15 state titles for Bayshore High School in her native Bradenton.