Bryant University

Jennifer Proud '82
Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field
Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Jenny was the first female Bryant athlete to compete in a national NCAA championship event. In 1981, after having been running cross country for only one year, she qualified for the national Division II women’s cross country championships. That same year she had set a Bryant record for the 5,000-meter Bryant course with a time of 28:58.0. A 1982 grad, she joined the staff of the Men’s International Professional Tennis Council in 1984 and has served as media liaison official on the world tour for the past two years.