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- a woman wasn't strong
- enough to finish the race.
- Susan proved them wrong,
- finishing 19th. The next
- year, she finished ninth.
-
- After the first day of the 1985 Iditarod, Susan
- was in the lead but her team was attacked
- by a wild moose. The moose killed two of her
- dogs and hurt 13 others. Susan had to drop
- out of the race. (Libby Riddles went on to
- become the first woman to win the Iditarod.)
-
- Susan finished first in the event in 1986,
- 1987, 1988, and 1990. She came in second
- four times and in the top five 12 times. The
- WomenΓÇÖs Sports Foundation named her
- Professional Sportswoman of the Year
- in 1987 and 1988.
-