An outstanding distance runner, Bridgewater was a two-time All-American in cross country and a five-time All-American in track and field.
Bridgewater led the Owls to four consecutive Little East Conference championships in cross country from 2001-2004, winning the LEC Individual title in 2003 and 2004, and was a four-time All-LEC honoree.
Reaching the NCAA Championships in each of his four years, Bridgewater earned All-America honors with a 23rd place finish nationally in 2003, and repeated the honor in 2004 by finishing 25th.
In track and field, Bridgewater won a combined 10 LEC individual championships, taking the indoor 600 meters from 2003-2005, the 1,000 meters from 2003-05, and the 1,500 meters in 2004. Outdoors, Bridgewater won the 800 meters (2005), as well as the 1,500 (2002, 2004).
Bridgewater earned All-America honors three times in indoor track, twice in the distance medley relay (2003, 2005), as well as in the mile in 2004. Outdoors, he added another two All-America honors in the 1,500 meters (2004) and the mile (2005), and was named the Keene State Male Athlete of the Year that year. Â
Bridgewater is part of the school record holding distance medley relay team that still stands nearly 20 years later, at 9:57, and is also part of the school record in the 4x800 meter relay at 7:43.20 from 2004.
