Molly Seidel

Molly Seidel
Personal information
Born (1994-07-12) July 12, 1994
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 107 lb (49 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Track, long-distance running
Event(s) 5000 m
College team Notre Dame Irish
Coached by Matt Sparks
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5000 m: 15:15.21
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States

Molly Seidel (born July 12, 1994) is an American athlete who competes in distance running events. Seidel represented the United States at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country.[1]

Early life and education

Seidel grew up in Hartland, Wisconsin and attended University Lake School. Molly won Gatorade National Female Cross Country Runner of the Year. She also was named Gatorade Wisconsin Female Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2011. Seidel won the 2011 national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, breaking the tape in 17:22.[2] Seidel won Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association cross country, 1600m and 3200m titles at the state meet all four years totaling 12 titles. Seidel earned New Balance Indoor Nationals mile and two-mile All-American honors in 2011. Molly was invited to the Bupa Great Edinburgh International Challenge in Scotland where she placed third (15:16) in the 4K and was the first USA high school finisher.[3]

NCAA

Molly Seidel graduated from University of Notre Dame in 2016. Seidel is 2015 NCAA Division 1 national cross country champion. Seidel is 2016 NCAA Division 1 national indoor track and field 3000 meters and 5000 meters champion.[4] Seidel won 10,000 meters title at 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Molly Seidel is a six time Atlantic Coast Conference champion. She has two Stanford Invitational 5000 outdoor track titles to her credit.

Year ACC Cross Country NCAA Cross Country ACC indoor NCAA indoor ACC Outdoor NCAA Outdoor
2016-17
2015-16 19:36.2 1st 19:28.5 1st 3000 m 9:02.24 1st 8:57.86 1st
5000 m 15:19.64 1st 5000 m 15:15.21 1st
2014-15 20:11.2 5th 20:23.4 19th 10,000 m 33:39.70 2nd 10,000 m 33:18.37 1st
3000 m 9:10.63 1st DMR 11:15.96 8th
5000 m 15:55.84 1st 5000 m 15:48.31 6th 5000 m 16:07.87 1st
2013-14 21:23.1 26th 21:48.8 171st 5000 m 16:31.27 8th 5000 m 16:40.62 11th
2012-13 21:45.3 22nd
@ Big East Conference 		21:39.1 217th

References

  1. ↑ "Seidel races to GXC National ROY honors". ESPN. January 26, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Molly Seidel University Lake School and University of Notre Dame races results". athletic.net. October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Spotlight: Molly Seidel puts small school on a national stage". maxpreps. May 9, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Molly Seidel National Champion 5000m". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. March 26, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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