Weight 107 lb (49 kg) Coached by Matt Sparks Height 1.65 m College team University of Notre Dame | Country United States Personal best(s) 5000 m: 15:15.21 Event 5000 metres | |
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Born July 12, 1994 (age 22) ( 1994-07-12 ) Brookfield, Wisconsin Sport Track, long-distance running | ||
Fighting irish media presents molly seidel a champion for all seasons
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.
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- Fighting irish media presents molly seidel a champion for all seasons
- Molly seidel national champion 5000m
- Early life and education
- NCAA
- Professional
- References
Molly seidel national champion 5000m
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. 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.
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. 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.
Professional
Molly Seidel was invited to the 2012 Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country in Scotland where she placed third (15:16) in the 4K and was the first USA high school finisher.
Molly Seidel placed fourteenth in 20:13 in 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships.
