![]() On top of her national success, Seidel won six Athletic Coast Conference championships while at Notre Dame.īorn in Brookfield, Seidel grew up in Hartland. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female cross-country runner in 2016. She won the 10,000-meter title at the 2015 NCAA D1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships and was the 2016 national indoor track and field champion in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters. RELATED: 'She was blazing fast': Molly Seidel's high school coaches knew the future Olympian would be special Successful collegiate career at Notre DameĬompeting for Notre Dame during the 2015-16 school year, Seidel became the 2015 NCAA Division 1 national cross-country champion. Running for her native Kenya in 2012, Kipyego took silver in the 10,000-meter race. Seidel took second place (2 hours, 27 minutes, 31 seconds), just eight seconds behind Kenyan-born Aliphine Tuliamuk (2:27:23) for the closest women's finish in the trials. Sally Kipyego will also compete at the Olympics after a third-place finish at the trials. For more information, visit /schedule/sport/track-field. 6 (the race started an hour earlier due to the extreme heat in Tokyo). ![]() Japan is 14 hours ahead of Wisconsin, so you can watch the beginning of the race at 5 p.m. women's history to qualify for the Olympics in her first-ever marathon. Molly Seidel, a dominant runner throughout her life, will attempt to bring home a medal at this year's Olympics. ![]() ![]() There are a number of athletes taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that have Wisconsin ties, but one in particular is from Lake Country. View Gallery: Tokyo Olympics: Molly Seidel takes bronze medal in women's marathon ![]()
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