Seidel Wins NCAA 3000m & 5000m Races
Saturday-Sunday, March 12-13, 2016. Results: 3000m | 5000m
2016 D1 Indoor 3,000m run.
Wisconsin Track Online Feature For 2016
From WIAA D3 Champion To D1 NCAA Champion
Notre Dame's Molly Seidel Completes Dream Season For The Irish
Photographs of college running competition by Notre Dame photographers. Used with permission of Notre Dame University
Former University Lake School runner Molly Seidel ended her season in grand style by winning two NCAA D1 Championships.
On Friday, March 11, she won the 5,000m race and then came back on Saturday to win the 3,000m.
The meet was held in Birmingham, Alabama. While a runner at University Lake School Seidel set the WIAA D3 1600m and 3200m records.
Seidel was the 2011-12 National Girls High School Cross Country Runner of the Year. She announced her intention to attend Notre Dame during her senior year at ULS.
Molly Seidel highlights while at Notre Dame:
- 2016 Indoor D1 NCAA 5,000m Champion
- 2016 Indoor D1 NCAA 3,000m Champion
- Seidel Runs To History
- First Track Title for Notre Dame
- Runner of the year: Seidel Named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year
- NCAA D1 Cross Country Champion
2015 D1 NCAA Cross Country Champion: DATE: 11/21/15 LOCATION: E.P. Tom Sawyer Park Lousiville, KY HOST: University of Louisville
Where It All Started
Distance runners at University Lake School during the 2011 season. Above L-R: Molly Seidel, Fritz Seidel, Connor Kelly, Jason Marshall, Novell Bryant-Nance, Isabel Seidel, and Coach Brian Borkowski [far right].
Below: Molly Seidel and Coach Brian Borkowski prepare for a two mile run
