Seidel won Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association cross country, 1600m, and 3200m titles at the state meet all four years totaling 12 titles. Seidel won the 2011 national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, breaking the tape in 17:22. She also was named Gatorade Wisconsin Female Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2011. Molly won Gatorade National Female Cross Country Runner of the Year. Seidel grew up in Hartland, Wisconsin, and attended University Lake School. At the University of Notre Dame, Seidel was a 4-time NCAA champion, 6-time NCAA All-American, 6-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion and 2016 female ACC Athlete of the Year. Later, she went on to win the bronze medal in her third career marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In her first-ever marathon, Seidel placed second at the 2020 U.S. Seidel represented the United States at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country in 2012, 2013, and 2018. It was incredible to run 26.2 miles and not hit a silent spot along the whole course.Molly Seidel (born July 12, 1994) is an American long distance runner. Finally, thank you to everyone out there cheering yesterday. And for putting me in the greatest pair of shoes a marathoner could ask for. Thank you for supporting me regardless of whether I was injured or healthy.

Thank you for helping me get to the line healthy and fit, and for being just as dumb as I am to think I could go out and compete in the marathon Olympic trials. Thank you to my coach & friend Jon Green.

These are the people that drove me to XC meets, made me PBJs, picked me up when I fell, and now get to share this incredible joy with me. Thank you to my family and friends for coming to Atlanta to support me, and for supporting me in all the other less-glamorous moments. It was an honor to race in the deepest field in marathon OTs history many of these women are the heroes I grew up cheering for, and I’m continually inspired by the greatness of the women I’m surrounded by. Thank you to all the amazing women competing yesterday.

Logistically managing that was a feat and you somehow pulled it off. Thank you + for putting on an incredible race. I can’t put into words the happiness, gratitude, and sheer shock I’m feeling right now but I’ll try.

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