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Molly Huddle

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Female Age: 40 Date of Birth: 8/31/1984

Athletics Information

Event: Cross Country, Outdoor Track & Field, Road Running Coach: Ray Treacy Agent: Ray Flynn Sponsor: Saucony

Residences

Hometown: Elmira, NY High School: Notre Dame High School (Elmira, NY) ‘02 College: University of Notre Dame ‘06, Biology

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8x

National champion

3x

In Top 8 World Championships

1x

NCAA champion

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

Filter Results

10000m

EventPerformance
Event10000mPerformance30:13.17

1500m

EventPerformance
Event1500mPerformance4:08.09

3000m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event3000m IndoorsPerformance9:09.34

5000m

EventPerformance
Event5000mPerformance14:42.64

800m

EventPerformance
Event800mPerformance2:11.66

Marathon

EventPerformance
EventMarathonPerformance2:26:33

Records Held

  • American Record - 10,000m - August 12, 2016 to Present

Olympic Games

  • 2012 Olympic Games, 11th (5,000m)
  • 2016 Olympic Games, 6th (10,000m)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2015 World Championships, 4th (10,000m)
  • 2013 World Championships, 6th (5,000m)
  • 2017 World Championships, 8th (10,000m)
  • 2019 World Championships, 9th (10,000m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2010 Continental Cup, Bronze (5,000m)
  • 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 USATF Champion (10,000m)
  • 2016, 2014, 2011 USATF Champion (5,000m)
  • 2020 US Olympic Trials - Marathon, DNF
  • 2003 USATF Junior Champs, 1st (3,000m)
  • 2008 World XC, 23rd
  • 2011 World Champs, 8H2, (5,000m)
  • 2016 NYC Marathon, 3rd

Personal 

Daughter of Robert and Kathleen Huddle… Has a twin sister, Megan, and two older sister, Katie and Christine… Married to Canadian middle-distance runner and former Notre Dame teammate Kurt Benniger… Paints her fingernails a different color the night before each race.

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