Track & Field

Molly Shepherd
Molly Shepherd
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa
High School: Iowa City
Events: Mid-Distance

PERSONAL BESTS

EVENT TIME MEET DATE
800-Indoor 2:23.16 IC Alumni Classic 2/19/2016
Mile-Indoor 5:10.07 Titan Open 1/27/2018
3,000-Indoor 10:23.89 UAA Championships 2/24/2018
5,000-Indoor 18:10.78 Midwest Elite Invite 2/10/2018
800-Outdoor 2:26.56 SLU Billiken Invite 4/8/2016
1,500-Outdoor 4:49.59 WashU Invite 3/31/2018
Steeplechase-Outdoor 11:00.64 NCC Gregory Final Qualifier 5/16/2018

2017-18
INDOOR: WashU's second fastest 5,000m performer, posted a time of 18:10.78 at the Midwest Elite Invite on Feb. 10.
OUTDOOR: WashU's third fastest 3,000m steeplechase performer, posted a time of 11:00.64 at the North Central College Final Qualifier on May 16.

2016-17: Ran to a season-best 11:13.69 in the 3,000 steeplechase at the NCC Dr. Keeler Invite on May 11.

2015-16: Earned all-UAA honors as a member of the runner-up distance medley relay (12:04.95) at the UAA Indoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain and four-year letterwinner in cross country, and four-year letterwinner in track & field at Iowa City High School ... Four-year state qualifier in track & field, and three-year state qualifier in cross country ... Finished fourth in the 1,600 relay at the State Track & Field Championships in 2015 ... Placed seventh in the 3,200 relay at state track in 2014 and 2015 ... Two-time All-Conference Cross Country First Team (2013-14) ... 2015 All-Conference Track & Field First Team ... Personal-bests: 4K cross country-14:47; 400m-1:00.5; 800m-2:19; 1,500m-4:52; 3,000m-10:43 ... Academic All-State Cross Country as a senior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in mechanical engineering ... Daughter of Nathan and Mary Shepherd.