September 2002 Newsletter

Molly Huddle Runs a 16:24!

Molly Huddle of Elmira ran a 16:24 while winning the Heritage Christian Home 5K overall in Webster on Aug. 10. The performance is a pending single-age 17 American record for high school girls.

Molly also set a pending 17:04 F17 record on our very hilly WDF 5K course at Dryden Lake, July 18. Both records have been submitted to USATF for ranking purposes.

According to coverage in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Molly's performance at the Heritage 5K was a milestone on several counts:

• Fastest 5K this year by a HS age American girl on any surface. Molly averaged 5:18 per mile, and hit the first mile split in 5:02 (also fastest split in a Rochester race by a female). She was never challenged by any male during the race.
• First overall victory by a female in a Rochester area mixed gender race .
• Second-fastest 5K in a Rochester area race by a female. Kenyan Jackline Torori's 16:05 at the Run for the Hospice in October is the fastest.

Molly and her sister Megan turned 18 on Aug. 31, and Molly is on her way to the University of Notre Dame to begin her collegiate career. Good luck, and we hope to see you again at our indoor track meets over winter break!

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