Molly Esche

Hometown: Waukesha, WI High School: West Event: Distance

2008 -- Indoor - placed 22nd in 3,000 meters with a collegiate-best 10:20.07 at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - placed 16th in 1,500 meters (4:52.85) at Auburn Classic and seventh in 3,000 meters (10:47.78) at Iowa Invite... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2007 -- Indoor - ran season-best mile (5:11.84) at Hawkeye Invite, 3,000 meters (10:27.14) at Meyo Invite and 5,000 meters (18:08.67) at Iowa State Classic... Outdoor - placed seventh with season-best 3,000 meters (10:22.11) at Missouri Relays... ran season-best 1,500 meters (4:57.20) at Aztec Classic... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 70th at Big Ten Championships with a collegiate-best 22:18 (6,000 meters)... placed 22nd with a collegiate-best 14:49 (4,000 meters) at Hawkeye Invite... placed 38th (18:10-5,000 meters) at Auburn Invite... academic all-Big Ten... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2006 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best 17:46.19 in 5,000 meters at Iowa State Classic... also ran collegiate-best mile (5:11.82) at Husker Invite and season-best 3,000 meters (10:23.54) at Jack Johnson Classic... placed 25th in 5,000 meters (18:29.45) at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - redshirted... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner...Cross Country - placed 60th (22:56) at Big Ten Championships, 92nd (23:14) at NCAA Midwest Regional and 247th (24:25) at NCAA Championships... ran collegiate bests at Hawkeye Open (10:53-3,000 meters and Auburn Invite (17:50-5,000 meters)... academic all-Big Ten... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2005 -- Indoor - placed 18th in 3,000 meters (10:28.90) at Big Ten Championships... ran season-best mile (5:15.87) at Gold Country Classic... Outdoor - placed 17th in 10,000 meters with a collegiate-best 38:45.97 at Big Ten meet... ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters (4:52.56) at Jim Duncan Invite... letterwinner... Cross Country - ran season-best 6,000 meters (22:27) at NCAA Pre-Nationals ... also placed seventh at Hawkeye Invite (10:54) and 34th (18:13) at Willamette Invite, with season best performances... placed 53rd (23:16) at Big Ten Championships and 69th (23:16) at NCAA regional... academic all-Big Ten... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2004 -- Cross Country -- competed in five races... placed 57th at Murray Keating Invite (19:10.00), 81st at Big Ten Championships (23:56) and 121st at NCAA regional (23:16.94)... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

High School -- ran on two-time conference champion two-mile relay... placed sixth in 3,200 meters at state track meet and 14th at state cross country meet senior year... three-time first team all-conference in cross country and six-time in track... Foot Locker all-Midwest cross country team selection... team co-captain and MVP in cross country and track senior year... coaches were Chris Ramsey, John Chandler and Jenny Bangle.

Personal -- born December 28, 1985... daughter of Phil and Jeanne Esche... older brother Matt ran on the Iowa men's cross country and track teams... communication studies major.

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