TOP PERFORMANCES:
CROSS COUNTRY:
4K: 15:09.6 at the CCC Preview Meet on September 15, 2023.
5K: 18:41.6 at the 49th Charles Bowles Willamette XC Invitational on October 5, 2024
6K: 22:20.4 at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Cross Country Championships on November 3, 2023
2024 (Cross Country): At the CCC Preview Meet, placed 8th in the 6k, clocking in at 23:04.0. Earned NAIA Dr. LeRoy Walker Champions of Character Award.
2024 (Track & Field): At the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, placed 16th in the 10,000m with a time of 38:10.32. At the Cascade Collegiate Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, secured 2nd in the 10,000m (40:11.69) and 8th in the 5000m (18:39.51). Achieved 3rd place in the 10,000m (37:37.51) at the L&C Larry Byerly Invite. At the 2024 Buc Scoring Invite, finished 3rd in the 5000m (18:18.01) and 2nd in the 4x800 (9:51.59) at the EOU Last Chance Indoor.
2023 (Cross Country) : CCC All-Conference for her seventh-place finish and personal best (6k/ 22.20.4) at the Cascade Collegiate Conference...at the CSI Classic, earned 10th place with a time of 19:20.8 in the 5k...helped lead her team to secure the NAIA National title, sixth among her teammates with an overall finish of 92nd (6k / 23:43.5).
2023 (Track & Field): Selected to the CCC All-Academic Team....24th in the 10,000m run (38:30:51) at the 2023 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships...fourth in the 10,000 (38:08.21) and eighth in the 5000 (19:13.22) at the 2023 CCC Track & Field Championships...second in the 10,000 (38:06.82) at the 2023 Whitworth Peace Meet...third in the mile (5:44.84) at the EOU Last Chance (Feb. 18, 2023)...21st in the 3000 (11:01.93) at the Whitworth Invitational (Indoor)...28th in the mile (5:42.53) at the 2023 Stacy Draglia Open....Academic All-Conference.
2022 (Cross Country): Named for the All-Academic CCC Team...set a PR at the 2022 NAIA Cross Country Championships (5k / 18:58.5) en route to an 108th place finish...11th at the 2022 CCC Cross Country Championships (5k / 19:18.5)...10th at the Mike Johnson Classic (6k / 22:43.3)...12th at the EOU Open (4k / 15:15.9).
2022 (Track & Field): Sixth in the 1500 (5:16.32) at the NNU Invitational & Multi (Apr. 2, 2022)...set a PR at the L&C Spring Break Open in the 1500 (5:13.81).
2021 (Cross Country): 186th at the 2021 NAIA Country Championships (5k / 20:19.1)...19th at the 2021 CCC Country Championships (5k / 20:31.8)...12th at the EOU Invitational (5k / 20:22) and CWU XC Invitational (4k / 16:47.3).
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2021 graduate of Bishop Kelly High, where she competed in both cross country and track programs; in cross country, was a 3-time 4A state qualifier, placing 24th overall as a junior...posted a top 5,000-meter time of 19:43; in track, qualified for the 4A state meet as a senior, placing ninth in the 3,200-meters (11:40.70) and 13th in the 1,600-meters (5:26.44). Connor was a part of the 2021 Bishop Kelly Track and Field Championship team, and excelled academically by earning Summa Cum Laude and participating in the National Honors Society.
PERSONAL:
Joining the Yote Fam from Meridian, ID, Molly was raised by John and Kelley Connor. Aside from her efforts on the course, Molly is also working hard in the classroom in pursuit of a degree in Biomedical Sciences. She chose The College of Idaho "to be a part of a winning team and continue my academic career to prepare me for graduate school".
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