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Molly Sughroue records the No. 4 time in the 1,500 meters in program history on Thursday.
Cowgirls Earn All-America Honors to Wrap Up 2018 Outdoor Season
June 07, 2018 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
EUGENE, Ore. — Oklahoma State track and field's Sinclaire Johnson and Molly Sughroue earned All-America honors in the final race of OSU's season in the NCAA 1,500-meter semifinal on Thursday.
Their appearances mark the first time in Cowgirl history two women have earned All-America nods in the event in the same year.
In the first heat, Sughroue ran against a stacked field that resulted in a two second personal best for the Cowgirl, crossing the line in 4:12.26. She narrowly missed out on qualification by less than two-hundredths of a second, but the time still results in the No. 4 time in Cowgirl history in the event.
For Sughroue, this marks her third All-America honor, and the first time she's achieved first-team status.
Her first All-America nod came as part of the indoor distance medley relay team in 2016 that took second team national honors. In that race, all 12 teams competing ran faster than the meet record, with OSU finishing ninth in 11:13.08.
In the indoor season, she earned her second nod with her mile time of 4:48.42 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
In 2019, she will look to hunt down the elusive indoor Big 12 mile three-peat, as she has one year of eligibility left for the indoor and outdoor seasons. Sughroue would be the first female athlete in conference history to win the indoor mile title in three-consecutive years.
Johnson ran in heat two, finishing the race in 4:27.72. With a bright future ahead for the middle-distance standout, the time marks the Florida native's first All-America honor.
Johnson's season was a stellar one for the Cowgirl sophomore. She qualified for the West regionals with her 4:20.37 in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational. Later at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in California, Johnson unleashed a race Cowgirl fans haven't seen since Natajla Piliusina in 2012.
She led wire-to-wire along the rail, delivering a fierce kick to cross the line in 4:11.57. The time would easily qualify her for this week's NCAA Championships, while marking the second-fastest time in the event in Cowgirl history behind the aforementioned Piliusina.
With Thursday's results, it concludes a productive 2018 outdoor season for Dave Smith's squads. The results bring the OSU outdoor All-American total to an impressive 125, with 53 of those coming under Smith.
NCAA Outdoor Championships | June 7, 2018 | Eugene, Oregon
Women's Results
1,500 Meters Semifinals
8. Molly Sughroue – 4:12.26 (PR)
24. Sinclaire Johnson – 4:27.72
Their appearances mark the first time in Cowgirl history two women have earned All-America nods in the event in the same year.
In the first heat, Sughroue ran against a stacked field that resulted in a two second personal best for the Cowgirl, crossing the line in 4:12.26. She narrowly missed out on qualification by less than two-hundredths of a second, but the time still results in the No. 4 time in Cowgirl history in the event.
For Sughroue, this marks her third All-America honor, and the first time she's achieved first-team status.
Her first All-America nod came as part of the indoor distance medley relay team in 2016 that took second team national honors. In that race, all 12 teams competing ran faster than the meet record, with OSU finishing ninth in 11:13.08.
In the indoor season, she earned her second nod with her mile time of 4:48.42 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
In 2019, she will look to hunt down the elusive indoor Big 12 mile three-peat, as she has one year of eligibility left for the indoor and outdoor seasons. Sughroue would be the first female athlete in conference history to win the indoor mile title in three-consecutive years.
Johnson ran in heat two, finishing the race in 4:27.72. With a bright future ahead for the middle-distance standout, the time marks the Florida native's first All-America honor.
Johnson's season was a stellar one for the Cowgirl sophomore. She qualified for the West regionals with her 4:20.37 in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational. Later at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in California, Johnson unleashed a race Cowgirl fans haven't seen since Natajla Piliusina in 2012.
She led wire-to-wire along the rail, delivering a fierce kick to cross the line in 4:11.57. The time would easily qualify her for this week's NCAA Championships, while marking the second-fastest time in the event in Cowgirl history behind the aforementioned Piliusina.
With Thursday's results, it concludes a productive 2018 outdoor season for Dave Smith's squads. The results bring the OSU outdoor All-American total to an impressive 125, with 53 of those coming under Smith.
NCAA Outdoor Championships | June 7, 2018 | Eugene, Oregon
Women's Results
1,500 Meters Semifinals
8. Molly Sughroue – 4:12.26 (PR)
24. Sinclaire Johnson – 4:27.72
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