Molly Haar

Height:
5-5
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Archbishop Mitty HS
Hometown:
San Jose, CA

2016-17 -- Cross Country: As a junior, finished in fifth place at the Big West Conference Championships at Kahuku Golf Course in Hawai’i, with a 6k time of 21:38.1 to help the Mustangs win the title in dominant fashion via a score of 27 points on Oct. 29 ... was selected as Cal Poly’s Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year award winner, representing the university along with the 17 other recipients chosen among the conference’s 2,500 student-athletes throughout nine institutions ... also made the Big West All-Academic Team again ... began the season with a fourth-place 5k performance of 18:01.02 at the Lagoon Open around UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 3 (part of a 19-44 Blue-Green Rivalry victory) ... came in eighth at the Stanford Invitational on Oct. 1, in 20:45.5 ... finished the fall by taking 66th place at the NCAA West Regional meet at Haggin Oaks Golf Club in Sacramento on Nov. 11, at 21:03.3.

2015-16 -- Track: Redshirted. Cross Country: Opened the fall with a fourth-place finish at the Lagoon Open on Sept. 5, running the 5k in 18:20.51 to help the Mustangs beat the Gauchos 17-43 ... was then 10th at the Fresno State Invitational on Sept. 11 (with a 4.2k time of 14:38.1) before adding 6k times of 21:12.7 (earning 13th place at the Stanford Invite on Sept. 26) and 20:50.8 (55th at the Pre-Nationals at Louisville on Oct. 17) ... again made the Big West Conference All-Academic Team.

2014-15 -- Track: Won the Big West Conference championship in the 5,000 meters, clocking a title-clinching time of 17:31.75 at UC Riverside on May 16 ... her season-best performance in the event — 16:56.02 — came at the Bryan Clay Invitational held at Azusa Pacific on April 17 (taking seventh place) ... also earned an all-conference accolade in the 10,000m, thanks to her third-place 37:41.13 on May 15 ... was the runner-up in the 3,000m at the Blue-Green Rivalry dual against UCSB at Westmont College on May 2, in 9:46.84 ... qualified for a spot on the Big West All-Academic Team. Cross Country: Opened a strong redshirt freshman season with a seventh-place finish at the Lagoon Open on Aug. 30, thanks to a 5k time of 18:12.76 ... went on to come in 29th at the Big West Championships in Riverside on Nov. 1, posting a 6k performance of 21:56.6 ... earned All-Academic praise from the conference in addition to Highest Honors on the Commissioner’s Honors list.

2013-14 -- Track: Had the team’s third-fastest 3,000m time of the year, 10:06.90, in the dual meet vs. UCSB on May 3 ... also ran the 5k in 17:19.05 at the Stanford Invitational on April 4. Cross Country: Redshirted.

Prep -- As a senior at Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, had PRs of 5:04.61 in the 1,600m and 10:53.98 in the 3,200m ... came in 47th place overall at the 2012 CIF State Cross Country Championships, with a 5k time of 19:08.0 ... was named the Monarchs’ MVP from her sophomore year on ... also was selected to the President’s Honor Roll.

Personal -- Born on March 3, 1995 in Santa Rosa ... daughter of Jim and Suzanne ... has a brother, Jason, and a sister, Paige ... majors in business (with a finance concentration) ... works as a peer mentor for the Orfalea College of Business.