2020 Track and Field
Molly Ross
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Shasta HS
- Hometown:
- Redding, CA
2020 -- Indoor Season: Broke the school record for the 60-meter hurdles established eight years prior, when she clocked a time of 8.61 seconds to advance to the final at the Arkansas Qualifier on Feb. 21 ... went on to take third place in the event, in 8.66 to cap the winter. Outdoor T&F: Spring season was cancelled; however, retains year of eligibility moving forward ... not only earned Big West All-Academic Team status for a third straight season, but also was a Conference Commissioner’s Highest Honors recipient academically.
2019 -- Came in fourth place for the 100-meter hurdles at the Big West Championships on May 11, clocking a time of 14.04 seconds in the final ... finished only one spot back of an All-Conference spot for the event, while altogether tallying 10 combined points for the Mustangs in the team column at the Finals ... also competed for the fifth-place 4x100m relay team at the Big West meet, contributing to a time of 47.46 seconds, and advanced to the 400m hurdles final round, where she came in eighth, via 1:02.96 ... posted a collegiate 400m hurdle PR of 1:02.23 in the conference prelims at Pauley Track ... regular season also included a 100m hurdle time of 14.22 at the Blue-Green Rivalry Meet vs. UC Santa Barbara on April 27, earning second place ... during the indoor season, earned a career-best 60m hurdles showing of 8.76 seconds at Arkansas on Feb. 15, good for fourth place ... also made the Big West All-Academic Team for a second consecutive year.
2018 -- Moved to No. 9 in school history for the 100-meter hurdles, posting a time of 14.03 seconds at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Challenge on March 31; came in second place in Orange County ... also was No. 2 on the team for the 400m hurdles, earning her season-best performance of 1:03.80 at CSF as well (good for seventh) ... went on to take 14th place in the 100H at the Big West Championships May 11 (in 14.46), also taking 13th at CSUN (1:05.34) for the 400H conference finals ... also contributed to the top 4x100m relay squad of the spring, which clocked a victorious 46.91 at the dual vs. UCSB April 28 ... additional win came at UCSB’s Tri-Meet on March 10 (14.64 for the 100H) ... during the indoor season, bettered her career-best 60m hurdle time to 9.08, earning 22nd overall at the Husky Classic in Seattle on Feb. 10 ... in addition, made the Big West All-Academic Team.
2017 -- Ran a season-best 100-meter hurdles time of 14.39 seconds at UCSB on April 29, taking fourth place ... almost bettered her PR at the Big West Conference Championships at CSF on May 12, finishing 16th overall with a time of 14.43 ... also competed in the 400m hurdles at two meets, including a best of 1:04.28 (sixth) at the Ben Brown Invitational hosted by Fullerton March 11 ... in the indoor season, posted a 60m hurdles time of 9.12 seconds at the UW Invitational in Seattle (14th overall) on Jan. 28.
Prep -- Won back-to-back Northern Section championships in the 300-meter hurdles for Shasta High School in Redding in 2015 and 2016, with a career-best time of 44.39 seconds ... her top 100-meter hurdles time was 14.69 seconds ... as a junior for the Wolves, advanced to the CIF State Championship Meet in both events, taking 17th place in the 100m hurdles and 21st in the 300m hurdles ... also played volleyball and basketball, and was the two-time Athlete of the Year, as well as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2016 ... additionally, participated in ASB and Interact Club.
Personal -- Majors in Biological Sciences ... also visited Portland State and Illinois State; chose Cal Poly for “the coaches, the prestigious education and the location” ... aspires to become a physician’s assistant.
