10 Facts About Molly Ludlow

Molly Beckwith-Ludlow was born on Molly Elizabeth Beckwith on August 4,1987 and is an American middle-distance runner.

Molly Ludlow attended Thomas Worthington High School, setting school records in the 200 meters and 400 meters as a freshman; in her sophomore and junior years she concentrated on soccer, dropping track and field.

Molly Ludlow returned to the track in her senior year, but soccer remained her main sport, and after graduating from high school she went to Indiana University on a soccer scholarship.

Molly Ludlow played soccer through her freshman year at Indiana, but knee problems, which she had already suffered from in high school, forced her to drop soccer and give up her scholarship; track was not a problem for her knees, so she joined the Indiana Hoosiers' track and field team in her sophomore year, now running the 400 meters and 800 meters, and earned a new scholarship through that sport.

Molly Ludlow continued to train under her coach at Indiana, Ron Helmer.

Molly Ludlow narrowly missed qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics; at the Olympic Trials she was in the top three until the end, but tied up and fell to fourth place with meters to go.

Molly Ludlow skipped the 2013 season to recover from her knee problems; she married Reed Ludlow, a former Division II collegiate basketball player, that fall.

Molly Ludlow returned to the track in 2014, placing third at the United States championships; she finished in the top six in four Diamond League meetings, breaking two minutes in both Lausanne and Monaco.

Molly Ludlow placed fourth at the United States championships in 2:00.09, missing qualifying for the World Championships in Beijing by 0.04 seconds.

In July 2016, Molly Ludlow competed in the Olympic trials, running 1:59.59 and again placing 4th by 0.04 seconds.