Article and Photos by T Ray Henry
On Monday, November 17th, Marshall High School student athlete Molly Farrell signed her Letter of Intent to participate in cross country and track & field at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee beginning in 2026-2027.
Molly ran cross country for four years at Marshall High School, winning three Little Illini Conference championships and three regional titles while finishing in the top 8 in each of her four appearances in the IHSA cross country state championship meet.
Molly joins a Bisons cross country team which recently won their record 12th Atlantic Sun Conference Championship.
Molly maintains personal bests in the 1600m (4:52), 3200m (10:34), 3 mile XC (16:50), and 5K XC (17:43), and she currently is undecided on a major.
Molly was joined at her signing by her family, cross country teammates, track & field teammates, and friends.
Congratulations to Molly and her family.