Completed Event: Track and Field at 44 Farms Team Invite on April 11, 2025 ,

Personal Bests
3000m | 9:08.96 | 2015 Indoor |
5,000m | 16:08.99 | 2015 Indoor |
2014-15
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Indoor: Ran a personal best 9:08.96 in the 3,000-meter run to take the bronze medal at the Big 12 Championships … that followed her second-place effort in the 5,000 the previous day, just missing her personal best in 16:10.86 … ran her personal best of 16:08.99, the fifth-best in school history, at the Iowa State Classic … previously ran her personal best in the Invitational 3,000-meter run at the Razorback Invitational, finishing fourth in 9:20.84.
XC: Ran as Iowa State’s fourth scorer at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 37th in 22:12 ... was the third scoring runner for the Cyclones at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, finishing 26th in 20:26 ... joined teammates Crystal Nelson and Katy Moen in the top-30, making Iowa State one of two teams with three top-30 finishers ... Earned the title of the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year with a fourth-place showing at the Big 12 Championship, giving Iowa State three top-5 individuals ... All-Big 12 Cross Country performer with a time of 20:17.5 ... sat out the Midwest Regional ... ran as Iowa State's fifth scorer at the NCAA Championships, helping the team to a runner-up finish with a 20:58.6 to place 66th overall.
2012-13 (at Brown)
Competed at the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships in the 3000m …Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where she finished in 130th place out of a field of 253 competitors…Finished seventh at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, qualifying for nationals and earning All-Northeast Region Honors…Placed seventh at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships, helping Brown to a third place finish.
Before Brown
A four-year letterwinner on Fenwick High School's cross country/track & field team ... Boasted the second-fastest mile time in the state of Illinois during the 2010 indoor season ... Placed 10th at the 2010 state track meet in the 3,2000m run ... Placed 39th in the 2009 Illinois state cross country meet ... In cross country, Connelly was a captain both her junior and senior years, and was a conference champion and Most Valuable Player in both 2007 & 2008 ... Also earned All-Conference, regional, and sectional honors and was a three-time state-qualifier (2007-2009) ... Has school records in the 1,600 and 3,200m ... Was a member of the National Honor Society, earned First Honors and was a Presidential and State Scholar.
Personal
Margaret is the daughter of Francis & Margie Connelly ... Has two brothers, Paul & Matthias, and one sister, Mary Kate ... graduate student in sociology.