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Erin Dowd - Women's Track & Field - University of Iowa Athletics

Erin Dowd

Position Hurdles
Class Sr.
Hometown Brighton, Mich.
High School Brighton
Previous School Western Michigan

2022 — Indoor – redshirted… ran 200 and 400 meters at Jimmy Grant Invite (25.19, 56.55), Hawkeye Invite (24.85, 56.52), Larry Wieczorek Invite (24.82, 55.56), and Alex Wilson Invite (24.44, 54.50) while competing unattached… ran 200 meters at Meyo Invite (24.83) while competing unattached… Outdoor – two-time second team All-American… ran third leg on 400-meter relay that placed 14th (43.79) and placed 16th in 400-meter hurdles (58.08) at NCAA Championships… placed third in 400-meter hurdles at B1G Championships (58.00), running a team-leading and collegiate-best 56.77 in prelims… that time ranks fourth all-time at Iowa… ran third leg on school record-setting 400-meter relay that placed fourth at NCAA West Preliminary (43.69)… ran second leg on team-leading 1,600-meter relay that placed second at B1G Championships in 3:33.18, which ranks third all-time at Iowa… ran third leg on 400-meter relay that placed third at B1G Championships (44.44)… ran second leg on team-leading sprint medley relay that placed second at Drake Relays (3:52.56), which ranks third all-time at Iowa… placed sixth in 400-meter hurdles at NCAA West Preliminary (57.01), winning event at Baldy Castillo Invite (57.47) and placed fourth at Drake Relays (57.51)… placed 18th in 400-meter hurdles at USATF Championships (58.20)… placed second in 200 meters at Musco Twilight with a collegiate-best 24.14… USTFCCCA all-academic team member… letterwinner.

2021 — Track – did not compete… letterwinner.

2020 — competed for Western Michigan University… placed second in 400 meters at MAC Indoor Championships (54.28), running at collegiate-best 54.08 in prelims… second-team All-MAC honoree… won 600 meters at Can Am International (1:32.66)… academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honoree.

2019 — competed for Western Michigan University… won 400-meter hurdles title at MAC Outdoor Championships (58.19), earning first-team All-MAC honors… ran second leg on MAC Indoor champion 1,600-meter relay (3:41.88)… ran season bests in 400-meter hurdles at Mt. SAC Relays (57.87) and 100-meter hurdles at Ball State Challenge (14.25)… academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honoree… named team MVP.

2018 — competed for Western Michigan University… won 400-meter hurdles MAC outdoor title (59.08) and ran on 1,600-meter relay that placed second, earning first-team All-MAC honors… won 400-meter hurdles at Jesse Owens Track Classic (59.28), placed third at Drake Relays (1:00.06) and ran event at NCAA East Preliminary Championships (1:00.14)… academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honoree… USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree… named team MVP.

2017 — competed for Western Michigan University… ran a personal-best 1:36.25 in 600 meters at Meyo Invite… ran season-best 100-meter hurdles at Kentucky Relays (15.21)… ran 400-meter hurdles at MAC Outdoor Championship (1:01.83).

High School — competed in track, cross country and team figure skating… two-time Livingston County Track Athlete of the Year… three-time district and regional champion… three-time all-state in track… set school records in 300-meter hurdles (43.79) and as part of 1,600-meter relay (3:53)… KLAA Scholar Athlete… coached by Geri Gee, Gary Meehan and Kristi Matuszewski.

Personal — born February 26, 1998… daughter of Michael and Darcy Dowd… her sister, Lauren, is a cheerleader at Eastern Michigan… her father, Michael, played volleyball at Michigan State… graduated magna cum laude from Western Michigan with bachelors of science degrees in chemical engineering and biomedical science… working toward at master’s degree in finance at Iowa.

Erin Dowd’s All-Time Results via TFRRS.org