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Anna Rohrer, at 23 weeks pregnant, wins 2nd straight Indy Mini-Marathon

Mishawaka native Annan Rohrer successfully defended her title in the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon on Saturday, but this time around she was 23 weeks pregnant!

Rohrer, a Mishawaka High School and University of Notre Dame graduate, was the women’s champion after finishing the race with a time of 1:15:18. This comes one year after she won the race with a time of 1:11:31.

Given the circumstances of her pregnancy, she told our sister station WTHR she wasn’t sure what to expect in this year’s race.

“I didn’t think I’d run quite the same time last year, but you know, whatever God wills is gonna happen on the day,” she said.

In high school, Rohrer was a two-time state cross country champion and three-time state champion in track in the 3,200. She also won the 1,600 state title as a senior.

At Notre Dame, Rohrer was a four-time first-team Cross Country All-American, a two-time indoor track first-team All-American, and a three-time outdoor track All-American. Rohrer was an Atlantic Coast Conference cross country champion in 2016. She also won ACC titles in the 5,000-meter (indoor and outdoor) in 2017 and was the 10,000-meter outdoor champion in 2017 and 2019.

Rohrer, who now lives in Carmel, tells WTHR this will be her first child.