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Sioux City’s Shelby Houlihan on her return to competitive racing and the Drake Relays

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April 17th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Sioux City native Shelby Houlihan has not been motivated by anger as she returns to the track. Houlihan is coming off a four-year doping ban that she blamed on a tainted Burrito and she finished second in the three thousand meter run at the World Indoor Championships in China last month. She will compete at the Drake Relays next week.

Houlihan says focusing on the future and having fun helped her training before the race in China.

Houlihan spent a lot of time with her family and in her hometown during her suspension.

Houlihan is the U-S record holder in the 1500 meters. She will compete in the US 1 Mile Road Championship next Wednesday as well as the women’s invitational mile in Drake Stadium on April 26th.