Honors
All-MVC: 2020 (Indoor)
MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2021
MSU Athletic's Director Honor Roll: Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2020-21
MVC Academic Honor Roll: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
2022-23 Track and Field
Indoor: Helped lead the Bears’ distance efforts during the indoor season competing in the 800-meter run, 1,000-meter run and one-mile run... Competed in five meets during the indoor season... Earned a second-place finish in the one-mile at the Pittsburg State Invitational with a season-best time of 4:58.43... Finished first in the 1,000-meter with a time of 2:55.91 at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (Jan. 20-21)… Raced a season-best 800-meter time at the Arkansas Qualifier on Feb. 17 (2:11.66)… Named to the 2022 fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.Â
Outdoor: Led the Bears’ distance room during her senior campaign... Competed in six meets during the outdoor season... Raced a career-best 3,000-meter time of 10:01.22 at the Bearcat Invitational on April 1, eclipsing her former top time of 10:12.59 raced at the same meet in 2022... Qualified for event finals in both the 800-meter and 1,500-meter at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships... Raced a season-best 800-meter time in the championship prelims of 2:11.70.Â
2021-22 Track and Field
Indoor: Competed in every meet for the Bears, leading the team's distance efforts in multiple races... Competed in the 800-meter, the 1,000-meter and the 1-mile run during the 2021-22 indoor season... Earned a season-best 800-meter time of 2:16.03 at the Gorilla Classic... Broke the Missouri State school record in the 1,000-meter run at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational on Jan. 21, turning out a time of 2:55.02 in the event... Earned a spot on the podium in the 1-mile at the MVC Indoor Championships, placing third and racing a career-best time of 4:51.20... Made the MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for her academic efforts during fall 2021.Â
Outdoor: Competed in every meet during the outdoor season, helping lead the Bears’ middle- and long-distance efforts... Earned five top-five finishes including two first-place finishes in the 800-meter (April 15) and the 5,000-meter (March 25)… She finished seventh in the 800-meter run at the outdoor championships, racing a time of 2:14.35... Earned Scholar-Athlete honors for her efforts during the 2021-22 season.Â
2020-21 Track and Field
Indoor: Competed in four meets… Finished seventh in the 800-meter run at the MVC Indoor Championship (Feb. 26-28) with a season-high time of 2:13.42… Ran on the fifth-place distance medley relay and sixth-place 4x400-meter relay teams at the MVC Indoor Championship… Won two titles at the UCM Classic (Feb. 19) with a first-place finish in the 800m and as part of the winning 4x400-meter relay team… Clocked her fastest mile time at the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 12-13) with a 5:09.44 pace… Placed second in the 800m at the Gorilla Classic.
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Outdoor: Competed in six meets… Earned a pair of sixth-place finishes in the 800- and 1,500-meter run at the MVC Outdoor Championship (May 14-16) with respective season-high times of 2:12.51 and 4:33.70… Anchored the MSU 4x400-meter relay team that finished seventh at the MVC Outdoor Championship… Placed seventh in the 800m at the Drake Relays (Apr. 22-24)… Led off the Bears 4x1600-meter relay team that came in fifth at the Drake Relays… Posted two top-5 finishes at the Gorilla Classic (Apr. 10) after she placed third in the 800m and fifth in the 1,500m… Ran her first individual 400-meter race at the Mule Relays (Apr. 16) where she recorded a 1:01.37 time... Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
2019-20 Track and Field
Indoor: Competed in six meets… Earned All-Conference honors with a runner-up finish in the mile at the MVC Indoor Championship with a personal-best time of 4:52.34 which ranks third fastest in program history… Ran the opening leg of the MSU distance medley relay team that placed third at the conference meet with a program top-five time of 11:59.08… Broke the meet record in the 800m at the Gorilla Classic with a winning-time of 2:10.03… Claimed individual titles in the mile in back-to-back meets at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational and the Pittsburg State Invitational… Placed third in the 1,000m (2:56.91) at the DeLoss Dodds meet.
Outdoor:Â Canceled
2018-19 Track and Field
Indoor: Competed in seven meets… Earned a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run with her indoor season-high time of 2:14.59 at the 2019 MVC Indoor Championships… Recorded three top-5 finishes in the 800-meter run including a second-place performance at the Gorilla Classic (2:15.89)… Was a part of the distance medley relay team that finished second at the John Gartland Invitational.
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Outdoor: Competed in five meets… Posted her fastest 1500-meter run time (4:32.46) to place fourth at the 2019 MVC Outdoor Championships… Ran the opening leg of the Bears’ 4x800-meter relay team that broke the school record with an 8:58.06 mark at the Drake Relays… Scored her highest finish of the outdoor season at the Tom Botts Invitational with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:12.65). Â
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High School
Competed in cross country and track at Monarch Park Collegiate... Track MVP at Monarch Park Collegiate all four years of high school... Set the school 800m record in 2015-16 and the 400m record in 2014-15.
Personal
Edna Dar was born 6/19/00 in Toronto, Ontario... Daughter of Leoul Dar and Gidey Tewabe... Sister of Harget Dar... Majoring in Criminology.
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Career Bests at Missouri State |
Event |
Time/Mark    |
Opponent/Meet |
Date |
1 Mile Run (Indoor) |
4:51.20 |
MVC Indoor Championship |
2/28/22 |
800-Meter (Indoor) |
2:10.03 |
Gorilla Classic |
2/15/20 |
1,000-Meter (Indoor)Â Â Â Â |
2:55.02 |
DeLoss Dodds Invitational     |
1/21/22 |
3,000-Meter (Indoor) |
10:19.59Â Â |
MVC Indoor Championship |
3/1/20 |
400-Meter (Outdoor) |
1:01.37 |
Mule Relays |
4/16/21 |
800-Meter (Outdoor) |
2:11:42 |
Mule Relays |
4/15/21 |
1,500-Meter (Outdoor) |
4:30:44 |
MVC Outdoor Championship    |
5/13/22 |
3,000-Meter (Outdoor) |
10:01.22 |
Bearcat Invitational |
4/1/23 |
5,000-Meter (Outdoor) |
18:37.35 |
Billiken Invitational   |
3/25/22 |