2009 Track and Field Roster
Emily Olsen
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Crater HS
- Hometown:
- Medford, Ore.
OREGON STATE CROSS COUNTRY:
2010: Ran four times during the cross country season ... Competed once in the 4,500 meters at the John Frank Memoiral and finished 22nd with a time of 17:14.10 ... Competed three times in the 6,000 meters ... Best finish in the 6,000 meters was a 27th place finish at the Beaver Classic ... Best time in the 6,000 meters was 22:51.85 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention honors.
2009: Competed at the Sundodger Invitational and the OSU Beaver Classic during cross country season.
2008: Redshirted the cross country season.
OREGON STATE INDOOR TRACK:
2010: Competed in the 3,000 at the Washington Invitational (1/30).
OREGON STATE OUTDOOR TRACK:
2010: Competed in five events during the track season ... competed three times in the 10,000 meters with best time of 38:24.92 coming at the John Knight Twilight (4/9) ... Competed once in the 5,000 meters at the Lewis & Clark Invitational (4/17) ... Competed once in the 3,000 meters at the Oregon Preview (3/20) ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2009: Redshirted her true freshman year.
CRATER HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country all four years of high school under coach Justin Loftus and track for one season under coach Michael Heckert ... Member of the swimming team all four years under Loftus as well ... Earned six total letters among the three sports ... Named most improved in cross country and in track in 2007-08 ... Placed at state 5A track in the 1,500-meters and 3,000-meters.
PERSONAL: Majoring in microbiology ... Parents are Neil and Pamela Olsen ... Family includes one siblings, Esther, Zachary, Erik and Gideon ... Father, Neil, competed in cross country and track in college from 1985-1986 ... Mother, Pamela, graduated from Oregon State ... Former prep teammates include Isaac Stoutenburgh (Oregon) and Jake Keyser (Colorado) ... Chose Oregon State because of the impressive science department and housing accommodations.
