2022 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Competed for Villanova in cross country and the distance track events from 2018-23 ... At the time of her graduation was the school record holder in the 3000 meter steeplechase and owned 10 of the 12 fastest times in school history in the event ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase in 2023 and earned honorable mention All-America honors with a 21st place finish at the national meet ... Previously was a cross country All-American in 2019 when she was the individual BIG EAST and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional champions along the way to being named the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year ... Four-time BIG EAST champion during her career, including the individual cross country title to go along with a pair of outdoor titles in 2021 (3000 meter steeplechase, 5000 meters) and running the 800 meter leg of a conference champion distance medley relay as a freshman in 2019 ... Spanning the cross country, indoor and outdoor seasons was a 15-time All-BIG EAST performer for the Wildcats ... Helped Villanova earn team berths to the NCAA Championships in cross country in 2018, 2019 and 2021 ... Was an individual qualifier for the national meet in 2020 (Spring 2021 season) ... In addition to holding the school record in the steeplechase, she was ranked sixth in the Wildcats record book in the 3000 meters (9:02.81) and 10th indoors in the 5000 meters (16:13.50) when she graduated ... One of two athletes in school history along with teammate Anna Helwigh to break 10 minutes in the steeplechase ... They each held the school record at times during their careers ... Her personal best and school record time of 9:49.88 came in June 2021 at an unattached race in New York which earned her a qualifying time for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials later the same month ... Came in 13th in her heat at the Olympic Trials with a mark (10:03.13) that ranked third in school history at the time of the race ... Accomplished international racer who won a gold medal in the steeplechase representing Team USA at the Pan American U20 Championships in Costa Rica in 2019 ... Her winning time of 10:12.16 in the gold medal race was the first of several times she would set the Villanova record during her career ... Earlier in the 2019 season she won gold in memorable fashion at the USATF U20 National Track and Field Championship when she came from the back of the pack to win the race and qualify for the United States team at the Pan American U20 meet ... She missed the first approach to the water jump early in the race and fell to the back of the pack after retreating to make the jump ... Made up a gap of nearly four seconds in one lap around the track and later went from third place with two laps remaining to a three-second margin of victory at the finish line ... During her Villanova career she was a part of four BIG EAST team titles on the track, including the 2019 and 2020 indoor conference crowns as well as outdoor titles in 2019 and 2021 ... Terrific all-around student-athlete who was named to the national USTFCCCA All-Academic Team five times each in cross country and track & field ... Five-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all 10 of her semesters on campus ... Selected as the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Performer of the Year in cross country in 2019 ... Landed on the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area teams in both cross country (2019, 2022) and track (2023).
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| SCHOOL RECORD |
| 3000 Meter Steeplechase |
9:49.88 |
June 12, 2021 |
New York, N.Y. (USATF New York Open & Masters Outdoor Championships) |
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| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 400 Meters (relay) |
1:00.24 |
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1.18.2020) |
| 400 Meters (open) |
1:00.97 |
High School |
| 800 Meters (relay) |
2:09.31 |
BIG EAST Championships (5.13.2023) |
| 800 Meters (open) |
2:11.75 |
High School |
| 1000 Meters |
2:45.25 |
Villanova Invitational (1.21.2023) |
| 1500 Meters (open) |
4:16.11 |
Widener Invitational (4.21.2023) |
| 1500 Meters (relay) |
4:28.6 |
Penn Relays (4.26.2019) |
| 1600 Meters (relay) |
4:36.20 |
Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite (2.3.2023) |
| Mile |
4:41.59 |
Villanova Invitational (1.22.2022) |
| 3000 Meters |
9:02.81 |
David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2.10.2023) |
| 3000 Meter Steeplechase |
9:49.88 |
USATF New York Open & Masters Outdoor Championships (6.12.2021) |
| 5000 Meters |
16:10.37 |
BIG EAST Championships (5.15.2021) |
| 3 Miles (XC) |
16:22.1 |
Main Line Invitational (9.20.2019) |
| 6000 Meters (XC) |
20:02.0 |
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11.15.2019) |
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| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2023 OUTDOOR |
| All-American (Honorable Mention) |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
| All-BIG EAST |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
| All-BIG EAST |
4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) |
| 2023 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
5000 Meters |
| 2022Â CROSS COUNTRY |
| Mid-Atlantic All-Region |
| 2022 OUTDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
| BIG EAST Women's Track Athlete of the Week |
March 28 |
| 2022 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
3000 Meters |
| 2021 CROSS COUNTRY |
| Mid-Atlantic All-Region |
| All-BIG EAST (First Team) |
| BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week (Oct. 4) |
| 2021 OUTDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
| BIG EAST Champion |
5000 Meters |
| All-BIG EAST |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
| All-BIG EAST |
5000 Meters |
| 2020 CROSS COUNTRY |
| All-BIG EAST (First Team) |
| 2020 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
3000 Meters |
| 2019 CROSS COUNTRY |
| USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year |
| All-American |
| Mid-Atlantic All-Region |
| BIG EAST Champion |
| All-BIG EAST (First Team) |
| 2019 OUTDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
| All-BIG EAST |
4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg - 2:13.06) |
| Penn Relays Champion |
4x1500 Meter Relay (1st Leg - 4:28.6) |
| 2019 INDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Distance Medley Relay (800) |
| All-BIG EAST |
Distance Medley Relay (800) |
| 2018 CROSS COUNTRY |
| Mid-Atlantic All-Region |
| All-BIG EAST (First Team) |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Cross Country) |
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track) |
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year (Cross Country) |
2019 |
| Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team (Cross Country) |
2019, 2022 |
| Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team (Track) |
2023 |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023 |
| Office of Academic Support Student-Athlete of the Month |
November 2019 |
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| CAREER NCAA RESULTS |
| 2023 OUTDOOR (AUSTIN, TEXAS | MIKE A. MYERS STADIUM) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| June 8 |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
10:18.93 |
21st |
| 2021 CROSS COUNTRY (TALLAHASSEE, FLA. | APALACHEE REGIONAL PARK) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 20 |
6000 Meters |
20:30.4 |
99th |
| 2020 CROSS COUNTRY (STILLWATER, OKLA. | OSU CROSS COUNTRY COURSE) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| March 15 |
6000 Meters |
21:27.3 |
91st |
| 2019 CROSS COUNTRY (TERRE HAUTE, IND. | LAVERN GIBSON CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 23 |
6000 Meters |
20:39.9 |
29th |
| 2018 CROSS COUNTRY (MADISON, WIS. | THOMAS ZIMMER CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 17 |
6000 Meters |
21:40.4 |
178th |
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| CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS |
| 2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| May 12 |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
9:54.20 |
2nd |
| May 13 |
4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) |
8:46.15 |
3rd |
| 2023Â INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| February 24 |
5000 Meters |
16:13.50 |
3rd |
| February 25 |
3000 Meters |
9:16.12 |
4th |
| 2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| May 13 |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
10:03.05 |
3rd |
| May 14 |
5000 Meters |
16:46.08 |
9th |
| 2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| February 25 |
5000 Meters |
16:26.05 |
6th |
| February 26 |
3000 Meters |
9:17.04 |
2nd |
| 2021 CROSS COUNTRY (CARMEL, IND. | NORTHVIEW CHURCH) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| October 29 |
6000 Meters |
20:49.3 |
2nd |
| 2021Â OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| May 14 |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
9:57.34 |
1st |
| May 15 |
5000 Meters |
16:10.37 |
1st |
| 2020 CROSS COUNTRY (CARY, N.C. | WAKEMED SOCCER PARK FIELD) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| March 5 |
6000 Meters |
20:36.1 |
3rd |
| 2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| March 1 |
5000 Meters |
16:26.08 |
4th |
| March 2 |
3000 Meters |
9:33.87 |
3rd |
| 2019 CROSS COUNTRY (KENOSHA, WIS. | WAYNE E. DANNEHL NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 2 |
6000 Meters |
21:29.5 |
1st |
| 2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| May 10 |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
10:22.93 |
2nd |
| May 11 |
4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg - 2:13.06) |
8:53.67 |
2nd |
| 2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| February 22 |
Distance Medley Relay (800) |
11:37.53 |
1st |
| February 23 |
3000 Meters |
9:39.93 |
8th |
| 2018 CROSS COUNTRY (CARMEL, IND. | NORTHVIEWÂ CHURCH) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| October 27 |
6000 Meters |
20:59.5 |
7th |
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| NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION; OLYMPIC TRIALS |
Qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 3000 meter steeplechase in June 2021 with a personal best time in New York just days before the first round of the steeplechase at the Olympic Trials in Oregon … Recorded a time of 10:03.13 at the Trials to finish 13
th in her heat while notching the third-fastest time in school history in the event (she owns the top four Villanova steeplechase times) … Was already a seasoned competitor in national and international meets by the time she made her Olympic Trials debut … Won a gold medal in the steeplechase representing Team USA at the Pan American U20 Championships in Costa Rica during the 2019 summer season … Set a then-school record with a time of 10:12.16 in the gold medal race … Earlier in 2019 won gold at the USATF U20 National Track and Field Championship in Miramar, Fla. … Came from the back of the pack in dramatic fashion to win the race and qualify for the United States team at the Pan American U20 meet … Missed the first approach to the water jump early in the race and fell to the back of the pack after retreating to make the jump … Made up a gap of nearly four seconds in one lap around the track and later went from third place with two laps remaining to a three-second margin of victory at the finish line.
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Padua Academy: Earned three varsity letters each in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field … Was part of teams that combined to win 12 state titles during her scholastic career … One of the most decorated student-athletes in school history and graduated holding seven school records … Was named the Gatorade State Player of the Year a total of five times, earning the award as a senior for track & field and all four years of her high school career in cross country … Four-time state MVP in cross country and was named the state MVP in both indoor track & field and outdoor track & field as a senior … Achieved Honor Roll status academically and was inducted to the National Honor Society.
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Personal: Born 3/8/00 in Wilmington, Del. … Youngest of three daughters of Paul and Linda Olivere … Has two older sisters, Lindsey and Madeline … Father and grandfather both were members of the cross country and track & field teams at Delaware, and sister Madeline also competed for those Delaware teams … Sister, Lindsey, competed on the track & field and cross country teams at Duke … Chose to attend Villanova for the combination of its academic reputation and the school’s tradition of success in track & field … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ... Psychology major.
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