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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Olivia Howell

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Solon, Ohio
  • High School Solon
  • Position Distance
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Biography

NIL Opportunities

NCAA Badge 2023 NCAA Indoor Mile Champion
USA Button 2022 Mile, 2023 Mile & 1500m All-American 
Big Ten Logo white 3x Big Ten Mile Champion
Big Ten Logo white 3x Big Ten 1500m Champion
Big Ten Logo white 6x First-Team All-Big Ten
Badge Illinois 2 Illinois Record - 1000m, 1500m, Indoor & Outdoor DMR, Mile

2023

Indoor

  • First-Team All-Big Ten (Mile)
  • NCAA Champion in the Mile with a facility record 4:34.00, (Albuquerque Convention Center), earned All-American status
  • Won third straight Big Ten Mile Title (4:35.48)
  • Big Ten Indoor track athlete of the year
  • Won two other mile races throughout the year: Illini Challenge (4:45.26) and the Meyo Invitational (4:33.77)
  • Won the 800m at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (2:04.03) 

Outdoor

  • First-Team All-Big Ten (1500m)
  • Won her third straight Big Ten 1500m Title (4:20.13) and turned around a couple hours later to take second in the 5000m on the program's third fastest time (16:12.40), the first 5000m she ran all year 
  • Earned All-American status in the 1500m when she placed eighth on season-best time 4:11.54 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Led team in points scored at Big Ten Outdoor Championships with 18
  • Won the 800m at the UNF East Coast Relays on the program's second fastest time (2:02.50)
  • Advanced to third straight 1500m finals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (4:18.24)

2022

Indoor

  • First-Team All-Big Ten (Mile)
  • Won the 800m at The Badgers B1G Ten Midwest Invite
  • Placed second in the Mile at The Badgers B1G Ten Midwest Invite
  • Won the Mile at the Meyo Invite
  • Personal-best and placed first in the Mile (4:33.75) at the Music City Challenge
  • Personal-best and placed sixth in the 800m (2:04.77) at the Music City Challenge
  • B1G Champion in the mile at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships
  • Finished second in the distance medley relay at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships
  • Finished fifth in the mile in the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, earned All-American status

Outdoor

  • First-Team All-Big Ten (1500m)
  • Won the 800m at the Illini Invite
  • Won the 1500m at the Drake Relays
  • Finished fourth in the distance medley relay at the Drake Relays
  • B1G Champion in the 1500m at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • Fifth in the 4x400m at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • Fifth in the 1500m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round
  • Ninth in the 1500m at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021

Indoor

  • B1G Champion - Mile
  • First Team All B1G (Mile)
  • Won the mile at the Big Ten Championships with a 4:43.36
  • Set the Illinois school record in the 1000 m while winning the event at the Badger Icebreaker with a time of 2:46.52
  • Won the 800 m at the Husker Quad with a time of 2:09.84
  • Won the mile at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational with a B1G leading 4:40.85
  • Anchored the first place distance medley relay team at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational

Outdoor

  • First Team All B1G (1500m)
  • B1G Champion
  • Improved upon her program record in the 1500 m with a 4:09.71 in the NCAA Championship Prelim, finished in 10th place in the final race with a time of 4:15.56
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1500 m with a personal best time of 4:12.45 and a seventh place finish at the NCAA West Regionals
  • Won the 1500 m at the B1G Championships, while setting a new school record with a time of 4:12.86
  • Won the 800m at the B1G North Florida Invite with a time of 2:09.55
  • Ran a 2:13.12 opening split as a part of the 2nd place 4x800 team for the Illini at the B1G North Florida Invite
  • Won the 1500 m at the B1G Invite #3 with a time of 2:18.61, setting a PR and moving into fourth place in school history in the event
  • Placed second in the 800 m at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays with a time of 2:06.88
  • Won the 1500 m at the M City Classic with a time of 4:18.67
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2020

Outdoor

  • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor

  • Placed fourth in the mile run at the B1G Championships with a time of 4:44.34
  • Placed first in the 800 m at the Illini Invitational
  • Placed second in the 800 m at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational

High School

  • Four-time District Champion in Cross Country and 1600m
  • Three-time State Champion in the 1600m
  • Four-time MVP for track and cross country teams
  • Holds her high school's records for the 1600m, 400m, 5k, and Distance Medley
  • Seven-time All Ohio Team
  • Eleven-time State Qualifier

Personal

  • Born July 7, 2001
  • Has two brothers, David and James as well as a sister, Marie
  • Member of the National Honors Society
  • One of three captains for dance in drama club and secretory for the marching band and concert band
  • Graphic Design Major
  • Chose Illinois because of the outstanding arts program and how connected the whole athletic program is.

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Junior

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  • 2022-23Junior

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