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2020 Women's Cross Country Roster

Mikayla Olsen

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Mount Prospect, Ill.
  • High School Prospect HS

Biography

2019

Cross Country

  • Competed at the Illini Open and Bradley Pink Classic
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Outdoor

  • Contested the 800m, 1500m and 3K for the Illini
  • Set her season-best time in the 1500m with a 4:59.92 finish at the Kip Janvrin Open to place 16th

Indoor

  • Made her Illinois Track & Field debut competing in the Mile at the Illini Invitational

2018

Cross Country

  • Competed at four meets for the Orange and Blue
  • Placed 13th overall and was the second Illini to cross at the Illini Open, timing a personal-best 5K finish time of 18:56.2

High School

  • 2017 IHSA All-State
  • Two-time IHSA All-Sectional 
  • Three-time All-Conference 
  • Coached by Pete Wintermute

Personal

  • Born November 13, 1999
  • Daughter of Clark Olsen and Lisa St. Martin
  • Has two older sisters, Tasha Olsen and Courtney Bohannon
  • Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honors Society
  • Major is Undeclared 
  • Chose Illinois for its emphasis on academic excellence 

Career-Bests

Outdoor
1500m: 4:59.92 - Kip Janvrin Open (4/26/19

5000m: 18:50.77 B1G Invite #2 - 4/9/21

Cross Country:
5K: 18:56.2 - Illini Open (10/19/18)
6K: 23:53.1 - Bradley Pink Classic (10/18/19)

Updated June 2021

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior