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Olivia Howell
- Hometown:
- Solon, Ohio
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Solon
- Previous School:
- Illinois
- Major:
- Strategic Communication - Grad Certificate
Bio
Personal Bests & Results via TFRRS
AT TEXAS:
- All-SEC Third Team (Cross Country)
- UT Outdoor 1500 record holder
- All-American (First Team - 800m) USTFCCCA
- SEC Women's Runner of the Week - 9/3/2024
At Illinois:
- 2023 USFTCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American (1500) - Illinois
- 2023 Outdoor Big Ten 1500m Champion
- 2023 NCAA Indoor Mile Champion - Illinois
- 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American (Mile) - Illinois
- 2023 Big Ten Indoor Mile Champion
- 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American (1500) - Illinois
- 2022 Big Ten Outdoor 1500m Champion
- 2022 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American (Mile) - Illinois
- 2022 Big Ten Indoor Mile Champion - Illinois
- 2021 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American (1500) - Illinois
- 2021 Big Ten Outdoor 1500 Champion - Illinois
- 2021 Big Ten Indoor Mile Champion - Illinois
2024-25 (Grad)
Cross Country: Opened the season winning the 5K at the Stormy Seas Opener with her time of 17:15.2 earning SEC Runner of the Week honors... Ran a massive personal best in the 5K to help UT win the Chile Pepper XC Festival with a time of 16:25.1 and finished third overall... Was the second finisher for UT at the Sean arl Lakefront Invite in the 6K with her time of 20:08.0... Led Texas as the top finisher in the Wisconsin Pre Nationals in the 6K with her time of 20:04.0... Was the third finisher for UT at the SEC Championships in the 6K with her PB time of 19:47.0 to help UT finish 5th overall...
2023-24 Season (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Opened the outdoor season winning the 800m at the UTSA Invitational with her time of 2:04.54... Posted two third-place finishes at the Texas Relays, running the 1500m in 4:21.42 and the DMR in 11:35.69... Ran the 1500m in 4:16.90 at the Bryan Clay Invitational... Ran the UT program record in the 1500m (4:14.64) at the Mt. SAC Relays... Won the 800-meter at the Texas Invitational with her time of 2:02.92...
INDOOR: Made her Texas debut at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invite winning the 800-meter with a time of 2:07.37 and ran the 4x400 relay... Moved to No. 5 on the UT All-Time Performer list in the 800-meter with her time of 2:04.61 set at the John Thomas Terrier Classic... Ran the mile in 4:45.23 at the Eagle Elite Invite... Finished third at the Big 12 Championships in the 800-meter with her time of 2:03.86.
Prior to Texas: at Illinois
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
