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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF UW-STEVENS POINT

2022 Track & Field Roster

Vanessa Olson

  • Event(s): Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Watertown, Wis.
  • High School Watertown

Biography

Olson TFRRS Top Performances

2022 Outdoor: Recorded a career-best time of 5:18.84 in the 1500-meter run to finish 18th at the Rex Foster Twilight (Apr. 10)…Clocked a personal-best time of 40:14.20 in the 10,000-meter race to finish 16th at the WIAC Championships (May 6-7)…Finished 35th in the javelin throw with a toss of 17.45 meters (57’ 3”) at the Rex Foster Twilight (Apr. 10).

2022 Indoor: Finished eighth in the mile with a personal-best time of 5:46.66 at the Big Dawg Invitational (Feb. 5)…Recorded a personal-best time of 19:38.04 in the 5000-meter run to finish 26th at the Midwest ELITE Invitational (Feb. 12)…Clocked a career-best time of 11:21.12 in the 3000-meter run to finish 18th at the UWO Titan Challenge (Feb. 19).

2021 Outdoor: Recorded a personal-best time of 41:07.29 in the 10000-meter race at the WIAC Outdoor Championship, finishing in 13th place (May 7-8)…Placed 10th in the javelin throw with a toss of 19.33 meters (63’ 5”) at the UW-Platteville Border Battle (April 30)…Finished in 12th place in the 5000-meter run with a personal-best time of 20:07.78 at the UW-Platteville Invitational (April 10)…Clocked a career-best time of 5:30.63 in the 1500-meter race at the Rex Foster Twilight, finishing 26th (April 2).

2021 Indoor: Placed sixth with a personal-best time of 5:53.83 in the mile run at the Point-Platteville Dual #2 (Feb. 20)…Finished in seventh place in the 5000-meter run with a career-best time of 20:58.63 at the Point-Platteville Dual #1 (Feb. 13)…Took 11th place in the 3000-meter race with a personal best time of 12:18.26 at the Point-Eau Claire Dual (Feb. 6).

High School: Seven-time letterwinner, three in cross country and four in track…Second-team all-conference as a senior…Helped WHS to runner-up team finishes at Shorewood Invitational and Waukesha South Blackshirt Challenge.
 
Personal: Conservation law enforcement major…Parents Socorro and David…Sister Sofia.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
  • 2022Sophomore

    Distance