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| Olson claimed second place at the 2008 NAC Cross Country Championship meet, showing a strong finishing kick to pass another runner in the final stretch. |
Alverno Cross Country Concludes Season at NCAA Midwest Regional
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The Alverno College women’s cross country team concluded their 2008 season at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional in Rock Island, Ill. on Saturday, Nov. 15. MORE...
Olson Battles for Second Place Finish at NAC Championship Cross Country Meet
MEQUON, Wis. (11/01/2008) --After a determined performance that came down to the final few hundred meters of the home stretch, Alverno College cross country runner Sarah Olson fought her way to a second place finish at the Northern Athletics Conference women’s cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 1, hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wis. MORE...
Making Strides: Inferno Looking to Peak at NAC Cross Country Meet
MILWAUKEE (10/31/2008) --The long runs sweated out through the streets of Milwaukee, the interval training sessions on the grassy flats near Jackson Park and all other workouts in between have been geared toward preparing the Alverno College women’s cross country team for the main event of the 2008 season – the Northern Athletics Conference Championships Meet, which will take place this Saturday, Nov. 1, at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wis., with a 12 p.m. start time. MORE...
Olson Picks Up NAC Student-Athlete of the Week Honor for Fourth of 2008 Season
MILWAUKEE (10/21/2008) --For the fourth time this fall, Alverno College sophomore Sarah Olson has received the Northern Athletics Conference Student-Athlete of the Week award for women’s cross country, as the awards were announced on Tuesday, Oct. 21. MORE...
Alverno Cross Country 12th, Olson 2nd at Wisconsin Private Colleges Invitational
MEQUON, Wis. (10/18/2008) --On a beautiful day for a race, another Alverno cross country record falls in the 5k distance. Sarah Olson (Oconomowoc, Wis.) breezed through the trail at Concordia University, the site of the Wisconsin Private Schools Invitational, which was hosted by MSOE, on Saturday, Oct. 18. MORE...
Olson Collects Second Consecutive NAC Student-Athlete of the Week Honor
MILWAUKEE (10/07/2008) – For the second straight week, Alverno College sophomore Sarah Olson has received the Northern Athletics Conference Student-Athlete of the Week award for women’s cross country, her third of the 2008 season, as the awards were announced on Monday, Oct. 7. MORE...
Olson
Captures Title at Warrior Invitational
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (10/06/2008) --
Sophomore cross country runner Sarah Olson (Oconomowoc, Wis.)
captured first place at Wisconsin Lutheran College's Warrior Invitational Saturday, Oct. 4
at Greenfield Park in Milwaukee. This is the second event championship for Olson in as many weeks, as she won the individual title at Beloit College's Olde English Classic on Saturday, Sept. 27. MORE...
Olson Nabs Second NAC Student-Athlete of the Week Honor of 2008
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (09/30/2008) – Alverno College sophomore Sarah Olson has received her second Northern Athletics Conference Student-Athlete of the Week award of the 2008 women's cross country season as the awards were announced on Monday, Sept. 29. MORE...
Olson Takes First at Olde English Classic
BELOIT, Wis. (09/27/2008) - Sophomore cross country standout Sarah Olson (Oconomowoc, Wis.) captured first place at Beloit College's Olde English Classic today at Leeson Park in Beloit, Wis.
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Inferno Cross Country Competes at
Steamy Falcon Invite, Olson Collects Top 10 Finish
MEQUON, Wis. (09/20/2008) - The Alverno College women’s cross country team placed 14th out of 15 teams recording a team score (21 overall teams) in the Falcon Invite hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin on a warm and sunny Saturday, Sept. 20, in Mequon, Wis. MORE...
Olson Named NAC Student-Athlete of the Week
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (09/03/2008) – Alverno College sophomore Sarah Olson was awarded the first Northern Athletics Conference Student-Athlete of the Week award of the 2008 women's cross country season to honor her efforts at this past Saturday’s Tom Barry Invite hosted by St. Norbert College in Green Bay, Wis. MORE...
Olson Breaks School Record in 2008 Season Opener
GREEN BAY, Wis. (08/30/2008) – Alverno College's Sarah Olson (Oconomowoc, Wis.) broke her own school record at the Tom Barry Invitational today at Colburn Park in Green Bay. Olson recorded a time of 19:57 in the 5K event, breaking her previous mark of 20:22 set last season. MORE...
2008 Cross Country Season Preview: Talent and Experience Could Fuel Inferno to Improved Finish
MILWAUKEE (08/29/2008) -- Experience and the will to improve will be the mantra for the Alverno College women's cross country team this season, as speedy standout Sarah Olson and three other returning runners with the knowledge of what it takes to be competitive in the collegiate environment will look to raise the bar for the Inferno in the Northern Athletics Conference and on the regional stage. MORE...
Inferno Start Season at Tom Barry Invitational
MILWAUKEE (06/30/2008) -- The Inferno Cross Country Team will begin the 2008 season with the Tom Barry Invitational at St. Norbert College. Alverno last participated in the event in 2006 when they finished 11th overall.
The team will compete in the Wisconsin Private Colleges Invitational hosted by MSOE and the NAC championship hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin with the season culminating at the NCAA Regional meet in Augustana, Iowa. SCHEDULE...
Team Honors Announced
 MILWAUKEE (05/06/2008) - The cross country team honors were announced at the annual athletic banquet.
Sarah Olson nabbed the Student-Athlete of the Year award as well as being named the team's Most Valuable Runner. Jillian Flood was voted as the Most Improved Runner while Mariel Heinle was recognized with the Inferno award. Flood along with teammate, Jenna Schwalbach, were also named co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Olson Caps Freshman Season in Record Fashion
MILWAUKEE (11/10/2007) – The Alverno College women’s cross country team finished in 31st place at the Midwest Regional held today at Lake Breese Golf Club in Winneconne, WI. Washington (MO) University placed four runners in the top ten to finish 1st in the 37 team event.
The Inferno’s Sarah Olson (Fr., Oconomowoc, WI), continued to rewrite the Alverno record books Saturday, breaking her own record in the 6K for the fourth time this season. Olson’s time of 23:33 was good enough for 78th place out of the 266 participants.
Olson began the season on September 8th at the Concordia (Chi) University Cross Country Invitational by breaking the previous school record in the 6K held by Caroline Kotras (Class of 2006). Olson’s time of 25:31 shaved over a minute off of Kotras’ record (26:38). Olson improved her time on October 13th at the Wisconsin Private College Championships in Mequon, and then again on October 27th at the Northern Athletics Conference Meet at Concordia University Chicago. Her time at the conference meet was 24:24.4.
Olson’s successes led to her being named to the NAC All-Conference Team as well as being voted “NAC Newcomer of the Year” by the coaches in the conference. |
