Olivia Hippensteel

Weight:
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Position:
Middle Distance
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Carroll

2016-17 (SENIOR): Cross Country: Academic All-Big Ten selection… runner-up at the Hoosier Invitational. Indoor: won the mile at against Tennessee and the 800m run against Purdue… member of the winning 4x800m relay team against Purdue… victorious in the 800m run at the IU Relays… member of the winning DMR team at the Meyo Invite and the Alex Wilson Invite, both relays broke the school record… earned a runner-up finish at the Hoosier Open in the 1,000m run… earned a podium spot with a third place finish in the 800m run at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:08.73… named Second-Team All-American in the DMR with a ninth place finish at the NCAA Championships. Outdoor: took 12^th at the Tennessee Relays in the 800m run… runner-up in the 800m run at the Louisville Invite with a time of 2:07.74… Rankin/Poehlein Invite winner in the 1,500m run… member of the DMR and 4x800m relay teams that broke school records at the Penn Relays… finished 10^th at the Big Ten Championships in the 800m run with a time of 2:07.10… finished 37^th at the NCAA East Prelims in the 800m run.

2015-16 (JUNIOR): Cross Country: Academic All-Big Ten selection… took third in the Hoosier Invitational with a time of 18:53.9… winner of the women’s open race at the Indiana Intercollegiates… finished eighth at the Indiana Open. Indoor: runner-up finish at the Tennessee Duals in the 800m run… took third in the 800m run at the Gladstein Invitational… broke through for a victory in the 800m run at the Hoosier Hills… finished ninth in the 800m run at the Big Ten Championships. Outdoor: took 15^th in the 800m run at the Tiger Track Classic… landed in fourth at the Big Ten vs. ACC Challenge meet in the 1,500m run… finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships in the 1,500m.

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE): Cross Country: Placed 13th at the Indiana Open to start the year ... finished in sixth in the open run at the Indiana Intercollegiate meet ... ran to a 10th place finish at the Hoosier Invite. Indoor: set personal bests in the 1,000m run and the mile during the 2015 indoor season…finished in third-place in the 800m run at the Indiana vs. Purdue Dual Meet. Outdoor: finished in fourth-place in the 800m run at the Billy Hayes Invitational with a career-best of 2:10.33.

2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Competed for Belmont her freshman season before transferring to Indiana.

PREP: Lettered four years in cross country and track and field at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne...Conference champion in cross country and 800m run in track and field...Academic All-State honoree in junior and senior seasons...Part of team that won conference, sectional, regional and semi-state cross country championships all four years and have longest regional championships win streak at 15 years...Ran a personal best time of 2:10 for 800m...2013 All-American in 4X800m at New Balance Nationals...and schools record holder in 800m and 4X800m...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Lisa Hippensteel, has two siblings, brother Benjamin and sister Abigail...born August 5, 1994...intended major is Human and Developmental Family Studies.