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2020-21 Track & Field Roster

Olivia Witt

  • Event Mutli
  • Class JR
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Woodbury, Minn.
  • Previous School St. Croix Prep

Biography

AAC Bronze Medalist (2020 Pentathlon)

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR:
800m: 2:21.23
60H: 9.35
High Jump: 1.61
Long Jump: 5.90
Shot Put: 9.72
Pentathlon: 3708

OUTDOOR:
200m: 27.08
800m: 2:27.92
100H: 15.83
High Jump: 1.60
Long Jump: 5.03
Shot Put: 9.79
Javelin: 34.51
Heptathlon: 4390


2020 (SO.) - XC -
Competed once with the XC team at the Conference Championships where the Mustangs finished in 9th ... INDOOR finished 7th in the high jump at the season's opening meet ... finished 10th in the High Jump (1.60m) at the G5 Invite ... also represented the 4x400 they crossed the line in fourth ...recorded a career best in the 60 hurdles with a 9.35 performance at the Don Kirby Invite ... earned a bronze medal with a fantastic performance at the AAC Indoors Pentathlon, after sitting outside the top-10 after the first three events, used a career best long jump of 5.90 to vault her into contention and finished in fourth in the 800m to move on to the medal stand ... ran with the DMR squad at the AAC Indoors as the team finished in ninth place ... 
 
2019 (FR.) - INDOOR Began her Mustangs career at the Arkansas Invite highlighted by a third-place finish in the High Jump (1.60m) ... improved by .05 from her first week's performance in the 60m Hurdles at the MLK Jr Invite ... participated in her first collegiate Pentathlon scoring 3180 at the Houston Invite with her best showing coming in the 800m where she finished 2nd among the field ... finished 11th in the Pentathlon at the AAC Indoors, posting personal bests in the 60 Hurdles (9.60), Shot Put and 800m ... OUTDOOR: finished 5th in the High Jump at the Houston Spring Break Invite with a clearance of 1.60 ... competed in first Heptathlon at the Bobcat Invite posting a score of 4062, good for 13th place ... placed in third in the javelin (31.97m) at the Bobcat Classic ... scored a 4390 at the AAC Outdoors Heptathlon coming on strong at the end with top-8 finishes in the Javelin and the 800, completed the event in 15th place 

PERSONAL: Olivia Isabel Witt was born in Richmond, Virginia to parents Sarah and David Witt … has one sibling a younger sister named Celia Witt (15) … attended St. Croix Preparatory in Stillwater, Minnesota … graduated in the top-ten in her class … was awarded the School Leadership and School Service Award … won the MSHSL Triple A Award (awarded for accomplishments across academics, athletics and the arts) …  “A” Honor Roll (9th-12 grade) … winner of the Wellesley College Book award (given in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and leadership within the school and community) … was the Student Council president her junior and senior seasons … member of the National Honor Society and the National English Honor Society … chose SMU because of the school’s academic record and the resources within the Dallas area … her hobbies and interest include the violin, yoga, travel and reading … plans to major in business at SMU …

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track for St. Croix for coaches John Vallez, Scott Weispfenning and Sean Allen … holds numerous school records (High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, 2 Mile, 200m, 4x800) … named team captain her senior season … state 8-time all-conference … 6-time honorable mention all-conference … state meet qualifier in 2018 in both the high jump and long jump … MCAA Conference record holder in the triple jump and the high jump … personal best include High Jump 5-03, Long Jump 17-06, Triple Jump 35-08, and 400m 1:00.16 (2018) … also was 5-year letterwinner in Cross Country and a 2-year letter winner in basketball … was named Cross Country MVP and qualified for state … also was three-time all-conference in Cross Country … named Basketball MVP during her senior season, named all-conference in basketball … was MVP of both the cross country and the basketball teams … holds the school record for the 5K …

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19FR

    Jumps
    5'10"
  • 2019-20SO

    Mutli
    5'10"
  • 2020-21JR

    Mutli
    5'10"