Olivia Theis

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lansing, Mich.
High School:
Lansing Catholic
Position:
Distance
Major:
Movement Science

Last modified: August 25, 2021

At Michigan

• Member of the 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Championship Team

Junior (2020-21)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.

Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.

Cross Country
• Did not compete.

Sophomore (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.

Cross Country
• Did not compete.

Freshman (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Redshirted.

Indoor Track & Field
• Redshirted.

Cross Country
• Competing unattached, ran 17:41.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 4th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)

HIGH SCHOOL

Track & Field: State Championship record-holder at 1,600 meters for MHSAA Division 3 and at 3,200 meters for both divisions 2 and 3 … Three-time MHSAA state champion … 2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor two-mile runner-up and 2018 sixth-place finisher ... Won the 3,200 meter title and finished runner-up at 1,600 meters at the 2018 Division 2 championships, along with running a leg of the runner-up 4x800 relay … Won the 2017 Division 3 state titles at 1,600 and 3,200 meters, and ran on the third-place 4x800 team … Ranked No. 3 nationally at 3,200 meters among all high schoolers in 2018, and No. 12 over two miles … Ranked No. 3 in state history among high schoolers over 3,200 meters, No. 4 over two miles, and No. 30 over 1,600 meters

Cross Country: Third-place finisher at 2017 Foot Locker Nationals, trailing only Erin Finn’s runner-up finish as the best Foot Locker Nationals result by an incoming recruit … Won the 2017 Foot Locker Midwest Regional and the MHSAA Division 2 State Championship titles … Finished 14th at 2016 Foot Locker Nationals … Four-time state championships qualifier, winning the Division 2 meet in 2017 and finishing runner-up in 2016, ninth in 2015 and 19th in 2014 at the Division 3 level… Ran 16:52.1 to break the all-divisions MHSAA state championships record on the Michigan International Speedway course that has annually hosted the meet for more than 20 years

High School Career Bests
800m -- 2:16.85
1600m -- 4:50.10
Mile -- 5:02.00
3200m -- 10:03.95
Two-Mile -- 10:14.34