
Shawn Olmstead
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Buford, Ga. |
High School: | Flowery Branch |
Major: | Exercise Science |
Awards/Honors
- 2017 All-Peach Belt Conference [finished 12th]
- 2017 VSU Border Clash Champion
- 2017 PBC Runner of the Week [9/6]
- 2017 Winthrop/Adidas Invitational Runner-Up
- 2017 PBC All-Academic Team
- 2016 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
- 2017-18 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
- 2017-18 PBC Gold Scholar
- 2016-17 PBC Gold Scholar
- 2017: had four top-20 finishes
- Had one top-20 finish in 2016, taking 15th at the Bobcat Invitational
At Georgia College
Major: Exercise Science
Minor: Community Health
High School:
- Flowery Branch
- Head coach Jimmy Sorrells
- Personal best 5K: 16:48
- Cross Country State finish: 17th
- Also lettered in Track
- Scholared Athlete
- 9:55 in 3200m, 4:26 in 1600m, 1:58 in 800m
- Track State finish in 800m: 8th
Personal
- Son of Marge and John Olmstead
- Born March 24
- Favorite athlete: US mid-distance runner Clayton Murphy
- Chose GC because of the nice campus and the wonderful places to run. It was also the most affordable college to attend.
- Biggest sports thrill: winning
- Pre-race ritual: showering, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, saying a quick prayer
- Thing that scares him the most: getting last
- Favorite TV show: The Office
- Lives by the motto: "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
2017 Top Times [6 races] |
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5K | 19:38 | VSU Border Clash | 09/01/2017 |
8K | 25:36 | PBC Championship | 10/21/2017 |
10K | 35:16 | NCAA Southeast Regional | 11/04/2017 |
2016 Top Times [6 races] |
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8K | 26:17 | Royals XC Challenge | 10/07/2016 |
10K | 33:13 | NCAA Southeast Regional | 11/05/2016 |