Track & Field

LyricOlson

  • position Distance/XC
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Savannah, Ga.
  • Major Pre-Nursing
  • High school Savannah Arts Academy

https://tfrrs.org/athletes/8588209/Kentucky/Lyric_Olson.html

Personal Bests

Cross Country:

4k – 14:55.0

5k – 18:02.8

6k – 20:59.4

Indoor

800 – 2:09.81

MILE – 4:57.73

1000 – 2:53.58

Outdoor

800 – 2:07.96

1500 – 4:37.51

Academic Accolades 

  • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2024

2024-25 (Sophomore)

Cross Country

  • Placed 21st, and scored points for team, in the 6k Red Invite at the Bradley Pink Classic in a personal best time of 20:59.4
  • Placed 60th, and scored points for team, in the 6k at the Gans Creek Classic in a personal best time of 21:14.2
  • Placed 75th in the 5k at the Southern Showcase in a personal best time of 18:02.8

2023-24 (Freshman)

Outdoor

  • Placed 6th in the 800m with a time of 2:07.96 at the USF Alumni Invitational
  • Placed 22nd in the 800m with a time of 2:09.93 at the Battle on the Bayou
  • Placed 41st in the 1500m with a time of 4:37.51 at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
  • Won the 800m with a time of 2:09.15 at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Member of 4×800 relay that won with a time of 2:08.23 at the Drake Relays
  • Won the 800m with a time of 2:08.23 at the Drake Relays

Indoor

  • Placed 11th with a time of 5:03.88 in the mile run at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
  • Placed 4th with a time of 2:11.68 in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Placed 9th with a time of 2:53.58 in the 1000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Placed 17th with a personal best time of 4:57.73 in the mile at the Razorback Invitational
  • Placed 39th with a time of 2:12.10 in the 800m at the Razorback Invitational
  • Placed 4th with a new personal best time of 2:09.81 in the 800m at the Tiger Paw Invitational

Cross Country

  • Placed 87th with a time of 18:33.9 in the 5k at the Southern Showcase
  • Placed 115th with a time of 22:12.8 in the 6k at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
  • Placed 85th with a time of 21:47.0 in the 6k at the Crimson Classic
  • Placed 109th with a time of 22:32.0 in the 6k at the SEC Championships
  • Placed 140th with a time of 22:27.8 in the 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional

High School  

  • Earned letters in track & field and cross country at Savannah Arts Academy HS 
  • Won the GHSA XC 2A State Championships in 2022
  • Finished third in the GHSA 2A 4×800 relay (2022)
  • GHSA 2A & 3A 800m Champion (2023, 2022)
  • Wingfoot Night of Champions 800m winner
  • 3A Sectional and Regional A 800m winner
  • 2A Sectional and Regional 800m winner
  • Gamecock Youth Indoor #3 800m winner
  • GHSA 2A Region 3 runner-up
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