Rachel Olinger-Season-Career Results
2023: Olinger competed in six meets over the course of the season, recording top-50 finishes in three of them. At the MIAC Championships, Olinger ran a 6k time of 25:18.4. She also competed in the Connecticut College Invitational, where she recorded a career best 6k with a time of 25:14.5. Olinger ran a career-best 5k at the Fall Finale, finishing with a time of 21:48.0, earning 17th place.
2022: Olinger competed in six meets over the course of the season, recording two top-50 finishes. At the MIAC Conference Championships, she finished with a 6k time of 25:57.7. Olinger recorded a season-best at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational, where she ran a 6k time of 25:22.5. At the CSB/SJU Triangular, she ran a 5k time of 22:20.4, earning 32nd place.
High School: A 2022 graduate from Rosemount High School in Minnesota, Olinger ran cross country and track and field for four seasons. Her accomplishments for cross country include, Most Improved (2018,2019), Most Improved Returning Letter Winner (2021), Scholar Athlete Award (2018,2019,2020,2021), and Varsity Letter Winner (2018,2019,2020,2021). Her awards for track and field include, Varsity Letter Winner (2018,2019), Scholar Athlete Award (2018,2019,2021,2022), and Irish Award Winner (2021,2022). The proudest moment of her career so far was winning her first cross country race.
Personal: The daughter of Kate and Jim Olinger, Rachel has several family members who have attended CSB/SJU including, Laura and Andy Stellmacher, Liz Deziel, and Tom Stukel. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, watching movies, and listening to music.
