2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster

Tom Lynn
Carol Chen
Darren Miller

Olivia Roberts

  • Position Throws
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Plymouth, Minn.
  • Highschool Wayzata
  • Instagram oliviar._

Biography

Honors: 2024 First-team All-American in the weight throw... 2023 Second-team All-American in the weight throw ... 2022 second-team All-Big Ten ... ranks third on the UW indoor performance list in the weight throw ... ranks second on the UW outdoor performance list in the hammer ...  2021 and 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
 
 Personal Bests
 Indoor  Outdoor
 Weight Throw  73-2 3/4 (22.32m)  2/24/23  Hammer 207-4 (63.21m)  5/5/23

TFRRS Profile

2024 Outdoor Track: Earned honorable-metion All-America honors in the hammer throw with a 20th place finish with a mark of 203 feet (61.72 meters) at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 6)... finished 10th in the hammer throw with a mark of 202-7 (61.75m) at the NCAA West Preliminary round (May 23)... finished fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 208-3 (63.47m) at the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 10)... finished third in the hammer throw with a distance of 206-8 (63.01m) at the Badger Challenge (May 3)... finished third in the hammer throw with a mark of 206-7 (62.96m) at the Texas Invitational (April 27)... won the hammer throw with a distance of 203-2 (61.93m) at the Cal State LA Twilight Open (April 10), finished second in the hammer throw with a mark of  209-9 (63.93m) at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 11) and finished sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 203-4 (61.99m) at the Beach Invitational (April 12)... finished third in the hammer throw with a distance of 208-10 (63.67m) at the Battle of the Bayou (March 29)

2024 Indoor Track: Collected first-team All-American honors with a seventh-place finish in the weight throw with a distance of 71-2 ¾ (21.71m) at the NCAA Inoodr Championships... finished second in the weight throw with a distance of 72-9 ¼ (22.18m) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23)... finished third in the weight throw with a distance of 72-8 (22.15)  at the Solomon W. Butler Classic (Feb. 16)... finished third in the weight throw with a distance of 69-7 (21.21m) at the Badgers Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9)... finished third in the weight throw with a distance of 69-6 ¼ (21.19m) at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 26)... placed second in the weight throw with a distance of 71-3 ¼ (21.72m) at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan. 13)

2023 Outdoor Track: Placed third in the hammer throw at the Stanford Invitational (April 1) with a distance of 188-2… finished second in the hammer throw with a distance of 188-0 at the Cal State LA Twilight (April 12)... placed 12th in the hammer with a distance of 187-4 at the Pacific Coast Invitational (April 13)... finished seventh in the hammer throw with 201-7 at the Beach Invitational (April 15)... placed 15th in the hammer throw with a distance of 182-3 at the Penn Relays (April 27)... finished second in the hammer throw with a personal best of 207-4 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 5)... finsihed fourth in the hammer throw with a distance of 204-2 at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)... finished 15th in the hammer throw with a distance of 202-6 at the NCAA West Prelims (May 24) 

2023 Indoor Track: Finished third in the weight throw with a distance of 69-5 ¼  at the Wisconsin Midwest Invite (Jan. 14)... came in second in the weight throw with a distance of 71-5 ¼ at the Red Hawk Opener (Jan. 21)... finished fourth the weight throw with 75-11 ½ at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 28)... won the weight throw with a distance of 68-5 ¼ at the Red Hawk Invite (Feb. 4)... finished second in the weight with a distance of 69-4 ¼ at the Wisconsin Windy City Invite (Feb. 11)... finished third in the weight throw with a indoor personal best throw of 73-2 ¾ at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25)... placed 13th in the weight throw with a distance of 68-8 at the NCAA Championships (March 11)

2022 Outdoor Track: Finished fifth in the hammer with a throw of 189-6 at the Texas State Bobcat Invite (Mar.24-26) ... placed third with a toss of 195-7 in the hammer at the Jim Click Shootout (April 8-9) ... won the hammer with a toss of 193-0 at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative (April 29) ... finished second in the hammer with a toss of 197-1 at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) ... placed sixth in the hammer at the Big Ten Championships (May 13) with a personal best throw of 198-10

2022 Indoor Track: Placed second in the weight throw with a personal best of 69-11 3/4 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb.25-26) ... finished fourth in the weight throw with a toss  of 66-10 at the Badgers Big Ten Midwest Invite (Jan.15)...finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 64-1 13/4 at the Illini Invite (Jan.21-22)... placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 66-4 1/4 at the Red Hawk Invite (Feb.5)... finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 63-7 3/4 at the Badgers Windy City (Feb.11-12)... placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 66-0 1/2 at the St. Valentines Open (Feb.18)

2021 Outdoor Track: Finished second in the hammer throw with a personal best distance of 179-11 at the Big North Florida Invitational (April 2) ... placed 12th in the hammer throw with a distance of 176-2 at the Big Ten  Championships (May 14) ... came in seventh in the hammer throw with a distance of 172-10 at the Wisconsin B1G Invitational (May 8)

2021 Indoor Track: Threw a personal best of 61-6 3/4 in the weight throw at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational (Feb. 12) to place fourth ... finished second in the weight throw at 59-7 3/4 at the Badger Icebreaker (Jan.16)

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19

2020 Indoor: Placed fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 53-3 3/4 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/17-18)... Placed eighth in the weight throw with a mark of 53-3 3/4 at the Jack Jennett Open (1/24)... Won the weight throw with a mark of 56-9 1/4 at the Red Hawk Invitational (2/8) ...  competed in the weight throw with a mark of 57-10 1/2 (17.64m) at the Music City Challenge (2/14) ... won the weight throw with a mark of 60-3 at the Panther Tune-Up (Feb. 22) ... competed in the weight throw with a mark of 59-0 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29)

2019 Outdoor: Redshirt season ... competed unattached and finished 15th in the weight throw at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 3) at 145-4

2019 Indoor: Redshirt season ... saw her first collegiate action at the Red and White Classic (2/15) and competed in weight throw with a 46-6 3/4, taking 16th place

High School: Competed in the 100-meter hurdles and high jump ... won the conference championship in the high jump as a senior ... placed fourth in the hurdles ans sixth in the high jump at sectionals her senior year… two-time all-conference in track… team captain senior year… track coach was Cody DeBoer… also played volleyball

Personal: Parents are Sarah and Keith Roberts... has two sisters, Amanda  and Eva ... born Jan. 18 ... major is mechanical engineering

Why Wisconsin?

"Above all, I was drawn to Wisconsin for the outstanding academic opportunity. As soon as I stepped on campus I felt this was a place were I could grow into myself and achieve with like-minded people. The second major draw for me was my need to be a Badger. I have been surrounded by Badger pride my whole life and I couldn't wait to start representing in my own way!"

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

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  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

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  • 2023-24Graduate Student

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