2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Olivia Roberts
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata
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| Â Personal Bests | |||||
| Â Indoor | Â Outdoor | ||||
| Â Weight Throw | Â 73-2 3/4 (22.32m) | Â 2/24/23 | Â Hammer | 207-4 (63.21m) | Â 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)Â
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 198-102022 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
