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2017 Cross Country Roster

Elijah Olige

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • High School Paul Laurence Dunbar

Biography

2017-18: Took third (1:22.55) in the 300m dash at the GVSU Holiday Open before running on Loyola's first-place (3:14.48) 4x400m relay at the same meet ... Helped relay to an impressive 3:12.84 (3rd), the eight fastest time in school history, at the SPIRE D1 Invitational ... Took second (48.66) in the 400m dash at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Member of Loyola's third-place (3:15.03) 4x400m relay team at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Helped Loyola's 4x400m relay to a victory (3:24.44) at the Benedictine Invitatonal ... Took ninth (49.24) in the 400m dash at the Musco Twilight ... Shaved just under a half-second off that time en route to an eighth-place finish (48.86) at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... Took seventh (48.71) in the 400m dash at the MVC Outdoor Championships, where he also ran on third-place 4x400m relay that turned in the ninth fastest time in school history ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection.

2016-17: Opened the indoor season by clocking the tenth fastest 600m dash time in school history of 1:20.88 en route to a victory at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Backed up that performance with another first-place finish (1:22.21) in the event at the John Tierney Classic ... Posted top 800m time of the season (1:54.14; 32nd) at the Meyo Invitational ... Did not compete during the outdoor season. 

2015-16: Made collegiate debut at the GVSU Holiday Open, finishing fourth (1:22.02) in the 600m run ... Top time in the event (1:21.75) came at the Indiana Relays ... Clocked indoor season-best 800m mark of 1:54.35 (17th) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Earned third-place finish in the 800m run at the Gibson Invitational with an outdoor season-best time of 1:53.74 ... Saw action as a member of Loyola's spring medley relay squad (3:27.11; 9th) at the Drake Relays ... Wrapped up freshman year by contributing to the team score at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on the Ramblers' fourth-place (3:14.89) 4x400m relay squad.

High School: 2014 KHSAA State Champion in both the 4x400m and 4x800m relays...Three-time FCPS Track and Field City Champion in the 800m...Placed second in the 800m at the 2012 KHSAA State Championships...Two-time All-Region in cross country...Member of the Paul Laurence Dunbar track and field team that placed third at the 2015 KHSAA State Championships.

Olige's Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Date
200m (I) 22.78 SPIRE D1 Invitational 2018
300m (I) 35.77 GVSU Holiday Open 2017
400m (I) 48.66 Alex Wilson Invitational 2018
600m (I) 1:20.88 GVSU Holiday Open 2016
800m (I) 1:54.14 Meyo Invitational 2017
400m (O) 48.23 MVC Championships 2018
800m (O) 1:53.74 Gibson Invitational 2016
1,500m (O) 4:12.70 Black & Gold Invitational 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior