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2017 Cross Country Roster

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Brett Olivier

Brett Olivier

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 145
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Mandeville, La.
  • Prev School:
    Louisiana Tech
  • High School:
    Fontainebleau HS

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
2017 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016 Southland Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
 
2017 Cross Country: Placed 65th (27:06.8) at Southland ChampionshipsCame in 11th in 17:46.4 at the LSU Invitational … Ran fastest 5K of collegiate career in finishing 12th at the UNO Invitational in 16:24.0.

2017 Outdoor: Placed 12th in the 10,000 (34:03.41) and 16th in the 5,000 (15:41.89) at the Southland Conference Championships … Took fifth in 4:02.28 in first time running the 1,500 at the Ole Miss Classic … Ran a personal best 10:00.59 in placing 15th in the 3,000 steeplechase at the J. Duckett Twilight … Set a PR in placing fourth in the 5,000 in 15:55.93 at the McNeese Spring Time Classic … Also set a career best with a 17th-place time of 2:02.48 in the 800 … Placed sixth in the 3,000 steeplechase (10:45.58) and 14th in the 5,000 (17:21.09) at the Louisiana Classic … Finished eighth in the 3,000 (9:19.20) at the Tulane Early Bird Twilight.
 
2017 Indoor: Took seventh in the 3,000 meters (9:47.90) at the LSU Twilight … Placed 12th in the 3,000 (9:19.48) at the LSU Bayou Bengal … Ran a season-best 4:37.51 in the mile for 24th at the KMS Invitational … Got his first victory as a Lion at the McNeese Invite II, taking the 3,000 in a personal-best 8:59.11 … Came in 10th in the 3,000 (9:29.83) at the McNeese Invite #1.
 
2016 Cross Country: Competed in all six meets with one top-five and two top-15 finishes … Took 59th at the Southland Conference Championships in 26:24.5, besting his previous top time by 1:30 … Finished 34th overall in 28:24.34 at the 8K Choctaw Open … Came in 14th overall at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede in 16:39.7 … Ran the 5K LSU Invitational in 17:10.27 to place 32nd … Was 22nd in 27:54.78 at the Azalea City Classic … Ran a 13:48.0 in the 4K in his first meet as a Lion at the New Orleans Invitational … Teamed with freshman Ben Vasterling for the second-fastest 8K relay time of 25:20.4.

Prior to Southeastern: Competed one season in cross country at Louisiana Tech.
 
High School: Competed in cross country and track and field at Fontainebleau High School … Captained both sports his junior and season years … Made All-State and All-Metro in 2012 and All-District in 2009, ’11 and ’12 … Team’s MVP in cross country in 2009, ’11 and ’12 and in track in 2011 and ’12 … Received coach’s award in both sports in 2010 and ’11 … Awarded Bulldog Athletic Alumni’s honor in cross country in 2012 … Had personal-best times of 15:15 in the 3-mile, 4:26 in the 1,600 and 9:52 in the 3,200 … Also played left wing on the soccer team … Was Key Club president and in Mu Alpha Theta.
 
Personal: Born in New Orleans, La. … Son of Mark and Shannon Olivier … Has one brother, Tyler … Hobbies include listening to music and gaming … Majoring in computer science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Sophomore

    Distance
    6'3" 145 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    Distance
    6'3" 145 lbs