Fall 2021 Cross Country Roster
Caleb Olson
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Richland, Wash.
- Prev School:
- Home Schooled
TFRRS Profile (Track)
TFRRS Profile (XC)
Conference USA Cross Country Championship (8K)
2023 (Bowling Green, Ky.): 14th place, 23:52.5 (2nd Team All-Conference)
ASUN Cross Country Championship (8K)
2019 (Fort Myers, Fla.): 7th place, 25.01.0 (1st Team All-Conference, All-Freshman Team)
Spring 2021 (Macon, Ga.): 13th place, 26:03.1 (2nd Team All-Conference)
Fall 2021 (Orlando, Fla.): 24th place, 25:06.0
2022 (Huntsville, Ala.): 21st place, 24:14.9 (3rd Team All-Conference)
NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (10K)
2019 (Earlysville, Va.): 84th place, 31:54.9
Fall 2021 (Louisville, Ky.): 69th place, 31:03.9
2022 (Louisville, Ky.): 80th place, 31:31.4
2023 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 10K
• Finished fourth in the ASUN 10K and eighth in the 5K
• Clocked a personal-best 29:11.84 10K at the Stanford Invitational
• VaSID All-State second team selection (distance)
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty
2022 Cross Country (R-Jr.)
• Came in 21st at the ASUN Championship to earn his third All-ASUN medal for cross country, a third-team honor. His time was an 8K personal-best 24:14.9.
• Liberty’s No. 5 finisher at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship, where he came in 80th overall
• Started off his year with top-10 showings at both the Liberty Challenge (fifth place) and Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (10th)
2022 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Came in fifth in the ASUN 10K
• Moved up to fourth in program history with his 29:14.24 10K at the Stanford Invitational
• Posted a 1,500 personal-best 3:51.99 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)
• ASUN fifth-place finisher in both the 3K (personal-best 8:10.39) and 5K (indoor personal-best 14:21.02)
• Racing unattached, won the 3K at the Brant Tolsma Invitational and Liberty Open
• VaSID Second Team All-State honoree (distance)
Fall 2021 Cross Country (R-So.)
• At the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship, recorded his best regional finish (69th place, No. 5 Flame) and fastest cross country 10K time (31:03.9)
• Came in 24th at the ASUN Championship
• Notched his fastest 8K time of the season (25:04.8) during the FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals
2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Made a successful track 10K debut at the ASUN Championship, clocking 30:08.10 for fourth place in the race and No. 10 all-time for the Flames
• Ran a personal-best 14:18.52 to win the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic 5K
• ASUN Men’s Freshman of the Week on April 7, following a runner-up finish in the VertKlasse Meeting 5K
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2021 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Did not compete in any races
Spring 2021 Cross Country (So.)
• Earned second team All-ASUN honors with a 13th-place finish at the ASUN Championship
• Served as Liberty’s No. 2 runner at the first two races of the season, posting the first two sub-25:00 8Ks of his career. His personal-best 24:46.5 performance at the season-opening CSU Buccaneer Invitational netted eighth place.
2020 Outdoor Track & Field
• Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus
2020 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Came in 13th in the ASUN 5K
• Best performance of his freshman season came in the Liberty Flames Invite, where he clocked 8:40.26 for third place
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2019 Cross Country (Fr.)
• His best race of the season came at the ASUN meet, where he clocked an 8K season-best time of 25:00.94 for seventh place (No. 3 on the team) to earn first team All-ASUN and ASUN All-Freshman team accolades
• Placed 84th at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships
• Began his collegiate career with back-to-back top-10 finishes, coming in eighth at the Liberty Challenge and 10th at the FGCU Invitational
Prep
• Home schooled
• Enjoyed a stellar senior cross country season, placing ninth at the Washington 4A state meet, 10th at the NXR Northwest Regional Championships and 11th at the Nike BorderClash on three consecutive weekends
• State’s 10th-place finisher at 3,200 meters as both a junior and senior
• Top times were 4:18.13 (1,600), 9:10.55 (3,200) and 15:31.8 (cross country 5K)
Personal
• Son of William and Jennifer Olson
• Grandfather Alan Olson played hockey at Army
• Birthday is Nov. 4
• Graduated in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice
• Working toward a master's degree in homeland security
