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2018-19 Women's Track Roster

Olivia Ott

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Neoga High
  • Hometown Neoga, Ill.

Biography

Awards/Honors
2015-16 Track and Field:
Missouri State Athletics Director's Honor Roll
2016-17 Track and Field: Missouri State Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... MVC Honor Roll

2017-18 Track and Field
Indoor:
Competed in five meets… The multi-eventer recorded career best in the Pentathlon at the MVC Indoor Championship, recording 3,406 points, finishing in eighth… Also recorded a career best in the 60-meter hurdles with an 8.94 time at the Gorilla Classic.

Outdoor: Competed in seven meets… Marked a career best in every event in the outdoor season… A career best Heptathlon at the MVC Outdoor Championship helped guide six of the seven PRs… Career bests in the 100-meter hurdles (14.44), 200-meter dash (25.62), 800-meter dash (2:23.64), shot put (10.37m), javelin (36.26m) and high jump (1.55m) helped a career best 4,998 third place and All-Conference Heptathlon finish… A long jump PR was marked at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a 5.71m jump.

2016-17 Track and Field
Indoor: Competed in six meets … Opened the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 2) posting a time of 9.71 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, a 9.84 meter mark in the shot put and 5.01 meters in the long jump … Turned in a time of 9.53 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles prelims at the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 20) as well as jumping a distance of 5.16 meters in the long jump for the Bears … At the Jayhawk Classic (Jan. 27), finished seventh in the pentathlon with 3,080 points, turning in a third-place finish in the long jump with 5.19 meters … Turned in a distance of 5.06 meters in the long jump at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Feb. 3-4) … At the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 10-11), advanced out of the 60-meter hurdle prelims with a time of 9.25 then posted a time of 9.37 in the qualifying 60-meter hurdles event … Also posted a mark of 1.41 meters in the high jump at the Gorilla Classic … Wrapped up the indoor season at the MVC Championship (Feb. 25-26), finishing 11th with 3,300 points in the pentathlon, including a fourth place mark in the long jump portion of the pentathlon competition 5.54 meters … Also at the MVC Championship, turned in 5.45 meters in the long jump.

Outdoor: Competed in five meets … At the Mississippi State Bulldog Relays (March 17-18), posted a time of 15.45 in the 100-meter hurdles, helped the 400-meter shuttle hurdles team to a second place time of 59.22 … Also at the Bulldog Relays, worked with a 4x400 meter relay team to a time of 4:07.23, turned in a mark of 1.45 meters in the high jump, 5.34 meters in the long jump and 25.14 meters in the javelin … Posted a throw of 9.57 meters in the shot put in the Tom Botts Invitational (April 14-15) as well as a throw of 28.25 meters in the javelin … At the John Jacobs Invitational (April 21-22), posted a 5.22 meter mark in the long jump … Turned in a time of 27.60 in the 200-meter dash at the Rock Chalk Classic (April 28), also crossed the finish line in 15.97 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles … Also at the Rock Chalk Classic, posted a mark of 5.11 meters in the long jump and 28.20 meters in the javelin competition … At the Missouri Valley Conference Championship (May 12-14), finished with 4,231 points in the heptathlon.

2015-16 Track and Field
Indoor: Competed in four meets… Made freshman debut at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 4), competing in the 60-meter hurdles (11.03) and finishing fifth in the long jump with a season-best jump of 5.24 meters… Knocked time off of 60-meter hurdles time at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 15) after crossing the finish line in 10.23 seconds and leapt 4.88 meters in the long jump… Made first attempt at the 200-meter dash (27.59) at the Pittsburg State Invitational (Jan. 29)… Finished the indoor season at the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 12-13) recording a season-best time in the 60-meter hurdles (10.10) and jumped 4.85 meters in the long jump.

Outdoor: Competed in six meets… Opened the season competing in the heptathlon and recorded 3842 points for a seventh-place finish at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March 26)… Traveled to the Margaret Simmons Invitational (April 1) finishing sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (18.34 seconds), sixth in the high jump (1.45 meters) and ninth in the shot put (8.92 meters)… Improved her time in the 100-meter hurdles (17.94 seconds), finished 12th in the long jump (5.20 meters) and 10th in the javelin (27.07 meters) at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 16)… Leapt to a personal best jump of 5.66 meters in the long jump, cleared a personal best mark in the high jump (1.46 meters) and finished ninth in the shot put (8.95 meters) at the Missouri State Invitational (April 22)… Traveled to the Jace LaCoste Invitational (April 30) to compete in the 200-meter dash (27.42 seconds), 100-meter hurdles (16.19 seconds) and javelin throw (24.40 meters)… Concluded freshman campaign at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) leaping to a 10th-place finish in the long jump (5.45 meters) and tallied 4106 total points in the heptathlon.

Background: Lettered four years in track and field under the direction of Tim Mueller... Participated in long jump, triple jump, the 4x200 meter relay and the 4x400 meter relay... Helped her team win conference for three seasons... Named team captain, MVP, and was the highest point scorer her senior season.

Personal: Olivia Marie Ott was born November 2, 1996 in Jacksonville, Ill.... Daughter of Doug Ott and Carol Hacker... Has five siblings... Studies Dietetics at Missouri State. 
 
Career Bests at Missouri State
Event Time Opponent/Meet Date
60-meter hurdles (indoor) 8.94 Gorilla Classic 2/8/18
60-meter dash (indoor) 8.14 Pittsburg State Invitational 1/26/19
200-meter dash (indoor) 26.34 Gorilla Classic  2/8/19
400-meter (indoor) 1:02.25 John Gartland Invitational 1/19/19
800-meter run (indoor) 2:28.48     MVC Indoor Championship 2/23/19
Long jump (indoor) 5.78 meters Gorilla Classic 2/8/19
High jump (indoor) 1.50 meters Jayhawk Classic     1/27/17
Shot put (indoor) 10.38 meters MVC Indoor Championship     2/23/19
Pentathlon Points (indoor) 3,477 pts. MVC Indoor Championship 2/23/19
200-meter dash (outdoor) 25.62 MVC Championship 5/11/18
800-meter run (outdoor) 2:23.64 MVC Championship 5/11/18
100-meter hurdles (outdoor) 14.44 MVC Championship 5/11/18
High jump (outdoor) 1.55 meters MVC Championship 5/11/18
Long jump (outdoor) 5.71 meters Memphis Tiger Invitational 4/27/18
Shot put (outdoor) 10.37 meters MVC Championship 5/11/18
Javelin (outdoor) 36.26 meters MVC Championship 5/11/18
Heptathlon (outdoor) 4,998 pts. MVC Championship 5/11/18

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Sprints
    5'8"

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