GREENSBORO, N.C. — After a breakout season that gained national recognition, Olivia Markezich has been named the 2023 ACC Women’s Track Performer of the Year.
Markezich, a senior who hails from outside of Seattle, won the women’s 3000M Steeplechase at Outdoor NCAAs earlier this month. Her time of 9:25.03 broke the facility record for the Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium at the University of Texas and shattered her previous best time of 9:35.80. It is her first national title after being the NCAA runner-up in the 3000M at Indoor NCAAs this winter.
The distance specialist entered the meet as the most recent ACC champion in the event, having won the conference steeplechase title less than a month prior.
Markezich will run for the Irish next season, taking advantage of a final year of eligibility granted as a result of COVID-19. Her twin sister, Andrea, is headed to Notre Dame this fall for her final season of collegiate track after graduating from the University of Washington this year.