2023-24 Cross Country Roster

Olivia Markezich 2022-23 Cross Country Roster

Class Sophomore

Hometown Woodinville, WA

High School The Bear Creek School

Bio

2024 NCAA Runner-Up (3000M Steeplechase — 9:17.36)
2024 NCAA Runner-Up (3000M — 8:46.71)
February 6, 2024 ACC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
2023 NCAA Champion (3000M Steeplechase — 9:25.03)
Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas facility record holder (3000M Steeplechase — 9:25.03)
2023 ACC Women’s Track Performer of the Year
2023 NCAA Runner-Up (3000M — 9:13.01)
2023 USATF Outdoor Championship finalist (3000M Steeplechase — 9:17.93)
- Second-fastest time in collegiate history
2023 Great Lakes Region Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2023 Indoor All-America First Team (DMR)
2022 All-America Cross Country
2022 Outdoor All-America Second Team (3000M Steeplechase)
2022 Indoor All-America First Team (DMR)
2021 Indoor All-America First Team (3000M)
2021 Indoor All-America Second Team (3000M)
2021 All-America Cross Country
2023 All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team
2023 All-ACC Indoor Academic Team
2022 All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team
2022 All-ACC Indoor Academic Team
2022 All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team
2021 All-ACC Indoor Academic Team
2021 All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team
2020 All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team

Finished second in the 3000m steeplechase with the best time in program history at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships (9:17.36)
Won the 5000m with the best time in program history and a PR at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships (15:23.14)
Was the runner-up in the 3000m at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships (8:46.71)
Won the 3000m at the 2024 ACC Indoor Championships (8:52.03)
Helped the Distance Medley Relay record the best time in program history and win at the 2024 Alex Wilson Invitational (10:44.62)
Named the ACC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on February 6, 2024
Won the mile race with the best time in program history and a PR at the 2024 Meyo Invitational (4:27.76)
Won the 3000m with a PR at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (8:40.42)
Posted a third place finish and a PR in the 6k at the 2024 NCAA Championships (19:10.0)
Finished fourth in the 6k at the ACC Cross Country Championships (19:38.1)

Brought a national title back to South Bend after a 9:25.03 performance in the 3000M Steeplechase (also a facility record at the University of Texas)
Won the 3000S at NCAA Regionals (9:40.65)
Won an ACC title in the 3000S with a time of 9:40.65
Won the 5000M at the Raleigh Relays (15:33.62)
Was the national runner-up in the 3000M Indoor NCAAs (9:13.01), helped the DMR team to a third-place finish (10:59.46)
Earned a bronze medal in the 3000M at Indoor ACCs (9:01.82), helped the DMR team to a second-place finish (10:51.52)
Finished eighth in the country at Cross Country NCAAs in the 6k (19:46.4)
Won the NCAA Great Lakes Region Cross Country title in the 6k (19:54.0)
Took bronze in the 6k at Cross Country ACCs with a personal best time of 19:29.7

Placed 11th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (19:38.0) and earned All-American honors.
Took second place in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 19:57.7.
Tallied a PR in the Joe Piane Invitational 5K (17:18.1).

Notched a PR in the ACC Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:42.0.
Tallied a PR in the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships 3000 meters with a time of 9:11.17.
Secured a PR in the mile (4:39.81) at the Lenny Lyles Cardinals Invitational.
Established a PR in the 3000 steeplechase (9:42.41) at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships.
Logged a PR in the 1500 meter run (5:15.76) at the Drake Relays.

Competed in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational and crossed the finish line in 17:39.6.
Notched a PR in the ACC Cross Country Championships at 22:11.4.
Competed in both the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships and the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Crossed the finish line in 22:00.2 and 21:35.2 respectively.
In the 2020 indoor track season, competed five times, three in the 3000 meter race and twice in the mile race.

Graduated from the Bear Creek School in June 2019
Qualified for the 2018 Footlocker National Championships (placed eighth in the West regional)
Qualified for state cross country championships each year of high school, finishing as high as third as a senior
Was a two-time state champion — in the 1,600 meters as a junior and the 800 meters as a senior
As a senior, placed second in the 1,600 and third in the 3,200 at the state championships
Placed third in the 2K steeplechase at 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor with a time of 6:44.18
NSAF All-American in the 2K steeplechase
Daughter of Ron and Debbie Markezich
Dad Ron ran cross country and track at Notre Dame, graduating in 1989
Has a twin sister, Andrea, who is competing in cross country and track at Washington; an older brother, Jordan, and an older sister, Cambria
Majoring in marketing