University of Portland Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2005: Indoor season: Posted a time of 8:34.37 in the 3000-meter run at the Husky Classic … placed 16th in the 5000-meter run at the UW Last Chance Qualifier, finishing in 15:05.29. Outdoor season: Ran the 3000 in 8:47.81 at the Oregon Preview … completed the 5000 in 14:39.13 at the Stanford Invitational … 5000-meter run time was Portland’s fourth fastest for the outdoor season.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2004: Outdoor season: Placed 14th at the Oregon Invitational in the 5000, finishing in 14:54.23 … recorded a 9:51.7 time in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Western Oregon Duals … finished in 18th place at the Ken Shannon Invitational in the 1500-meter run (4:07.75).

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2003: Did not compete.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2002: Indoor season: Placed 13th in the 3000-meter run at the UW Invitational, finishing in 8:34.89 … recorded an eighth-place finish in the one-mile run at the Dempsey Indoor Preview (4:28.78).

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2001: Outdoor season: Ran the 5000 in 15:02.86 at the Stanford Invitational … placed 22nd at the Pelluer Invitational in the 1500-meter run, finishing in 4:09.81 … posted a time of 8:45.26 in the 3000-meter run at the Oregon Preview … placed fifth at the Willamette Invitational in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:42.61).

JOHN R. ROGERS HS: Eight-time letter winner … selected to all-Greater Spokane League cross country second team in 1997 … selected to all-GSL cross country first team in 1998 and 1999 … named to all-state cross country first team in 1998 and 1999 … 1998 and 1999 cross country team captain … 2000 track team captain … finished 17th at 1999 Foot Locker West Regional …. Finished eighth at 1999 Nike Border Clash … finished seventh at 1998 state cross country meet … finished fifth at 1999 state cross country meet … graduated with honors.

PERSONAL: born on Dec. 30, 1981 in Spokane, Wash. … parents are Martin and Cheryl Olinger … major is biochemestry … dad ran for Spokane Community College.