Georgia College

Awards/Honors

• 2018 PBC Elite-15 Award
• 2017 All-Peach Belt Conference [finished 12th]
• 2017 VSU Border Clash Champion
• 2017 PBC Runner of the Week [9/6]
• 2017 Winthrop/Adidas Invitational Runner-Up
• 2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• 2016 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• 2018 PBC All-Academic Team
• 2017 PBC All-Academic Team
• 2018-19 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2017-18 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2018-19 PBC Gold Scholar
• 2017-18 PBC Gold Scholar
• 2016-17 PBC Gold Scholar
• 2018 - two too-20 finishes, took 24th at PBC Championship, 44th at NCAA Regional
• 2017: had four top-20 finishes
• Had one top-20 finish in 2016, taking 15th at the Bobcat Invitational

At Georgia College

• Major: Exercise Science
• Minor: Community Health
• 2019-20 SAAC Team Representative

High School:

• Flowery Branch
• Head coach Jimmy Sorrells
• Personal best 5K: 16:48
• Cross Country State finish: 17th
• Also lettered in Track
• Scholared Athlete
• 9:55 in 3200m, 4:26 in 1600m, 1:58 in 800m
• Track State finish in 800m: 8th

Personal

• Son of Marge and John Olmstead
• Born March 24
• Favorite athlete: US mid-distance runner Clayton Murphy
• Chose GC because of the nice campus and the wonderful places to run. It was also the most affordable college to attend.
• Biggest sports thrill: winning
• Pre-race ritual: showering, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, saying a quick prayer
• Thing that scares him the most: getting last
• Favorite TV show: The Office
• Lives by the motto: "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."