Naomi Ollila

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Apple Valley HS
Hometown:
Apple Valley, Minn.

2016 - Redshirt Junior Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - ran in six meets this season - recorded a career-best 6K time of 22:44.7 at Jack's Run.

2015 - Redshirt Sophomore Season: Ran six races - ran a career-best 24:06.97 as the 11th Gopher at the Tori Neubauer Invitational - finished 10th on the team at the Blugold Invitational (24:50.1) - finished seventh on the team at Rocky's Run (26:01.0).

2014 - Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran five races - made her Gopher debut at the Griak Invitational, clocking a 26:34.5 - cut 2:40 off her previous best 6K time at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite, finishing as the ninth Gopher in 71st overall in 23:54.1 - ran back-to-back career-best times at the Tori Neubauer Invitational (23:43) and Jack's Run (23:05.3) - finished 18th overall and seventh on the team at Rocky's Run (24:32).

2013 - Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2013 cross country season and the 2014 indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.

High School: A 2013 graduate of Apple Valley High School - high school coach was Heather Kampf - competed in the South Suburban Conference, earning all-conference in cross country and all-conference honorable mention in track as a senior - three-year letterwinner in cross country and track - earned Apple Valley's 2013 Student-Athlete of the Year Award - 4-year honor roll member - graduated in the top 5% of her class.

Personal: Born May 26, 1995 - majoring in mathematics with a Spanish minor - daughter of Mark and Lisa Ollila - has a younger sister, Natalie - enjoys reading, spending time with friends, and volunteering.