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2022-23 Women's Outdoor Track and Field

Erin Oleksak

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Palatine, Ill.

Biography

Career Achievements: NAIA National Champion (2020 Indoor Pentathlon, 2022 Indoor Pentathlon) ... NAIA All-American (2020 Indoor 60m Hurdles, Pentathlon; 2021 Indoor 60m Hurdles, Pentathlon, High Jump; 2021 Outdoor High Jump, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, 100m Hurdles; 2022 Indoor High Jump; 2022 Outdoor 100m Hurdles; 2023 Indoor 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Pentathlon; 2023 Outdoor 100m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump) NAIA National Qualifier (2022 Indoor 60m Hurdles, 2022 Outdoor High Jump, Long Jump, 4x100m Relay) ... All-Crossroads League Honors (2020 Indoor 60m Hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump; 2021 Indoor 60m Hurdles, 400, 4x400m relay, High Jump, Long Jump; 2021 Outdoor 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, 4x100m Relay; 2022 Indoor 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump; 2022 Outdoor 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay; 2023 Indoor 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump; 2023 Outdoor 200m, 100m Hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, High Jump, Long Jump) ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23).

2022-23: Added to her decorative Marian career as a senior, earning six NAIA All-American titles and nine All-Crossroads League honors ... Competed in six indoor meets and six outdoor meets ... Started the season finishing first in the 200m and high jump, while placing second in the 60m hurdles at the Sean Brady Invitational ... Notched four top-five finishes at the John Gartland Invitational, placing second in high jump (1.60m), third in 60m hurdles (8.87), third in the 200m (26.30), and fourth in long jump (5.52m) ... Won the high jump and long jump at the ONU Invite, with jumps of 1.64m and 5.38m, respectively ... Scored 3387 points in the Pentathlon to finish eighth at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational ... Had a strong showing at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with wins in the 60m hurdles (8.55) and high jump (1.70m), and taking second in the long jump with a distance of 5.75m ... Qualified for the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the 60m hurdles, pentathlon, high jump, and long jump ... Became the NAIA National Runner-Up in the pentathlon with a PR 3769 points, while clocking a PR time of 8.49 in the 60m hurdles and jumping 1.67m in high jump to earn All-American honors in both ... Finished first in the 100m hurdles (14.56), high jump (1.65m), and 4x100m relay (49.15), while also taking fifth in the 200m to kick off the outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate ... Won every event competed in at the Knight Open, picking up wins in the 100m hurdles, high jump, long jump, and 4x100m relay ... Clocked a PR time of 25.42 in the 200m to place first at the Indiana Little State Championships, also finishing first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.86, third in high jump with a clear of 1.65m, and fourth in long jump after a 5.71m distance ... Took wins in the high jump (1.71m) and 100m hurdles (13.84), while finishing runner-up in the 200m (25.50), long jump (5.58m), 4x100m relay (47.78), and 4x400m relay (3:57.33) at the the Crossroads League Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in five events (long jump, high jump, 100m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay) ... Tabbed NAIA National Runner-Up in high jump (1.71m) and long jump (5.90m) ... Earned All-American status in the 100m hurdles with a PR time of 13.78. 

2021-22: Put together another historical season as a junior while splitting time with women's soccer ... Claimed three All-American honors on the season and qualified for seven different events for the NAIA National Championships ... Started the indoor season with a first-place finish in the high jump after clearing 1.60m, while also taking fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Sean Brady Alumni Invitational ... Took third in the pentathlon at the Tom Hathaway Classic ... Had a stellar performance at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with wins in the long jump (5.59m) and 60m hurdles (8.91), while also clearing 1.60m in the high jump to claim second and All-CL honors ... Became a NAIA National Champion at Indoor Nationals in the pentathlon and an All-American in the high jump with a jump of 1.68m ... Qualified for NAIA Indoor Nationals Championships in the 60m hurdles and finished 12th ... Kicked off the outdoor season with third-place finish in the high jump (1.60m), fourth-place in the long jump (5.58m), fourth-place in the 100m hurdles (14.59), and third-place in the 4x100m relay at the Margaret Simmons Invite ... Hit a PR jump of 5.92m in the long jump to finish first, while also jumping 1.67m in the high jump to take first, claimed a first-place finish in the 100m hurdles (14.90), first-place in the 4x100m relay, and second-place in the 4x400m relay at the Knight Open ... Ran a PR time of 25.73 in the 200m, while also finishing second in the 100m hurdles (14.25) and third in the 4x100m relay at the Indiana Tech Monday Meet ... Jumped 1.70m in the high jump and 5.65m in the long jump to take first-place in both, before earning second-place in the 100m hurdles in a time of 14.41 at the Indiana Little State Championships ... Dominated at the Crossroads League Outdoor Championships with five All-CL honors, winning the 100m hurdles (14.26), high jump (1.64m), 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay ... Earned All-CL honors as well by finishing second in the 400m hurdles (1:06.40) and in the long jump (5.72m) ... Notched a PR time of 13.82 in the 100m hurdles at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships to earn All-American honors, while also placing 11th in the high jump, 12th in the long jump, and 11th in the 4x100m relay. 

2020-21: Split time with women's soccer and turned in one of the most accomplished women's track seasons in program history ... Is the only Marian women's track athlete to earn seven All-American honors in the same season ... While earning her second straight All-American soccer honor, she competed in six indoor meets and seven outdoor ... Started season with first-place performance in the high jump (1.65m), a second-place performance in the 60m Hurdles (9.03 seconds), a second-place effort in the long jump (5.38m), and ran a leg in the fourth-place 4x400m relay at the John Gartland Invitational ... Won the high jump with a 1.74m PR attempt at the Indiana Tech Classic ... Had another breakout performance at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with wins in the 400 off a PR (59.33 seconds) as well as the 60m Hurdles (8.74 seconds) and also took second place finishes in the high jump (1.60m), long jump (5.30m), and 4x400m relay ...  Clinched five All-Crossroads League honors for the dominating performances ... Qualified for the NAIA Indoor Championships in the Pentathlon, High Jump, and 60m Hurdles and claimed All-American Honors in each event off strong performances ... Place second in the heptatlon with 3612 points, placed third in the high jump off a 1.67m effort, and placed third in the 60m Hurdles off an 8.74-second race ... Started outdoor season with a 14.33 second showing in the 100m Hurdles, a 1.56m jump in the high jump, and a 5.43m leap in the long jump at the Montreat College Invitational ... Won the high jump at the George Glass Invitational off a 1.67m jump ... Set 1:06.24 PR in the 400m Hurdles with second place finish at the Warrior Opener ... Once again dominated at the Crossroads League Outdoor Championships with five All-CL honors and three first place finishes ... Won the 100m Hurdles (14.30 seconds), long jump (5.42m), and 4x100m relay (47.21 seconds) at the CL Championships ... Placed second in the high jump (1.67m) and third in the 400m Hurdles (1:09.68) at the CL Championships ... Qualified for her fourth NAIA Championship event at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite in the 4x400m Relay ... Turned in the most historic Marian women's track & field NAIA National Outdoor Championships performance with four All-American honors ... Placed second in the high jump with a Marian record 1.73m jump, ran a leg and placed fifth in the 4x400m relay, set a Marian record in the prelims of the 100m hurdles (13.99 seconds) and placed seventh in the finals (14.20 seconds), and ran a leg in the eighth-place 4x100m relay at the NAIA Championships ... Set Marian records in the high jump (1.73m) and 100m Hurdles (13.99 seconds) and was apart of the Marian record 4x100m relay (46.81 seconds) and 4x400m relay (3:48.03) as a sophomore.

2019-20: Put together the greatest women's indoor track season in program history as a freshman ... Coming off of an All-American soccer season competed in seven meets ... Began career breaking both the high jump and 60m hurdle records at the IWU Invite ... Ran a 8.99 seconds in the hurdles and cleared 1.68m in the high jump, while finishing third in the 200 with a time of 26.44 ... Won the pentathlon at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic with a score of 3179 points, winning the hurdles and long jump ... Finished second in the 60m hurdles breaking her school record with a time of 8.90 seconds and cleared 1.60m in a third place finish in long jump at the ONU Invite ... Set a PR with a time of 59.84 seconds in the 400m at the Cedarville Invite and finished second ... Broke the school long jump record hitting 5.72m in a third place finish at Cedarville ... Dominated the Crossroads League Championship meet winning two events, finishing second in one and fourth in another ... Set a PR in the 200m finishing fourth with a time of 25.85 seconds ... Finished second in high jump setting a new school record clearing 1.71m ... Won the long jump tying her own school record with a distance of 5.72m ... Won the 60m Hurdles breaking her own school record twice in two days with a time of 8.80 seconds ... Earned All-Crossroads League Honors in the hurdles, long jump, and triple jump ... Won the NAIA National Championship in the Pentathlon, setting a new school record 3557 points ... Became the first female national champion in school history ... Won three events in the pentathlon ... Broke her school record in the 60m hurdles twice in the NAIA Championship prelims and finals, finishing fourth with a time of 8.74 seconds ... Finished 12th in high jump in the finals of the NAIA Championships ... Earned two NAIA All-American Honors as a freshman.