Men's Cross Country | 05.28.2019

LEWISTON, Idaho – The Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced the Google Cloud Academic All-District Track and Field/Cross Country teams on Tuesday morning, and Lewis-Clark State's Cole Olsen was named to the NAIA District four team.
 
"We are excited for Cole who continues to garner awards and attention, as he should," coach Mike Collins said. "He is hard working and very deserving.  Cole is a great representation of our program, the college and the community."
 
Olsen had an outstanding sophomore season for the Warriors. After placing third at the Frontier Conference Championships and earning All-Frontier Conference, Olsen went on to take 13^th at the NAIA National Championships to become an All-American.
 
The Clearwater, Idaho native qualified for the NAIA Indoor National Championships in both the 3,000m and 5,000m run. He ran in the 3,000m and finished one place shy of All-American status in ninth. In the Outdoor National Championships, Olsen placed 14th in the 10,000m run.
 
After completing his sophomore year at LCSC, Olsen holds a 3.97 GPA as a Kinesiology major. At the inaugural LCSPYs, the Lewis-Clark State student-athlete awards banquet, Olsen was voted the Male Athlete of the Year by his peers.