Draft:Olivia Markezich

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Olivia Markezich (born 10 August 2000) is an American track and field athlete.[1]

Early life[edit]

Markezich and her identical twin Andrea sister attended The Bear Creek School in Redmond, Washington. In 2018 she signed a letter of intent to run for the University of Notre Dame, and her twin sister for the University of Washington.[2]

Career[edit]

Markezich ran a new personal best time of 9:25.03 to win the 3000m steeplechase ahead of Greta Karinauskaitė at the NCAA championships in June 2023 held in Austin, Texas.[3] In November of that year, she finished third in the NCAA Cross Country event held in Charlottesville, Virginia won by Parker Valby.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "O.Markezich". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ Pohlman, Chad (October 14, 2018). "Olivia and Andrea Markezich Sign National Letters of Intent". tbcs.org. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (June 11, 2023). "NCAA Women's Recap: Parker Valby (5000), Michaela Rose (800) & Olivia Markezich (Steeple) Earn First NCAA Titles". Lets Run. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Henderson, Jason (18 November 2023). "Parker Valby enjoys runaway win at NCAA Cross Country Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2023.