Olivia Gallagher

Position:
Middle Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
Maribrynong College

2017 (Outdoor): Finished second at the Baylor Invitational in the 1,500-meters with a time 4:45.61 … ran a personal-best 4:42.55 in the 1,500-meters at the John Jacobs Invitational … placed 13th at The American Outdoor Championships in the 10,000-meters with a time of 37:51.61, a new personal best … finished in 18th at The American Outdoor Championships in the 5,000-meters with a career-best 17:35.62.

2017 (Indoor): Won the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:35.64 … ran a season-best 5:08.66 in the mile at the Black and Gold Premier … posted a season-best mark of 10:05.12 in the 3,000-meters at the Iowa State Classic.

High School: Posted times of 4:37 in the 1,500-meters and 16:42 in the 5,000-meters as a senior … also ran cross country, posting a personal-best time of 21:04 in the 6km.

Personal: Born Olivia Gallagher on Nov. 13, 1997, in Melbourne, Australia … daughter of Michael Gallagher and Jennifer Wood … has one sister, Molly … started running track at the age of 6 … majoring in psychology.