Erik Olson

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Novato, Calif.
	High School: Novato

11/21/2011

Stanford Men 5th, Women 10th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships

Chris Derrick finishes as the NCAA runner-up for the men, while Kathy Kroeger is 21st to lead the women.

11/18/2011

A Stanford Preview of the NCAA Cross Country Championships

The No. 5 men and No. 13 women are both podium contenders

11/12/2011

Stanford Men Win the West Region Title, Women 3rd

Both teams will advance to the NCAA Championships on November 21.

10/29/2011

Colorado Sweeps the First Pac-12 Titles; Stanford Men 2nd, Women 3rd

The Cardinal fall just short in both races, placing second and third, while Colorado won both races.

10/26/2011

Cross Country Looks for the First Pac-12 Titles

The No. 4 men and No. 8 women will compete in the first Pac-12 Championships in any sport.

At Stanford: An immediate contributor on The Farm as a freshman ... scored at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, helping the Cardinal to a fourth-place team finish ... the U.S. Junior champion in cross country.

2010 Season (Freshman): Stanford's fifth runner at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 132nd with a 10,000-meter time of 31:28 ... placed 11th at the Pac-10 Championships with a 8,000-meter time of 23:49 to help Stanford to the team title ... placed 53rd at Pre-Nationals with an 8,000-meter time of 24:28.

International Experience: Won the 2010 U.S. Junior Cross Country title with an 8,000-meter time 24:28 to advance to the World Junior Cross Country Championships in Punta Umpria, Spain ... competed for the U.S. World Youth Team in 2009 in Bressanone, Italy, placing 10th in the 3,000 meters ... competed for the NACAC Junior Cross-Country Team in Mt. Irvine, Trinidad and Tobago, placing third for the 6,000-meter course.

High School: Captained his cross country team for two years ... team won the Marin Country Athletic League championship in 2008 ... a four-time MCAL All-League Athlete ... a four-time All-NorCal Athlete ... MCAL Cross Country Champion in 2007 and 2008 ... in 2009, won the North Coast Section Division III championship ... 2009 California Division III Cross Country State Champion ... two-time California Boys All-State cross country runner (2008 and `09) ... also captained the track team in 2009 and `10, winning the MCAL and NCS Redwood Empire Team Championships ... received MCAL All-League and All-Norcal first-team honors for track four times ... 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter league champion (2008-10) ... 1,600 and 3,200-meter NCS Redwood Empire Champion (2009-10) ... 1,600 and 3,200-meter NCS Meet of Champions winner (2009-10) ... holds school records in the 1,600 meters (4:08.54), the 3,000 meters (8:18), and the 3,200 meters (8:55).

Personal: Major is undeclared, but considering human biology ... son of Tom and Lory Olson ... has an older sister, Kelsey ... enjoys playing ultimate Frisbee.

Stanford University Cross Country