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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Olivia Pielemeier

Distance Runner
LAKE HAMILTON HS
PEARCY, ARKANSAS
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:44.61

Class 5A State Championship (Individual)

3rd

Class 5A State Championship (Team)

2nd

Arkansas vs. Oklahoma All-Star Meet
“I have watched Olivia with envy for years. She is one of the most dedicated and talented runners I have seen perform.”
Jeff Haynes
Head Coach - head coach of Lakeside High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 junior won the Class 5A state meet this past season with a time of 18:44.61, breaking the tape 16.01 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Wolves to a third-place finish as a team. Pielemeier was unbeaten against in-state competition. She took second at the Arkansas vs. Oklahoma All-Star Meet.

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Academic Achievement

Pielemeier has maintained a 3.88 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Pielemeier has volunteered locally on a fundraising campaign to benefit the American Heart Association, and she has donated her time at a homeless shelter in Hot Springs.