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     Erik Olsson
    Erik Olsson

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Ashville, N.C.

    High School:
    The Ashville School

    Height:
    5-11

    Event:
    Middle Distance

    Birthdate:
    04/22/1982


    2003: In indoor - Finished sixth at the NC Big 12 in the mile (4:27.02...earned seventh at the UNC Indoor Madness in the mile (4:30.88)...Also ran the 800M and had best time of 1:58.26 at the Virginia Tech Invitational ...Earned 10th-place at the Heels Challenge (2:00.18)...In outdoor - Ran 1500M and 5000M...Best time in the 1500M came at the ACC Preliminaries (3:58.74)...At the NCCU/Duke meet finished 26th (3:59.28...Placed eighth at the Charlotte Invitational in the 1500M (3:59.60)...At the ACC Championships finished 26th in the 5000M (15:40.10.

    2002 Cross Country: Competed in thee races for the Tar Heels ... Highest finish came at the Campbell Invite in the 5K with a time of 17:20.1 ... Ended the UNC Challenge in 40th place with a time of 29:23 (8K) ... Placed 82nd at the NC Collegiate Championship (27:08.17/8K).

    Prep: Lettered in track for four years under head coach Ron Bromley ... Was a state champion in the 400-meter and 800-meter in senior season ... NCISAA state champion in the 1600-meter in 2000, 2001 and 2002 ... Selected as the most valuable player for track in senior year ... Set a school record in the 1,600-meter with a time of 4:22 ... Played four years of soccer as a striker and keeper.

    Personal: Born April 22, 1984 in Panama City, Panama ... Son of Loree and Douglas Olsson ... Cum Laude Society in high school ... major undecided.