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Olivia Sargent

Cross Country/Distance
Position
Redshirt Freshman
Class
Yardley, Pa.
Hometown
Pennsbury
High School
Olivia Sargent - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2021 Outdoor
• Did not compete during outdoor season
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021 Indoor
• Lone competition was mile at the Hokie Invitational

2020 Cross Country
• Ran a career-best 6k time of 21:41.4 at the ACC Championships
• Placed 16th at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational 
• Scored points for the Cavaliers at the Wolfpack Invite and Virginia Invite
• Placed 13th at the Virginia Invite with a career-best time of 17:49.0
• Finished 19th at the Wolfpack Invite

2020 Outdoor 
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 Indoor 
• Ran a career-best time in the mile at the ACC Championships
• Recorded a time of 4:56.38 in the mile at ACCs
• Captured a time of 9:53.59 in at the Navy Invitational, a personal best time in the event
• Finished first in the 3000m at the Navy Invitational
• Placed first with the DMR team at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2019 Cross Country 
• Was the third Cavalier runner at the Cavalier Classic, Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational and Under Armour Pre-National Invitational
• Scored points for UVA at the ACC Championships and NCAA Southeast Regional Championships
• Was the fourth Cavalier to finish the race at the ACC Championships and fifth Virginia runner at the Southeast Regional
• Recorded a career-best 6k time of 21:48.8 at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational
• Captured a career-best 5k time of 17:59.4 at the Cavalier Classic
• Placed 13th overall at the Cavalier Classic

2019 Outdoor 
• Placed 25th in the 1500m at the ACC Championships
• Recorded a career-best time of 4:34.86 in the 1500m at the Virginia Grand Prix

2019 Indoor
• Recorded a career-best time of 5:04.41 in the mile at the Tiger Paw Invite and a career-best time of 2:19.63 in the 800m at the Keydet Invitational
• Finishes fourth in the 800m at the Liberty Flames Invite

2018 Cross Country 
• Ran a time of 22:27.6 at the ACC Championships to finish 101st
• Finished the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown in 141st place and a time of 19:02.1

2018 Outdoor 
• Captured a season-best performance of 4:54.90 in the 1500m at the Virginia Challenge
• Competed at the Virginia Quad, Virginia Challenge and Virginia Grand Prix

2018 Indoor 
• Ran the mile at the Liberty Kickoff, finishing 23rd with a time of 5:21.22

2017 Cross Country
• Raced in the Panorama Farms Invitational

2017 Outdoor 
• Did not compete

2017 Indoor
• Did not compete

2016 Cross Country
• Did not compete

Background
• 2015 Pennsylvania cross country champion
• 2015 New Balance Games indoor mile champion
• Led Pennsbury to three PIAA state cross country championships (2012-14)

Personal
• Majoring in elementary education
• Daughter of Kaye and Greg Sargent
• Has two sisters, Sara and Julia
• Sister, Sara, is a former member of the UVA track and field/cross country team