Kevin Oliver

Kevin Oliver

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    125
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Tualatin, Ore.
  • High School:
    Tualatin

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-2011): (XC) Was the highest placed finisher for the Broncos at the USF Invitational, placing 16th with a time of 25:28… again placed first for the Broncos at the Riverside Invite, finished wit ha time of 25:05, good for 38th place... placed 64th with a time of 25:06 at the Stanford Invitational…. Registered a time of 24:41, the fastest time for Santa Clara at the Bronco Invitational…. Place 19th with a time of 26:04 at the West Coast Conference Invitational… Posted the Bronco’s best finish at the NCAA West Regional, with a time of 31:38, good for 88th. (TRACK) Finished 5th place in the 5000m in 15:31:58 @ San Francisco State 4/2/11…Earned 4th in the 5000m with a time of 15:34:76 @ Woody Wilson Invitational, UC Davis 4/16/11…Ran 15:24:70 in the 5000m @ Brutus Hamilton Invitational, CAL 4/22/11.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-2010): (XC) Ran the 4mile race in 20:50 at the Hornet Jamboree 9/12/09...Raced the 8k in 26:27 at the USF Invite 9/5/09,26:23 at the Stanford Invite 9/26/09, 25:39 at the SCU Bronco Invite 10/17/09, and 26:31 at the WCC Championships 10/31/09...Ran the 10k in 33:50 at the NCAA Regionals West 11/14/09. (TRACK) Ran the 5000m in 15:30 @ the Benny Brown Invitational, Cal State Fullerton 3/6/10…Raced the 1000m for the first time and finished in 31:56:08, good for third best all-time at SCU @ Stanford Invitational 3/26/10…Competed in the 5000m in 15:17:33 @ Chico Twilight Invitational 4/10/10…Placed 5th in the 5000m with a new PR of 15:08:43 @ Sac State, 5/8/10.

COLLEGE PERSONAL BESTS

Cross Country: 20:50 in the 4 mile (2009 - Hornet Jamboree); 24:41.6 in the 8k (2010 - SCU Bronco Invite); 31:38.01 in the 10k (2010 - NCAA West Regionals Championship)
Track: 4:13.44 in the 1500m (2010 - Woody Wilson); 9:06.47 in the 3k (2010 - Aggie Open); 15:08.63 in the 5k (2010 - Sacramento State Open); 31:56.08 in the 10k (2010 - SF State Distance Carnival)

PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m- 4:07 3000m- 8:48 5000m XC- 15:43

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Tualatin High School in Tualatin, Ore. ... coached by Paul Zitzelsberger, Brent MacDermot, Adam Strachen, and Jim Edson ... earned All-Conference honors in 2007 and 2008 and All-State in 2008 ... was a two time conference champion in the 3000m event ... team placed in seventh place at the 2008 state meet ... also ran track in high school.

PERSONAL: Son of Stephen and Anita Oliver ... born in Sonora, Calif. ... has two brothers: Ryan and Peter ... both parents graduated from UC Santa Barbara ... father played basketball at American River College ... hobbies include: chess, reading, piano, football, and watching Bay Area sports ... aspires to go to law school after college ... major is biology.