Olivia Esbenshade

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/13/2017
  • Sport
    Women's Indoor Track & Field
  • School
    Cedarville University
  • Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
  • High School

Olivia Esbenshade shattered the Lady Jackets’ 3000 meter record to highlight Cedarville’s performance at the Grand Valley State Big Meet. The senior from Marietta, Pennsylvania toured the 10 laps in 9:50.28 to take more than 9 seconds off the old school record, currently ranking as the No. 1 time in the NCCAA. The foursome of Olivia Esbenshade, Carsyn Koch, Olivia Kundo, and Lyndsey Smith won the distance medley relay in record-setting fashion with a time of 11:29.57, meeting the NCAA DII automatic qualifying standard. This time ranks No. 1 in the NCCAA and No. 2 in NCAA DII.