Olivia Baker (runner) explained

Olivia Baker
Nationality:American
Birth Date:12 June 1996
Hometown:South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 3 in
Weight:110 lb
Sport:Track and field
Event:800 metres
Club:Atlanta Track Club
Collegeteam:Stanford University
Worlds:2022
800 m,
Show-Medals:yes

Olivia Baker (born June 12, 1996) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters.[1] Raised in South Orange, New Jersey, Baker attended Columbia High School, Baker graduated from Stanford University.

High School career

Baker was a stand out athlete at Columbia High School. During her time there she never lost a 400 to anyone from New Jersey and won 13 state titles. She also anchored Columbia to a state 4x400 record of 3:40.36 and ran on the sprint medley relay that recorded the No. 2 U.S. high school time ever. In 2013, she became the first to win four events the same year at the New Jersey Meet of Champions, capturing state titles in the 100, 200, 400, and anchoring the 4x400. That same season she also won the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals title in the 400. She was a two-time New Jersey Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

While in high school Baker also got to compete for the United States. At the 2013 World U18 Championships she finished 2nd in the 400m and was on the winning Medley relay team. At the 2014 World U20 Championships she finished 3rd in the 400m and was part of the winning relay team.[2]

Collegiate career

Baker ran at Stanford and was a 11-Time All-American, the 2016 Pac-12 400 champion, and the 2016 West Region Track Athlete of Year. In 2015 she was on the winning team at the Pan Am U20 Championships.

Professional career

Baker runs for the Atlanta Track Club where she also works as the coordinator for marketing and membership engagement.[3] In May 2019 she was in the winning mixed team at the IAAF World Relays.[4] In 2022 she ran the 800m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Achievements

20222022 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5th800 m1:58.63
20222022 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, SerbiaH1 6th800 m2:02.35
20222022 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSpokane, Washingtonbgcolor=silver2nd800 m2:02.14
2021United States Olympic trialsEugene, Oregon28th800 m2:03.33[5]
20202020 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico4th800 m2:03.56
20192019 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4th800 m2:00.94
2019 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsStaten Island, New York3rd600 m1:26.93
20182018 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa6th800 m2:00.08
2017United States World trialsSacramento, California18th800 m2:05.41
2016United States Olympic trialsEugene, Oregon10th800 m2:01.87
2015USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rd400 m53.28
2014USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregonbgcolor=silver2nd400 m52.46
New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolinabgcolor=gold1st800 m2:06.01
20132013 United States World Youth Trials (track and field)Edwardsville, Illinois6th800 m2:20.85
bgcolor=gold1st400 m54.41
New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolinabgcolor=gold1st4x400 m3:40.36
bgcolor=gold1st4x800 m9:01.12
New Balance Indoor NationalsNew York Citybgcolor=gold1st4x400 m3:42.03
2012New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolina3rd400 m54.83
New Balance Indoor NationalsNew York Citybgcolor=silver2nd400 m54.61
24th4x200 m1:48.10
2011New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolina4thSprint Medley Relay
200-200-400-800 m		4:02.36
4thSprint Medley Relay
100-100-200-400 m		1:45.60
8th4x200 m1:40.15
8th400 m55.13
New Balance Indoor Nationals[6] New York City10th400 m56.35
4th4x200 m1:39.37
2010New Balance Indoor NationalsNew York Citybgcolor=gold1st400 m57.01
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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://gostanford.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/olivia-baker/12630 Olivia Baker profile
  2. Web site: Mazeika . Vytas . May 3, 2017 . 'Renaissance woman' at Stanford on track to make history . February 10, 2023 . The Mercury News.
  3. Web site: Olivia Baker Profile . February 10, 2023 . Atlanta Track Club Elite.
  4. Web site: Lanni . Patrick . April 22, 2019 . Former N.J. track star selected to represent Team USA at World Relays . February 10, 2023 . New Jersey.com.
  5. https://or.milesplit.com/meets/436242-us-olympic-team-trials-2021/results U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2021 Jun 18, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Hayward Field Eugene, OR Hosted by USATF Timing/Results Flash Results, Inc.
  6. https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/115921/results/all 2011 New Balance Indoor Nationals Track and Field Results
  7. https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=2819784&L=0 Olivia Baker Columbia High School Season Results

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