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Olivia Pauly
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Saint John's Prep
- Hometown:
- St. Cloud, Minn.
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St. Thomas Records
Indoor
5000m Run: 16:46.66 (Summit League Indoor Championships, Feb. 28, 2026)
Outdoor
Distance Medley Relay: 11:44.55 (Drake Relays, April 26, 2025)
2026
Indoor
Set the program record in the 5,000m with a time of 16:46.66 at the Summit League Indoor Championships, finishing sixth while ranking 35th in the NCAA Midwest Region and seventh in the Summit League this season... placed ninth in the 3,000m at the Summit League Indoor Championships with a time of 9:45.44... set a program top-two mark in the 3,000m with a time of 9:44.39 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet, ranking second in program history and 10th in the Summit League this season... won the 3,000m at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with a time of 9:47.09 and placed seventh in the mile with a program top-six mark of 4:56.17... won the 5,000m at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a time of 16:54.74 and placed seventh in the mile... totaled two event wins and seven top-10 finishes.
Outdoor
Earned top-six finishes in both distance events at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, placing fourth in the 10,000m with a time of 36:10.40 and sixth in the 5,000m with a time of 16:47.02... set the program's third-fastest 10,000m time with a personal-best 34:52.08 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, ranking 20th in the NCAA Midwest Region and fifth in the Summit League this season... recorded the program's third-fastest 5,000m time with a mark of 16:40.76 at the WashU Distance Carnival, ranking 40th in the NCAA Midwest Region and eighth in the Summit League this season... helped the distance medley relay set a program record with a time of 11:37.10 at the Drake Relays... placed 10th in the 5,000m at the Drake Relays with a time of 17:22.15... totaled six top-10 finishes.
2025
Indoor
Competed in four meets... placed fifth in the 3000m run in 9:50.94, second fastest in program history, at the Iowa State Classic... ran the program's eighth fastest mile of 5:00.07 to take 14th at the SDSU Indoor Classic, also placing sixth in the 3000m run in 9:56.37... placed 10th in the 3000m run in 9:52.96 and 16th in the 5000m run in 17:31.90, the 17th ranked time in the Summit League this season, at the Summit League Championships... began collegiate career with second place finish of 9:54.21 in the 3000m run at the Cyclone Open... totaled four top-10 finishes.
Outdoor
Competed in six meets... set the program's seventh fastest time of 17:16.82 in the 5000m to finish 11th at the Drake Relays... ranked 16th in the Summit League in the 5000m run this season... placed fourth in the 1500m run with a personal best 4:43.59 at the Maverick Open... finished 12th at the Summit League Championships in the 5000m run in 17:24.95.
High School
A letter winner in cross country and track & field at Saint John's Prep under coaches Stephen Woods and Lance Nydeen… won the Minnesota State Class A Cross Country Championship in 2023, becoming the first girls state champion in the school's history… ended her senior season as the Central Minnesota Conference Champion, leading team to a conference title, and the MSHSL Section 5A Champion… recipient of the "Triple A (Academics, Arts and Athletics) Award from the MSHSL.
Personal
Daughter of Jill and Jon Pauly and has one sibling, Sofia… an economics business major at St. Thomas.
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