Tristan Olpin
Tristan Olpin
Height: 6' 0"
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Rockford, IL
High School: Keith Country Day

Junior (2022):

  • 2022 UAA Fall All-Academic Honors
  • Competed in five events for the Eagles
  • Registered a season-best 25:36 at the UAB Classic finishing 34th out of 176 athletes
  • Raced at the Julius Johnson Invitational finishing 20th out of 99 runners (27:08)
  • Took home 16th out of 130 at the Alexander Asics Invitational with a time of 25:56
  • Helped the Eagles win the UAA Championships with a finish of 26:52

Sophomore (2021):

Late in the season, Olpin emerged as a key contributor to the Eagles… Olpin turned in a scoring effort at the NCAA DIII Championships finishing fifth for the Eagles and 200th overall with a season-best time of 25:32… Olpin was named to the All-region team for his 17th place finish at the NCAA South Regional Championships (26:16)… Scored with a fifth place finish for the Eagles and 32nd place overall finish at the UAA Championships registering a time of 26:44… Olpin finished second amongst the Emory contingent at the Alexander Asics Invitational posting a time of 26:15… He registered a second-place overall finish and first amongst all Eagles at the 7200m Emory vs. Oglethorpe Dual Meet (24:56)… Also competed at the Converse Kickoff (26:56) and the UAB Classic (26:10)… Was named to the UAA Fall All-Academic Team… Named a 2021 USTFCCCA Academic All-American.

High School:

Competed in cross country and track for 4 years at Keith Country Day High School… Served as a team captain his senior year in cross country and track… Was coached by Alan Olpin and Nick Newcomer… His top time in the mile was 4:27 and came in 2019… Recorded a personal best of 9:49 in the two mile in 2019… Awarded high honors with distinction his freshman through senior year.

Personal:

Born on August 1… Son of Julie Gibbs and Alan Olpin... He plans to major in Psychology.

Quote:

“I chose Emory because it allows me to compete athletically while also receiving a grand education on the pre-med track.”

Tristan Olpin Top 8K Times (By Season):

Year Event Time
2022 UAB Classic 25:36
2021 NCAA DIII Championships 25:32