Olivia Verden

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lake Zurich, IL
High School:
Lake Zurich

TFFRS Profile

Honors/Awards
2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2025-26 (So.)
Indoor: Competed in seven meets ... Ran a personal-best 9.37 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Panther Tune-Up ... Ran a personal-best 28.03 in the 200 meters at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic.
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets ... Won the 400-meter hurdles (1:07.99) at the Marquette Invitational.

2024-25 (Fr.)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor: Competed in eight events … Set a 100h PR of 14.89 seconds at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 16) … Part of the team that set a program record of 1:02.52 in the shuttle hurdle relay at the Drake Relays (April 23).
Indoor: Competed in seven events … Set a 60h PR at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (March 1) at 9.44 seconds.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Lake Zurich High School … Hurdle captain junior and senior year … Six-time conference champion … 12 Sport Athlete Award … 100 and 200 point club for track … School record 100h PR of 15.18 … 300h PR of 46.16 … Also did gymnastics and cheerleading.

Personal: Daughter of Matthew Verden and Megan Kerr … Has one brother, Nicholas … Plans to major in psychology.