Andi Noel Olsonawski (2021) - Bison Athletic Hall of Fame

Andi Noel Olsonawski

Induction:
2021
Class:
2001

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Seven-time NCAA Division II All-American...The school’s only four-time All-American in the outdoor heptathlon, including fifth-place finishes each of her final two seasons...Also part of the third-place 400-meter relay team at the 2000 NCAA outdoor...Earned two indoor All-America honors in the 55-meter hurdles (6th in 2001) and the 1,600-meter relay (5th in 1999)...Four-time North Central Conference champion...Won back-to-back NCC indoor pentathlon titles and NCC outdoor 400-meter relay titles in 2000 and 2001...Broke the school heptathlon record set by Bison Hall of Famer Lisa Ristau with a score of 5,294 points at the 2001 NCC championship...Tied the NDSU indoor record in the 55-meter hurdles (8.02)...Graduated second in NDSU history in the indoor long jump (19-7 1/2)...Ran the third-best 100-meter outdoor hurdles time in NDSU history (14.05)...Passed away in June 2020 after a nearly five-year-long cancer journey.