Illinois Wesleyan senior Liz Oltman (Port Byron, Ill., Riverdale HS) turned in a personal-best time of 1:02.31 in winning the 400 meter hurdles at the 2017 outdoor College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships and she was second in the 200 meter, third in the 400, and ran a leg on the second-place 4x400 relay at the CCIW indoor championships.
In previous years she was all-CCIW outdoor six times and all-conference indoor five times. She was a 2016 Division III All-American for running a leg on the fifth place 4x400 relay team in the NCAA national meet which also earned her USTFCCCA all-Midwest Region honors.
A psychology major at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Dan and Sue Oltman.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: Athletic endeavors
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Psych 101
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: No money
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Calculus sophomore year, no bueno
I’m deathly afraid of …: Being hit by a lacrosse ball while running on the track at practice
Most expensive traffic ticket: Please ... I don’t get caught
Language I’d like to learn: Whatever dialect that goes on in Coach Shoe’s head
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: I’d like to say 24 hours but that may be high
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Stubborn
Favorite sports figure: Allyson Felix
My greatest moment in sports was: Winning conference in the 400 hurdles by .01 seconds and qualifying for nationals
The best player I ever faced was: The entirety of WashU’s team, they’re freaks
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Some questionable jars of jelly
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Stewart Salowitz
Favorite food: Anything with cheese
Vegetable I won’t eat: Those weird baby corn things
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
Favorite TV show: "How I Met Your Mother"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Meryl Streep
My dream job would be: Owning a cat café
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: A cat, hands down
What tops on my “bucket list”: Attend the Olympics
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My extensive collection of horse figurines
Who is the luckiest person in the world? My parents, they have me as a daughter
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Naps and not paying bills
