Live Results

The Vandals head back out for the Dellinger Invitational on Friday.  Check the link above for the live results, beginning with the men's race at 10 a.m.  The women's race will follow at 11 a.m.

Grayson Ollar has always been running.
"I was the crazy kid," he said. "I'd be the kid that'd be running around in the grocery store or hiding, just had all this energy."
He realized running was his strength during his fifth grade fun run, when he ran more laps than his friends.
"I tried to get the most tallies," he said. "I would compare with my friends and I had the most tallies."
He grew up attending his sister's meets and knew it wasn't question of if, but when.
"I just knew I was going to do it," he said.
Ollar spent middle and high school running with a shadow – his identical twin brother, Roman.
"I always had a running buddy," Ollar said. "Running can get lonely when I run by myself. It was always nice to have someone there with me. We always pushed each other."
The two separated for college, with Grayson becoming a Vandal and Roman attending Army West Point. Ollar said he doesn't mind being without his brother.
"It's a different direction," he said. "I was always a little bit behind him, I get to branch apart and do my own thing, make a name for myself so where I'm not 'Grayson and his brother Roman,' but it's just me."
Ollar said his teammates have helped push him in Roman's absence.
"(Fabian and I are) doing the same workouts, we're always neck-in-neck," he said.  "There's always people I can run with."
Ollar chose UI because he liked Idaho cross-country coach Travis Floeck's style.
"I really like how he focuses on strength," he said. "He doesn't run us, like, 100-mile weeks. We do a bunch of weights that complement our running so we don't have to go out and do crazy miles."
In high school, Ollar struggled with injuries.
"Especially before I started doing core and weights," he said. "I knew that with Travis, his lifting routines would help me not get injured. A lot of other programs in the NCAA they just do crazy miles. Here there's balance."
Ollar, an exercise science major, wants to help people find their own balance as a physical therapist.
"I want to help other people but also I see it as a way to help myself," he said. "I know about my body so I can continue running and working out, but then, I also want to do with same thing but for other people."
Ollar said he had a great experience with his physical therapist in high school, which inspired him to consider the career.
"They just helped me feel confident as a runner," he said. "They didn't make me feel like I was going to be injured forever and never be able to run again. It boosted my confidence and that's something I want to pass on to future generations."
This weekend, Ollar and the Idaho cross-country team compete in the Dellinger Invitational, hosted by Oregon. The Vandals will compete against the Ducks, Stanford and other highly-ranked NCAA teams.
"I'm a little nervous because there's some major teams," he said. "Last year we went to Washington and I competed fairly well against them. So even though I'm nervous, I'm actually excited to be facing people in those teams again."
Ollar said racing against tough teams helps gives him more focus.
"It gives me a goal, like I want to run amongst them not just have Oregon go one through seven," he said. "I want to be in the middle of their ranks and be messing with people's perfect scoring."
The West Linn, Oregon native's parents will be in attendance as well, giving Ollar an extra boost.
"I always love running when I have people to support me, makes me go faster," he said.
Ollar said he feels like he's already having a great season, but emphasized the team's success as well.
"Everyone's been having amazing workouts and I think we're going to make huge strides from last year," he said. "I'm really excited for this year and the coming years because I think the team's starting to adjust and get really good."