Hall of Fame
In Idaho track & field’s tradition of great throwers, one stands firmly above the rest. Joachim Olsen earned eight All-America honors at Idaho from 1999-02 which includes a 2000 NCAA shot put title. In six career NCAA shot put competitions, Olsen never finished worse than third. He also added a pair of sixth-place finishes in the discus and he won six Big West outdoor titles in his career. He established school records in both indoor and outdoor shot put and discus that nobody has come close to yet. On the world stage, Olsen is one of the top performers in the shot put. He was a 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist and a 2004 and 2006 world championships bronze medalist in the event.
