RICHMOND, Ky. – Former Eastern Kentucky University distance runner Amy Clements Olsen was inducted into the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association (KTCCCA) Hall of Fame on Saturday in Lexington.
 
Olsen was a standout at St. Henry High School in Erlanger before competing for legendary head coach Rick Erdmann at EKU from 1991-95.
 
She began her Eastern career in grand fashion by winning the OVC cross country championship, finishing the 5,000-meter course in first place in a time of 18:06.  She repeated this feat of being named OVC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year her sophomore and her senior years in helping Eastern continue its string of OVC women's cross country titles to 18 in a row from 1982-1999. During her four-year career, she was chosen as OVC Female Cross Country Runner of the Week seven times.
 
Her success continued during her track seasons as she did her part in leading EKU to two OVC outdoor titles and one conference indoor championship. During her four-year EKU career, she was a four-time OVC outdoor champion in the 3,000 meters and set a school record in the 10,000 meters. She also won the 1993 indoor title in the 3,000 meters and captured three league medals in the 5,000 meters (1993 and 1995 indoor and the 1993 outdoor). 
 
Other achievements at Eastern included being named a three-time EKU Sportswoman of the Year in Cross Country; Outstanding Senior in Physical Education; Top senior in the College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics; the EKU Milestone Yearbook's Hall of Fame Winner; and was one of 10 Finalists for the 1995 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.  She was also one of only six athletes to be chosen as a 1993-94 OVC Scholar Athlete of the Year, won the OVC Medal of Honor that season and was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.
 
Olsen was inducted into the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.