Elena Olson
By Dan Murphy
Congratulations to Elena Olson, a senior at the Ursuline School, for being named a 2024 Con Edison Scholar Athlete of the week. Competing recently at the Section One Class A Championships, Elena continued her unbeaten streak in Section One as she won the 55m Hurdles for the third consecutive year! Just an incredible performance as she insisted on competing even with a back injury!
Elena still remains #9 in the State in the hurdles. She won the 55m hurdles for the 3rd consecutive year establishing herself as one of the finest hurdlers in Westchester history. It is extremely rare that an athlete has the ability to win the same event as a Sophomore-Junior-Senior. Elena is one of our Indoor Team Captains and will be a Captain this Spring. She displays outstanding
leadership qualities! At school she is a peer ministry leader, Eucharistic minister and has logged more than 200 hours of service! Elena play soccer in the Fall and was this year’s Soccer Team Captain!
Elena is one of Ursuline’s Indoor Team Captains and will be a Captain this Spring. Elena played soccer in the Fall and was this year’s Soccer Team Captain.
She displays outstanding leadership qualities as a peer ministry leader, Eucharistic minister and has logged more than 200 hours of service.Elena does not shy away from work as she is a student ambassador at Ursuline, a member of the warm hands and hearts club. This past summer she was the Senior Life Guard at the Saxon Woods Pool.
Elena has a 5.28 average out of a 5.00 weighted average and has taken a number of AP courses.
“Elena has consistently applied herself to becoming an excellent student-athlete with purpose and diligence. Elena is very conscientious and well-motivated. She is willing to work very hard for what she wants, shows initiative, responsibility and perseverance, yet never losing respect or concern for others. We have been fortunate to have Elena as a student at the Ursuline School – we are a better institution for having her as part of our class. She truly has become one of the finest student-athletes in Ursuline’s history. Elena truly embodies what it means to be an Ursuline young worman. She was recruited by some of the best academic universities in the nation and will be continuing her education and running at Northeastern University in 2024.” said Assistant Principal Mrs. Liz Lynch.
Elena lives in Hartsdale.
