Just one week removed from the NCAA Championships, Dathan Ritzenhein, head coach of the On Athletics Club (OAC), announced that Maia Ramsden, Olivia Markezich, and Ky Robinson have joined the Boulder based training group. The three athletes had all signed NIL deals with On while competing at the collegiate level.
Maia Ramsden comes to the club from Harvard where she was a three-time NCAA Champion, twice outdoors in the 1500m and once indoors in the mile. She has personal best times of 4:02.58 and 4:24..83 in the 1500m and mile, respectively, and competes internationally for New Zealand. She is the national record holder for both the indoor and outdoor 1500m (4:06.51 and 4:02.58, respectively)
Olivia Markezich (USA) is the 2023 NCAA Champion in the 3000m steeplechase. She finished runner-up at this year’s Championship, running a personal best time of 9:17.36. She also boasts an impressive 4:27.76 PB for the mile. Already showing her potential at the pro level, while competing at the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships, Markezich finished just off the podium in 4th place in the steeplechase. She competed collegiately for Notre Dame.
Ky Robinson (Australia) ran for Stanford and is a two-time NCAA Champion, each coming during the 2023 outdoor season, when he earned the top spot on the podium in both the 5000m and 10000m. He also has international credentials under his belt, having finished in 6th place at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 10000 meters, in addition to joining Team Australia at the 2022 World Championships (5000m) and the 2023 World Cross Country Championships. He has an impressive range of personal bests of 3:41.56 (1500m), 4:00.50 (mile), 13:06.42 (5000m), and 27:44.33 (10000m). His mark in the 5000m is an indoor national record.
WATCH: Women’s 1500m final – 2024 NCAA outdoor track and field championships
