DAVID OLIVER
Event: 110m Hurdles
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
PR: 12.95 (2008)
Born: April 24, 1982
Current Residence: Kissimmee, Fla.
High School: Denver (Colo.) East HS ‘00
College: Howard ‘04
Coach: Brooks Johnson
Agent: Marisa Reich
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials champion; 2008 USA Indoor champ; 2-time NCAA All American; 3rd at 2007 USA Outdoors; runner-up at 2007 USA Indoors 

Oliver completed a sweep of the U.S. indoor and outdoor titles in the men's hurdles in 2008, with his victory at the Olympic Trials in Eugene. Though slow out of the blocks in the final, Oliver rallied past two-time Olympic silver medalist, defending Olympic Trials champion and 2007 World Outdoor silver medalist Terrence Trammell to win the 100H in 12.95 (+2.5). Oliver also ran an outstanding semifinal race at the trials, crossing the line .01 under the American record, in 12.89, but aided by an illegal 3.2mps wind. It was the fourth-fastest time ever run under any conditions...With his third place finish at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships, Oliver qualified for the Team USA roster for the World Outdoor Championships later that summer in Osaka, Japan...Oliver ended the 2006 campaign with his first-ever world ranking from Track & Field News (#7). He enjoyed a strong season in 2006, highlighted with his win in 13.25 seconds at the Berlin ISTAF Golden League meet in September when he defeated many of the world’s biggest names in the 110m hurdles...The first two-time NCAA All-American in any sport from Howard University, Oliver, who owns both the Howard school and MEAC indoor and Outdoor hurdles records, was the school’s first track and field athlete to earn that distinction since Calvin Branch in 1982. Also a football player at Howard, Oliver graduated with a BBA in marketing in the fall of 2004.

2008: Olympic Trials champion (12.95, +2.5 mps), 1st in semifinals (12.89w)…1st at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (13.19)…USA Indoor champ (7.47)…1st at Doha (12.95PR)
2007: 3rd at USA Outdoor Championships (13.18)…4th in semis at World Outdoors (13.42)...2nd at USA Indoors (7.51)…1st at Tyson Invitational (7.60)…3rd at Reebok Indoor Games (7.61)…2nd at Doha (13.14PR)…3rd at adidas Track Classic (13.29)…6th at Reebok Grand Prix (13.28)…6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13.42)…2nd at Madrid (13.45)…4th at Monaco (13.30)…2nd at Athens (13.14PR)…5th at Paris (13.27)...ranked #9 in world, #6 U.S. by T&FN...best of 13.14.
2006: 5th in semis at USA Outdoors (13.49)…1st at Dubnica (13.20PR)…1st at Berlin (13.25)…5th at World Athletics Final (13.24)…ranked #7 in world (#5 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 13.20.
2005: Best of 13.29.
2004: 6th in opening round at NCAA Outdoors (13.90)…MEAC Outdoor champ (13.81)…best of 13.55.
2003: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (13.60)…MEAC Outdoor champ (13.97)…MEAC Indoor 55mH champ (7.34)…best of 13.60.
2002: MEAC Outdoor champ (13.88)…best of 13.92.
2001: MEAC Outdoor champ (14.04)…best of 14.04.
 

7/7/08