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Competitive drive fuels Olson’s multi-sport success

Mobridge-Pollock’s Heidi Olson watches for the starter as she readies to start her watch and take off in the girls 1600-meter run earlier this season at the Rob Luecke Invite in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 4/23/2024
MOBRIDGE – All you need to know about Heidi Olson can be summed up in one lap. The Mobridge-Pollock standout had just lost her lead in the 1,600-meter run on a Tuesday afternoon in Groton. She would be forced to track down an opponent who appeared to have all the momentum on the final lap. Then Olson flipped the switch. Out of nowhere Olson found a late burst of energy and stormed back to win the event. “I just have a drive. It kicks.” Olson said. “Like in that race, it was like nah, I’m not really feeling it quite yet, hit that 100, I’m like ‘oh, I’m winning this race. I’m not losing.’ It’s a switch that flips. I just have to go. Even in practice, there’s something about losing I just can’t do. I just have to cross it first.” Olson believes that her family life is where that drive and determination originated. “It does come, I think, from the way my parents raised me, definitely,” Olson said. “They raised me to work hard, and also li

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